The 13 Colonies
This person made the original flag with thirteen stars
Who is Betsy Ross?
This person was the person who made all the taxes
Who is King George III?
These are the first three words of the constitution
What is 'We the people'?
This massacre started the American revolution
What is the Boston Massacre?
This president was the only one to be unanimously elected into his position
Who is George Washington?
These states were the first 13 states in America
What is Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island?
The reason why the British needed to tax the colonies
What is they were in deep dept?
This amount of people signed the declaration of independence knowing that they committed treason and could die
What is fifty-six people?
This famous place in Virginia was the last place where the british waved the white flag to surrender
What is Yorktown?
This president had the longest term; four terms
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This state was the first state to be founded
What is Delaware?
This act let British soldiers live in American homes
What is the Quartering Act?
This is the reason why John Hancock wrote his name so big on the declaration of independence
What is he wanted the King to be able to read his name without his spectacles?
This major general led the colonies to war with the British
Who is George Washington?
This president was the smallest in both height and weight
Who is James Madison?
(5ft 4in, 100Lbs)
This was the reason why Great Britain sent people to the newly found America
What was to expand the British empire against the Spanish rival?
This act directly tax on all materials for printing commercial and legal use in the colonies, from newspapers and pamphlets to playing cards and dice
What is the Stamp Act?
This state is spelled incorrect on the constitution and the liberty bell
What is Pennsylvania? (it is missing one 'n')
This phrase refers to the first shot of the Battle of Concord/Lexington on April 19th, 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War
What is 'the shot heard around the world'?
This president was the first one to be impeached
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This was the largest of the 13 colonies because of their large population
What is Virginia?
This act banned from the colonists from printing their own money
What is the Currency Act?
This many words are on the constitution
What is 4,400?
This battles showed that the inexperienced american fighters could hold their own while fighting the British
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This president also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court
Who is William Howard Taft?