Major Dates
The month, date, and year that the Declaration of Independence was adopted
When was July 4th, 1776?
2nd President of the USA
Who was John Adams?
Spell my last name
What is R-A-S-M-U-S-O-N?
Name an important battle in the American Revolution
What are the Battles of Lexington, Concord, Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown? (also could mention Battle of Bunker Hill, but we didn't cover it and you don't need to know it)
Law that created the first direct tax on the colonies from Britain
What is the Stamp Act?
The year that the American War of Independence began in
When was 1775?
Who was Thomas Paine?
Major in undergrad
What is political science (or Biochemistry)?
Undeclared naval war with France
What is the Quasi-War?
What is 60% of them (3/5 Compromise)?
Year of the Boston Massacre
When was 1770?
Secretary of State under Washington
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
My pets
What are beetles?
Name an "Atlantic" revolution influenced by the American Revolution
What are the French, Haitian, and Latin American revolutions?
Name given by the colonists to the British laws imposed on Massachusetts
What are the Intolerable Acts? (British called them Coercive Acts)
Month, day, and year of Washington's troops crossing the Delaware River
When was December 25th, 1776?
British governor that said any slaves who fight for the British will be freed
Who was Lord Dunmore?
Year I was born in
When was 1997?
New role given to women after the Revolution
What is Republican Motherhood?
Laws under Adams that restricted immigrants and freedom of speech
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Year of the start and end of the Seven Years' War
When was 1754 to 1763?
Founding Father known for his smuggling and large signature
Who was John Hancock?
Two (out of my four) top music genres
What are rap/hip hop, punk, ska, and folk music?
Name a rebellion during the Articles of Confederation and a rebellion shortly after adopting the Constitution
What are Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion?
Name two conditions for a territory to become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance
What is abolition of slavery, maintaining property rights, and providing a public education? (could also mention population requirement of 60,000)