Beginnings
This European monarch funded the voyage of Christopher Columbus
Who is Ferdinand II of Spain?
This broad-leafed plant was the primary cash crop of the English colonies in North America
What is Tobacco?
Following the French and Indian War, Americans were enraged by this British edict
What is the Proclamation of 1763
The legendary commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
The number of freedoms protected by the 1st amendment
Christopher Columbus was most likely born in this region of modern-day Italy
What is Genoa?
A purely commercial venture, this settlement was the first successful English colony in the new world
What is Jamestown?
A major moment in American history, this monumental event began with an argument
What is the Boston Massacre?
This important battle convinced the French to enter the war on the American side
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The second President of the United States
Who is John Adams?
A wildly popular treat today, this new world crop was unknown to Europeans prior to the Columbian exchange
What is cocoa?
Written just of the coast of Massachusetts, this influential document was the first constitution in the new world
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This set of battles signaled the beginning of the American Revolutionary War
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This treaty, signed at the end of the war, gave America its independence
What is the Treaty of Paris
A philosophical concept that holds that, without proper protections, large groups of people will exploit smaller groups of people.
What is Tyranny of the Majority?
The final developmental period of the eastern woodland Natives
What is the Woodland Period?
Founded by religious separatists, this English colony soon imposed its own harsh religious laws
What is Plymouth?
Angered by the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor, the British government passed this series of laws intended to punish the colonies
What are the Intolerable Acts?
German mercenaries hired by the British to fight the rebellious Americans
What are Hessians?
This event is notable for being the first peaceful transition of power between two American political parties
What is the Election of 1800?
Prior to the voyage of Columbus, the Silk Road had been closed by this major world power
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This legendary colony was the first English colony in North America, but disappeared shortly after being settled
What is Roanoke?
When storming the tea ships in Boston Harbor, many colonists chose to dress in the traditional attire of this Native American tribe
What is the Mohawk Tribe?
The British General who surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis?
The only constitutional amendment that has never been challenged in federal court
What is the 3rd amendment?