17th Century
The first English settlement in what later became America.
What is Jamestown.
This was an imaginary line that the British drew forcing the colonists to move east of the line. It greatly upset the colonists.
Sometimes referred to as the Second War for Independence.
The immigration Act of 1920 and 1924 prevented immigrants from.
What is Southern and Eastern Europe.
This beverage fuels Mr. Grant's endless search of knowledge in AP U.S. History.
What is Diet Coke.
Which colony granted religious toleration to all Christians but was mainly concerned about Catholics?
What is Maryland.
The first tax to raise revenue in the colonies?
What is the Sugar Act.
This is sometimes used to describe the peaceful transition of power from Adams to Jefferson.
What is the Revolution of 1800.
The closest we have ever come to Nuclear War.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Mr. Grant has a soft touch for this chilly candy?
York Peppermint Patties
What is Bacon's Rebellion.
The practice by which the British practiced a healthy neglect towards the colonists.
What is Salutary Neglect.
This book helped increase momentum for the Abolitionist movement.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin.
What is Moral Majority.
This merry band of student lawyers occupies Mr. Grant's winter months.
Who was the Justice Cats.
This was a reaction by Puritans against a society that was seemingly becoming less religious. It led to several needless deaths.
What is the Salem Witch Trials.
This Navy trapped the British in the decisive battle at Yorktown.
Who were the French.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson.
Book that described the concerns and dissatisfaction of suburban women.
What is the Feminine Mystique.
This "friend" of Mr. Grant's delivered the "ax handle" helping to deliver the intramural basketball championship to Mr. Grant's team in college.
Who is the DJ Z.
Founded a colony that practiced benevolence towards Native Americans.
This was the song the British band played as they left the battlefield following the Revolutionary War.
What is the World Turned Upside down!
He coined the term the "Gilded Age".
Who is Mark Twain.
This book was credited with starting the modern environmental movement.
One of Mr. Grant's cousins in Ireland amassed a large amount of wealth by winning a lottery here.
What is Spain.