Revolutionary War
The place where British troops were sent to confiscate military supplies in the first battle of the American Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord?
This group protested taxes and carried out the Boston Tea Party
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Governing document where the states held most of the power
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This is when the people decide on the free or slave status of a state
What is popular sovereignty?
The transfer of goods, diseases, ideas, and people to and from Europe and the Americas
What is the Colombian Exchange?
This body created the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief
What is the Second Continental Congress?
This affected every colonist who bought any type of paper product
What is the Stamp Act?
Riot that occurred; where Washington became the first and only President to lead troops into battle
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the horrors of slavery
What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The Lost Colony
What is Roanoke?
Common Sense was written by this man in order to challenge colonial ideas about their relationship with the British
Who is Paul Revere?
Colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers and fired a gun, causing this
What is the Boston Massacre?
TJeffs bought this from that one really short guy :)
What is the Louisiana Territory?
Lincoln suspended this rule of law during the war, expanding the power of the executive
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
These funded the settlement of colonies in the New World
What are Joint-Stock Companies?
This battle was the one that caused the French to join the war effort
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This said that colonists couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation (Line) of 1763?
Andrew Jackson became famous because of this war/battle (double points for both answers)
What is the War of 1812/the Battle of New Orleans?
SCTOUS case where a man sued for his freedom; Court said he was not a citizen
What is the Dred Scott Decision? // Who is Dred Scott?
First city in North America
What is St. Augustine, Florida?
An agreement written by Benjamin Franklin (signed in 1782) and signed by the French, British, and Americans
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This group led by Sam Adams met in Boston in order to publicize the patriot cause
What is the Committee of Correspondence?
This document/decree mandated no more European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This was the deadliest battle of the American Civil War
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Settlers were mandated to bring this to the natives
What is Catholicism/Christianity?