What was the first English established permanent colony?
Jamestown
Which state was annexed into the US and angered Mexico?
Texas
What was the turning point in the Revolutionary war?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the first form of US government
Articles of Confederation
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
What was the first representative government in English colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
Who was the King invoked the Revolutionary war?
King George III
What was the turning point in the Civil war
The Battle of Gettysburg
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
When was Jamestown established?
1607
What colony was known for being religiously intolerant?
Massachusetts Bay colony
What tax led to saying "No taxation without representation"
Stamp act
What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
The treaty of Paris 1863
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Rogrr Sherman, and Robert Livingston
When did the Civil War start and end
1861-1865
What was the first written constitution?
Articles of Confederation
What event resulted in the intolerable acts of 1774?
Boston Tea Party
What treaty ended the war of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
How many amendments were in the Bill of Rights
10
When was the Louisiana Purchase
1803
What did the people from the lost colony of Roanoake write on the tree?
Croatoan
What event led directly to South Carolina seceding from the Union
The election of 1860, the election of Abraham Lincoln
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
The treaty of Guadolupe-Hidalgo
When was the Mayflorwer Compact signed?
1620
What court case ruled that federal government has power to regulate interstate commerce
Gibbons v. ODGER