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French & Indian War
British Policies
The Enlightenment
War of Independence
Creating a Government
100
The French & Indian War was known as this outside of the United States.
What was the Seven Years War?
100
This act provoked a group of colonists to form the Sons of Liberty.
What was the Stamp Act?
100
This thinker's ideas justified the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Locke?
100
The first shot of the war was fired here.
What was Lexington?
100
The first three words of the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
200
The commander of the French military forces during the war.
Who was the Marquis de Montcalm?
200
This act was inspired by the ideas of mercantilism, and sought to control colonial trade.
What were the Navigation Acts?
200
This thinker argued for the separation of powers within a government.
Who was the Baron de Montesquieu?
200
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
The Constitution replaced this document.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
300
This battle for this fort in upstate New York was the setting for the "Last of the Mohicans".
What was Fort William Henry?
300
This policy allowed a considerable amount of autonomy to the colonies to run their own affairs.
What was "salutary neglect"?
300
The Enlightenment was a movement that emphasized the value of this.
What is Reason?
300
This document officially ended the War of Independence.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
300
The Constitution was written in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
400
The French and British fought the war for control on this area.
What was the Ohio River Valley?
400
This royal decree forbade colonists to settle in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
400
This Swiss philosopher once wrote that “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
400
City where the Continental Congress met.
What was Philadelphia?
400
The number of times that the Constitution has been amended until today.
What is 27?
500
Benjamin Franklin proposed this in an effort to unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Albany Plan?
500
This act authorized British soldiers to stay in private residencies while serving in the colonies.
What was the Quartering Act?
500
This French philosopher famously said “I do not agree with a word you say, but [I] will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Who was Voltaire?
500
This battle was the turning point of the war.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
500
This statesman was the main author of the Constitution.
Who was James Madison?