Literature
This "First Lady" wrote letters to her husband John, asking him to "Remember the Ladies."
Abigail Adams
The Declaration of Independence lists these three "unalienable Rights"
What are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?
This body system acts as a barrier to protect the body and includes skin, hair, and nails.
What is the Integumentary System?
If a King gives up his throne, or a person gives up responsibility, they do this.
What is abdicate?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued that it was "Common Sense" for colonies to break away from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This term describes the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment, like keeping a steady temperature.
What is Homeostasis?
What is unalienable?
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to do this, even though she was enslaved
What is publish a book of poetry?
This war between Britain and France ended in 1763 and led to Britain taxing the American colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
What are Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)?
Benjamin Franklin used this word to describe his "bold and arduous" plan to reach moral perfection.
What is arduous?
In the story "A Soldier for the Crown," the main character Alexander Freeman is revealed to actually be this woman
Who is Dorothy?
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were political rivals while serving in this President's cabinet.
Who is George Washington?
This "master gland" in the brain controls growth and directs other glands in the endocrine system
What is the Pituitary Gland?
What is tyranny (or despotism)?
This literary movement, led by Emerson and Thoreau, believed truth comes from nature and self-reliance.
What is Transcendentalism?
Adopted in 1788, this document created the lasting framework for the U.S. government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This type of muscle tissue is involuntary and found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach.
What is Smooth Muscle?
In Lean In, this word is used to describe a "turning point" or a crucial dividing line in time
What is a watershed (moment)?