Colonialism
I was the leader of Jamestown
Who is John Smith
I wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, inspiring people to join the independence movement
Who is Thomas Paine
I was drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
The U.S. Constitution
Thomas Jefferson purchased me from France for 15 million dollars.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
I invented the Cotton Gin, making cotton production quicker and safer
Who is Eli Whitney
I was the period in Jamestown with no food and cold weather
What is the starving time
We were the first battles of the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord
We are some of the initial rights in the U.S. Constitution
What are freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, right to a fair trial.
Thomas Jefferson used the navy to defeat us, which led to a stronger U.S. image abroad.
Who are the Barbary Pirates
I was cotton king in the south in the 1820s because of my location by the Mississippi River and new railroad lines
What is Memphis
I was the first written set of Laws in the new world
What is the Mayflower Compact
I was drafted during the American Revolution and gave birth to the United States.
What is the Declaration of Independence
I am the idea that people vote for their elected officials who make laws
Representative Democracy
I was the meeting that drew the border with Canada and allowed Americans to fish in Canadian waters
What is the Convention of 1818
I led a slave revolt that killed 60 whites, but many slaves were also killed
Nat Turner
We were the reasons the colony of Georgia was established
What are debtor colony and buffer zone
I was the turning point of the American Revolution when the French joined the Americans' side
What is the battle of Saratoga
George Washington used the new military to me down when farmers revolted
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
I am the treaty that gave the U.S. Florida and had the U.S. recognize Spain's presence in the southwest United States
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty
We tried to prevent slave rebellions and returned slaves to their plantations if they escaped.
What are slave codes.
We were the people who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who are the Puritans
I ended the American revolution when the French and the Americans surrounded the British
What is the Battle of Yorktown
George Washington warned against us in his farewell address
Political parties and foreign allies
I am the theory stating that the U.S. and Europe will stay out of each others affairs or it will be an act of aggression
What is the Monroe Doctrine
I was the factory system where water powered the plant and workers lived on the grounds of the factory
What is the Slater System