Exploration
What two nations were the leaders in exploration in the 1400s and early 1500s?
Portugal and Spain
In the early 1750s, Britain and France disputed claims to what area in North America
Ohio River Valley
This British act placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
Stamp Act
Why did America revolt against Britain?
Taxes and no representation
Which treaty officially recognized American independence?
Treaty of Paris
Which group of three best explains why most European explorers explored in the 1500s?
God, Gold and Glory
At the end of the French and Indian War, who gained control of Canada?
Britain
The colonial name for the British laws that punished Boston was the:
Intolerable Acts
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War and why?
Battle of Saratoga
What was true about the Articles of Confederation?
National Government was weak
The leg of the triangular trade route in which enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies was known as the:
Middle Passage
The Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Mohawk, Onondaga, and later the Tuscarora were part of what Native American group?
Iroquois Confederacy
Colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre as:
Propaganda
Whose midnight ride warned colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and who was the main architect of the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
The transfer of European goods with American goods became known as the:
Columbian Exchange
What does the First Amendment guarantee?
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at:
Lexington and Concord
Who is known as the greatest traitor in American history?
Benedict Arnold
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
What is Ms. Walraven's least favorite food
Cream Cheese
What animal does Ms. Walraven hate
Cats
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To tell Great Britain the US was breaking away
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense encouraging independence?
Thomas Paine
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights