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This British law, passed in 1765, put a tax on all paper goods
What is the Stamp Act
100
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord
100
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city in 1787
What is Philadelphia
100
This amendment protects your right to free speech
What is the first amendment
100
This 8th grade student scored the only student touchdown in the Seven Hills staff vs. students football game.
Who is Samuel Davies
200
This war, fought from 1757-63, left the British greatly in debt
What is the French and Indian (or Seven Years) War
200
This is the man who authored the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
The larger states wanted this plan at the Constitutional Convention because it gave them more representation.
What is the Virginia Plan.
200
This amendment gives you the right to bear arms
What is the second amendment
200
When he was in kindergarten, Mr. Burton ate too many of this kind of candy bar.
What is Butterfingers
300
This was the year of the "Boston Massacre"
What is 1770
300
This is the place where George Washington's army spent a miserable winter in 1777-78
What is Valley Forge
300
This document ineffectively governed the states in the years before the Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
This amendment protects you from being searched and having your property taken without a warrant
What is the fourth amendment
300
Ms. Beard is from which city in the United States?
What is Nashville, Tennessee
400
Colonists hung these from trees to represent their anger at British stamp collectors
What are effigies
400
This battle was important because it convinced the French that it was a good idea to join the Americans in the war against the British
What is the Battle of Saratoga
400
This is the introduction to the Constitution
What is the preamble
400
This amendment protects you from "cruel and unusual punishment"
What is the eighth amendment
400
This college is the "sister" college to Morehouse in Atlanta. One of our guest speakers at college week attends here.
What is Spelman
500
This British law, created in 1774, took away Massachusetts right to self-government
What is the Massachusetts Government Act
500
This was the final major battle of the American Revolution
What is the Siege of Yorktown
500
This compromise was made to satisfy both the states who wanted to count slaves for representation and the states who did not want slaves counted.
What is the three-fifths compromise
500
This amendment gives you the right to "a speedy and public trial"
What is the sixth amendment
500
This is the capitol of Maine
What is Augusta
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