The Road to Revolution
Who fired the "shot heard round the world?"
No one knows!
Who wrote "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis"?
Thomas Paine
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
The National Anthem, the Star-Spangled banner, was based off a poem written by who?
Francis Scott Key
What was the name given to the journey that the Cherokee were forced to make?
Trail of Tears
Who was chosen to lead the continental army?
George Washington
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the first plan of government developed for the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
Who was the Native American woman that helped lead the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
The election of which president marked an end to the Age of Jackson?
William Henry Harrison
What event was used by the Sons of Liberty as a form of propaganda against the British?
The Boston Massacre
Which battle was the turning point in the war?
The Battle of Saratoga
What was the name of the compromise that solved the problem of whether or not slaves should count towards a state's population?
3/5 Compromise
What was Jefferson's main goal upon taking office as president?
Reduce the size and power of the federal government.
What political party was formed to oppose Andrew Jackson?
The Whigs
What was the main reason that colonists disliked the Tea Act?
It gave the British a monopoly over tea.
What issue almost made the Declaration of Independence fail?
Slavery
What rebellion worried many Americans about how the government would respond to future uprisings under the Articles?
Shays' Rebellion
What American fort was bombarded for 25 hours by the British during the War of 1812?
Fort McHenry
What statement warned European nations to stay out of Central & South American affairs?
The Monroe Doctrine
Who captured Ft. Ticonderoga and acquired valuable cannons for the Americans?
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys
Who introduced the Virginia Resolution, which required the Continental Congress to formally discuss the issue of independence?
Richard Henry Lee
Name 2 major problems that developed under the Articles of Confederation.
British still occupy forts in NW, economic depression, Spain refused to give U.S. access to Mississippi River, etc.
What were the first two major political parties in the U.S?
Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
What compromise, established in 1820, maintained the balance between slave & free states?
The Missouri Compromise