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First Permanent English colony in North America founded in 1607
What is Jamestown.
100
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
What is the 1st amendment.
100
Dispute over the southern boundary of Texas between the United States and Mexico
What is the Mexican-American War.
100
Taxation without _______________ !
What is representation.
100
"Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison.
200
Founded by the Pilgrims who were religious dissenters from the Church of England
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony.
200
granted equal citizenship
What is the 14th amendment.
200
The American colonies' fight for independence from Britain between 1775 - 1781
What is the American Revolution.
200
15 million dollar purchase by the United States from France in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase.
200
Leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution who is unanimously elected as POTUS in 1789
Who is George Washington.
300
Namesake of William Penn
What is Pennsylvania.
300
abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment.
300
1861 conflict between the North and the South over the ending of slavery.
What is the Civil War.
300
Location (city) of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
What is Philadelphia, PA
300
General in the War of 1812 who becomes POTUS in 1828 who signs the Indian Removal Act forcing the Natives out West!
Who is Andrew Jackson.
400
South of Virginia, struggled initially to create a colony because of lack of supplies/resources. Capitals namesake is for Sir Walter Raleigh
What is North Carolina.
400
granted African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th amendment.
400
The Seven Years War fought between France and Britain over LAND in North America. (HINT - who always has an issue over land....what ethnicity!)
What is the French and Indian War.
400
Landmark case that established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison.
400
Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington who proposes a national bank!!!
Who is Alexander Hamilton.
500
Explain the economic difference between the Northern colonies and the Southern colonies
What is the North had shipping and trading and the South had plantations with cash crops (tobacco, cotton, indigo).
500
granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment.
500
Conflict between Great Britain and the United States over impressment (seizing) of ships along the Atlantic ocean!
What is the War of 1812.
500
How many Senators currently serve in the United States Senate?
What is 100.
500
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson.