Explorers (1492 -1620)
The original inhabitants of this continent
Native Americans
First lasting English colony
Jamestown
George Washington
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
First president of the United States
George Washington
European credited with the discovery of America
Christopher Columbus
The agreement that established a form of government for the Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact
Event in Boston in which British soldiers opened fire on unarmed colonists
Boston Massacre
Document that (originally) established a central government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
Explorer after whom our continent is named
Amerigo Vespucci
First English colony in America, which disappeared
Roanoke
Chief frustration of American colonists
Taxation without representation
Law-making branch
Legislative
Foreign policy that forbade European countries from establishing colonies in North or South America and told them not to meddle in American affairs
Oldest city in the mainland of the United States
St. Augustine, Florida
Separatists (branch of English Puritans) that sailed to the new land
Pilgrims
Father of Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Law-enforcing branch
Executive
Land purchased by Jefferson from Emperor Napoleon
Louisiana Purchase
First English sailor to circle the globe
Sir Francis Drake
War between France and England
the French and Indian War (in America)
the Seven Years' War (in Europe)
Battle that was the turning point for the Revolutionary War
Saratoga
Head of law-interpreting branch
Supreme Court
Law that inducted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state and said no slavery will be allowed in Louisiana Territory above the 36 30 parallel
the Missouri Compromise