First battles of the war - took place before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What are Lexington and Concord?
100
The document in which American Colonists said they would be free of British Rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The first written plan of the government of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
The first president of the United States under the Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
200
Virginian who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
The last major battle of the Revolution. General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington.
What is Yorktown?
200
This group signed the Declaration of Independence and governed the colonies during most of the war.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
200
Under the Articles of Confederation this group had most of the governmental power.
What are the states (governments)?
200
Section added to the Constitution that protects individual rights and limits the power of the national government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
King of England at the time the American colonists declared independence.
Who was George III?
300
A major battle in South Carolina in which the British regular army was defeated, because the Americans tricked the British into thinking that they (Americans) were retreating. The British chased the Americans and were led by the the Americans into a field where the Patriots were hiding on both sides.
What is Cowpens?
300
This nation (country) agreed to enter the war and help the colonists fight after the colonial victory at Saratoga.
What is France?
300
Considered the biggest success of the Articles, this law dealt with how the territiory of the Ohio Valley would become states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
300
The ability of one branch of government to oversee the actions of another branch - example: the President can veto a law passed by Congress.
What is checks and balances?
400
Virginian who strongly pushed for the independence and is credited with saying..."give me liberty or give me death."
Who is Patrick Henry?
400
New York battle won by the Patriots that is considered the turning point in the war.
What is Saratoga?
400
Nickname of the woman who carried water to the soldiers and manned cannon at the battle of Monmouth. Her real name was Mary Ludwig Hays.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
400
The 2 branches of government provided for by the Constitution but not by the Articles.
What are the executive and judicial?
400
The three branches of government and the duties of each, established by the Constitution.
What are legislative (making laws), executive (enforcing laws), and judicial (interpreting laws)?
500
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that urged the American colonists to declare independence.
What is Common Sense?
500
Phrase given to the Battle of Lexington because the American Revolution had such a huge impact on other nations.
What is "the shot heard around the world"?
500
African-American Patriot who fought at Bunker (Breed) Hill and Saratoga.
Who was Peter Salem?
500
He became known as the "Father of the Constitution" because of his role in having the Articles of Confederation replaced by the Constitution.
Who was James Madison?
500
The name given to the agreement to count slaves as a partial person for taxation and representation purposes.