The Age of Exploration
The first permanent British settlement in the present day United States of America.
What is Jamestown?
The century in which the French and Indian War was fought within colonial America.
What is the 18th Century?
A trouble-maker, a rebel, a traitor, a treasonous scoundrel who would be targeted by the throne, this man united his "sons" and brought forth "liberty" to the colonies.
Who is Samuel Adams?
It was this colony's representative within the Continental Congress that proposed the idea of independence.
What is Virginia?
What is "The Battle of Bunker Hill"?
The British monarch for whom the first permanent British colony was named.
Who is King James I?
Prior to the French and Indian War, the British controlled all lands EAST of this natural landmass.
What is The Appalachian Mountains?
An act passed by Parliament, soldiers would be housed in the colonies and the cost may be more than one fourth of all local governments' budgets.
What is the Quartering Act?
Forty-five men have served as president, yet many Americans believe he was our nation's first president.
Who is John Hancock?
Tired, hungry, cold, and possibly worried about what was to come, Gen. Washington rested his troops at this location following his successful military campaigns in 1777.
What is Valley Forge?
Known by this nickname, Elizabeth I was the first British monarch to charter a colony in the present day United States of America.
What is "The Virgin Queen"?
Consider to be one of George Washington's greatest defeats, the loss of this fort forced the British to go on the offense and attack Fort Duquesne.
What is Fort Necessity?
Fewer words have been more accurately said, "we must all hang together, or most assuredly, we will all hang in this fashion.
What is "separately"?
Strike up the grill and let the sun shine in ... on this day (month, day, and year) Congress voted in favor of independence.
What is July 2, 1776?
Cowardly absent, this British commander was nowhere to be found when the British surrender to Gen. Washington following the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is Gen. Charles Cornwallis?
Seems like it would be hard to miss, Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer who located this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
A leader and a visionary, this British general served as a teacher and mentor to a young George Washington, well at least until he was shot and killed.
Who is General Braddock?
Rally one, Rally all .... this was the battle cry that united the colonists against the acts of Parliament ... none of this without a little of that.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
Not everything can be unanimous ... this colony's lack of instructional guidance resulted in it voting abstain on the independence question.
What is New York?
Long before the House of Representatives or the Senate, it was this group of legislators that governed the newly formed United States of America.
What is The Second Continental Congress?
Considered legendary by some and a fool by others, Ponce de Leon never succeeded in locating this mythical water source.
What is the Fountain of Youth?
Ending in 1763, this name for the French and Indian War seems inaccurate ... perhaps we should check the math.
What is The Seven Years War?
Seeking the right to practice ones faith, this colony was the first to grant its inhabitants the right of religious freedom.
What is Rhode Island?
A sign of things to come, these two future presidents were among the 56 people who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
A name synonymous with resistance to government interference into local issues, this American Revolution led a rebellion that basically doomed the Articles of Confederation.
Who is Daniel Shays?