Key Dates
1588
Defeat of Spanish Armada
Who won the French and Indian war?
The British/Americans
Georgia; also a "debtor's colony"
Battle cry of the Revolution: No __________ without ___________.
Article I, Section 8
Enumerated Powers of Congress
Dec. 1776
Who were the Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts punishing?
Boston
Which Biblical figure did Thomas Paine compare King George III to?
Pharaoh
Which future presidents defended the British troops involved in the "Boston Massacre"?
John Adams
When the Supreme Court decides if a law is constitutional or not, this is called ________.
"Judicial Review"
Short Heard 'Round the World
April 19, 1775
What policy ended "salutary neglect"?
Proclamation Line
According to Ben Franklin, which plan might have prevented the American Revolution?
Albany Plan
These are the times that ____________. Fill in the blank and name the author.
"try men's souls."; Thomas Paine
The names of the 2 plans for representation
Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan
Sept 1789
Bill of Rights proposed
The 3 Dutch colonies
New York, New Jersey, Delaware
He was the "father" of religious freedom and the colony he founded
Roger William of Rhode Island
What battle marked the "turning point" of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
Eighth Amendment?
No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
Oct. 1781
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Importance of 1664
When the Dutch colonies became British
Who described the native islanders as "good servants" without "religion"?
Columbus
What battle did Henry Knox bring his cannons to all the way from New York?
Battle of Dorchester Heights (Boston)
The positions of Washington's cabinet
State, Treasurer, Army, and Attorney General