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Benjamin Franklin
Who published Poor Richard's Almanac?
100
Stamp Act
What act of Parliament levied a tax on all legal documents in the colonies?
100
Controls the three branches of government.
What was the purpose of the checks and balances system?
100
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the candidate for the Democratic-Republican party in the election of 1796?
100
Benedict Arnold
Which American patriot became a traitor and helped the British in the War for Independence?
200
Ethan Allen
Who led the Green Mountain Boys at Fort Ticonderoga?
200
Reconciled the colonies with the king
What did the Olive Branch Petition attempt to do?
200
"So help me God."
What four words did President Washington use to end his oath of office?
200
David Brainerd
Who was the best-known missionary to the Indians?
200
St. Augustine
Which was the first permanent European settlement in the United States?
300
Nathan Hale
Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
300
Proclamation of 1763
What measure barred colonial settlement in all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?
300
John Adams
"Father of American Conservatism"
300
Jonathan Edwards
Who was the great American intellect and theologian?
300
Harvard College
What was the first institution of higher learning in America?
400
Martin Luther
Who nailed the Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenburg, Germany sparking the Protestant Reformation?
400
Federal Republic
Our country was founded as this...
400
Alexander Hamilton
Who became the first Secretary of the Treasury?
400
William Bradford
Who wrote the History of Plymouth Plantation?
400
Jamestown
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
500
John Adams
Who served as Vice President under George Washington?
500
James Madison
Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
500
Pierre L'Enfant
Who laid out the original plans for Washington D.C.?
500
William Billings
Who was famous for his "singing schools"?
500
Ponce de Leon
Which explorer discovered Florida?
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