Period 1-2
Who are the Powhatan?
This native American tribe helped the Jamestown settlers survive their first winter
What is the headright system
This system granted land to settlers who paid their own way to Virginia
What is the Boston Massacre
What are the Federalist Papers
This series of essays explained and supported the U.S Constitution
What is the cheetah
This the fastest land animal in the world
What were the new sailing technologies
The new sailing technologies were gunpowder, sailing compass, printing press
What are disease, starvation, and conflicts with Native Americans
Many Early settlers in Virginia died from these three main causes
What is the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document declaring Independence from Britain.
What is the Great Compromise
This compromise created a two-house legislature
Who was the first President elected
George Washington
Who is Chief Powhatan
The Native American chief who led the Powhatan Confederacy during the Jamestown settlement
What is passage to America or land
Identured servants agreed to work for a set number of years in exchange for this.
What is the Battle of Yorktown
This Battle in Virginia was the final major Battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the Bill of Rights
This first ten amendments protect individual freedoms
What is Jupiter
The largest planet in our solar system
What were ONE of European motivations
Desire to expand trade to Asia
What is Bacon Rebellion
The rebellion in 1676 where settlers fought Native Americans and Governor Berkeley's policies
Who is James Madison
This Virginian which is known as the "Father of the Constitution" was also the 4th president
What is the Democratic- Republican Party
This political party that led by Thomas Jefferson which is limited federal government
What fruit has the same name as a tech company
Apple
What is the House of Burgesses
This 1619 assembly in Virginia marked the beginning of representative government in the colonies
What is African Slavery
This colonial labor system became dominant after the decline of indentured servants
What is the Treaty of Paris
This Treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
This event tested the new federal government when farmers in Pennsylvania protested a tax on whiskey
How Many States are in the United States
50 states