Who Am I?
It's My Right!
Colonial Days
Let's Make A Deal!
Wild Card
200
The Continental Congress picked me to be Commander in Chief of the army during the Revolution.
George Washington
200
Our Freedom of Speech & Freedom of the Press are protected by this amendment.
The First Amendment
200
They founded Catholic missions across the southwest, conquered Indian tribes and stole their treasure.
Spanish Explorers
200
This constitutional compromise explained how slaves would be counted in determining representation in Congress.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
200
This physical feature slowed western expansion in the 1600 & 1700's.
Appalachian Mountains
400
I am called the Father of the Constitution, because I helped organize the convention, wrote many of the Federalist essays to get it ratified and pushed through a Bill of Rights to make Anti-Federalists happy.
James Madison
400
Thomas Jefferson listed these THREE unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence.
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
400
Explorers from this nation traded furs with friendly Indians along the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
France
(The French)
400
The U.S. victory at this battle convinced the French to ally with the Americans against the British.
Saratoga
(Battle of Saratoga)
400
This physical feature helped colonial cities like Boston and Charleston expand and become centers for trade.
Natural Harbors
600
I betrayed America because I was mad I never got the credit I deserved from Congress for being the real hero of Saratoga!
Benedict Arnold
600
This amendment ensures our right to a Jury Trial in a criminal case.
The Sixth Amendment
600
In which colonial region would you most expect to see men involved in this business?
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New England
600
Anti-Federalist feared the Constitution did not protect states' rights or individual liberties.
What deal did the Federalists make with them to get the Constitution ratified?
Federalists like James Madison agreed to add a Bill of Rights.
600
What economic activity led to the importation of African slaves into colonial America?
Labor demands of southern cash crop plantations led to the importation of African slaves and the expansion of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
800
She authored one of the earliest histories of the American Revolution.
Mercy Otis Warren
800
What does the Eighth Amendment say about bail and punishments?
No excessive bail!
No excessive fines!
No cruel or unusual punishment!
800
John Rolfe saved Jamestown when he discovered that this crop grew well there.
Tobacco
800
This agreement forced the British to finally recognize American independence.
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
800
What were the Sons of Liberty protesting when they threw all that tea in Boston Harbor?
They were protesting taxation without representation. (Unfair British taxation)
1000
The three of us were assigned the task of composing the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776.
Thomas Jefferson (wrote the draft) and Ben Franklin & John Adams (helped revise & edit)
1000
James Madison wrote this amendment to make sure that everyone understands the Bill of Rights does not limit our rights in any way.
The Ninth Amendment
1000
This religious group dominated society and government in colonial New England.
The Puritans
(Puritans & Pilgrims)
1000
The Great Compromise settled a dispute between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature.
What was the dispute?
Large states wanted representation to be based on population. Larger states would have more representatives.
Smaller states wanted every state represented equally.
1000
After getting chased out of New York, Washington and his Continentals shocked the Hessians at this battle on Christmas Day, 1776.
The Battle of Trenton