Presidents
13 Colonies
Am. Rev/Civil War
Government
Potpourri
100
First President to be assassinated while in office
Lincoln
100
The first state to approve the Constitution
Delaware
100
The leading General of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
100
Name the three branches
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
100
First Secretary of the Treasury, he was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Alexander Hamilton
200
He was also the Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
200
Home to many Quakers and was the first to formally outlaw slavery
Pennsylvania
200
Famous General whose name is equated with traitors
Benedict Arnold
200
Which branch can veto bills passed by Congress?
Executive
200
First capital of the U.S.
Philadelphia
300
On the $20 bill, he worked to destroy the Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson
300
Its harbor and center of commerce helped it become the largest and wealthiest colony
New York
300
The treaty to end the Revolution was signed in this city in Europe
Paris
300
Has the power to coin money & levy taxes
Legislative
300
Washington was sworn into office in this city
New York
400
The first President to die in office
William Henry Harrison
400
The first battles of the Revolution took place here
Massachusetts
400
The surrender of Robert E. Lee and his army took place here, effectively ending the Civil War
Appomattox
400
Can rule laws Unconstitutional
Judicial
400
The capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
500
The first father/son Presidents
John Adams/John Quincy Adams
500
The last of the original 13 colonies to be settled
Georgia
500
The first two ironclads who fought at Hampton Roads
Monitor & Virginia
500
Which house of Congress approves treaties?
The Senate
500
This war gave us the Star Spangled Banner.
The War of 1812