WHITE
English defeat of the Spanish Armada (YEAR)
1588
What colony set a precedent of religious freedom?
Rhode Island
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Who wrote the famous pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Who was the first secretary of state of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence (YEAR)
1776
Who was the best-known missionary to the Native Americans?
David Brainerd
Who led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen
What city was the first capital of the United States after the Constitution was ratified?
New York City
How old must the president be before he takes office?
35 Years
Pilgrim landing at New Plymouth (YEAR)
1620
What branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial
Interest in trade with the East was revived by the ______
Crusades
England was prepared for limited government because of the ______
Magna Carta
How long is the president's term in office?
4 years
Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World (YEAR)
1492
Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for _______
Quakers
The famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was given by _______
Jonathan Edwards
Conflict over territory, fur trade, and fishing rights between Britain and France led to the _______
French and Indian War
Rice and indigo were most frequently grown in the coastal regions of the ______ colonies
Southern
What established the first town school system in America?
Old Deluder Satan Act
The smallpox inoculation was introduced by _______
Cotton Mather
British soldiers could legally occupy colonial buildings through the _______ act
Quartering
The United States government was founded as a(n) _______
federal republic
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists stood for a ________ construction of the Constitution
strict