the " the shot heard around the world"; the battles where the American Revolution started.
What is Lexington and Concord
100
the plan for a unified defense force during the French and Indian war proposed by Benjamin Franklin
What is the Albany Plan of Union
100
the event where British soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesting colonists
What is the Boston Massacre
100
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another ... a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
"The History of History"
What is Historiography
200
What is the name of the battle where Benedict Arnold invaded British-held Canada
What is the Battle of Quebec
200
This writing supported a free-economy and opposed Mercantilism
What is Adam Smith’s "the Wealth of Nations"
200
This group of colonists greatly opposed British taxes and promoted protest
What is the Sons of Liberty
200
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility.."
name this document
What is the United States Constitution
200
This can be found in the last sentence of the introduction paragraph
What is the Thesis statement
300
The French announced support for the United States after this American victory
What is the battle of Saratoga
300
“ The light of Reason would free all people from the darkness and ignorance of superstition and tradition” , name the time period
What is the Enlightenment
300
This future president and constitutional delegate was a lawyer in the Boston Massacre Trial
Who is John Adams
300
Name the two houses of Congress and how the number of representatives is decided for each house
Senate: 2 for every state
House of Representatives: Based on the states population
300
Blah blah blah, blah, blah blah, and Swain notes, "Blah blah blah."1
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1 Joseph P. Swain, The Broadway Musical: A Critical and Musical Survey (New York: Oxford University Press, 1990), 136.
What is a Footnote
400
Put the Following battles in Chronological order:
Battle of Trenton, Lexington and Concord, Yorktown, Saratoga, Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Fort Ticonderoga, Battle of Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown
400
This tactic of warfare may have been influenced by fighting during the French and Indian war; uses “ hit and run” tactics and takes advantage of geography to give troops cover or a tactical advantage
What is Guerilla Warfare
400
The Tea Act helped prop up this failing British tea company
What is the British East India Company
400
This Word means " two Chambers"
What is Bicameral
400
The historical school of thought where " by studying one great person, a historian can understand a time period". Think Benjamin Franklin
What is the Great Man Theory
500
DING DING... DAILY DOUBLE ( WORTH 1000 POINTS)
In honor of the Victory of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States of America, This song became our First National Anthem in 1789.
What is " Hail, Columbia" by Philip Phile
500
During Bacon's rebellion, Nathaniel Bacon died of this disease, causing his rebellion to fall apart
What is Dysentery
500
This ficticious character was Created by Benjamin Franklin so that he could write anonymously in his brother's newspaper
Who is Silence Dogood
500
Fully-name one of the men who was President under the Articles of Confederation
Who is......
1. Samuel Huntington
2. Thomas Mckean
3. John Hanson
500
Turn this into a thesis statement:
papers topic: how to stop teen gang activity in the United States
Paragraph 1 topic: supervised youth programs
Paragraph 2 topic: more job availability
Paragraph 3 topic: closer family relationships
Teen gang activity in the United States can be stopped by a combined approach which consists of supervised youth programs, more job availability, and closer family relationships