This famous explorer landed in the "New World" in 1492 and then returned on three more voyages.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
This person was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
This is the term that describes a colonial citizen who wished to align with the King.
What is a loyalist?
100
This is the compromise that settled how enslaved people would be counted for states' representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
100
This individual authored the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
200
These are the colonies settled by the Puritans.
What are the New England Colonies?
200
This is the war that Britain wanted the colonists to help pay for.
What is the French and Indian War?
200
In 1787, our Founding Fathers created a new constitution mainly to provide for this important feature, which the Articles of Confederation lacked.
What is a strong central government?
200
This is a collection of essays that explained the new Constitution.
What is The Federalist?
200
This Act required that free states return fugitive slaves.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
300
This is the joint stock company that funded the colony of Jamestown.
What is the Virginia Company?
300
This is the location of the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
300
This person promoted the ideas of "natural rights of man" and the "social contract" theory of government.
Who is John Locke?
300
Chief Justice Marshall's decision in this landmark case strengthened the Supreme Court by asserting the Court's power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
300
This individual was most responsible for the "Underground Railroad."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
The growing conflict between Britain and the colonists centered on these two areas.
What are trade and taxes?
400
This is the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Who is George Mason?
400
This person helped the patriots win the Revolutionary War by persuading France to send troops to help the colonists.
Who is Ben Franklin?
400
The purpose of this set of constitutional amendments is to protect the rights of the people against the government.
What is The Bill of Rights?
400
This president did not want to annex Texas because he did not want to increase tensions between the North and South by admitting Texas as a slave state.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
The social structure of the New England colonies centered on people's position in this institution.
What is the church?
500
This is the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
This action of the British government directly affected the people on the frontier.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
500
One result of this religious revival was a renewed interest in religion.
What is the first Great Awakening?
500
This compromise allowed California to become a free state.