Columbus
Pilgrims
Founding Fathers
Founding Documents
Mixed Bag
100
The year Columbus first arrived in the New World
What is 1492?
100
The name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on
What is The Mayflower?
100
The first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
100
The document that declared the colonists' intent to form a new nation
What is The Declaration of Independence?
100
The number of colonies in early America
What is 13?
200
The number of trips Columbus made to the New World
What is 4?
200
The name of the town the Pilgrims sailed from.
What is Plymouth, England?
200
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
The governing document that the Pilgrims signed
What is The Mayflower Compact?
200
The year of the Boston Tea Party
What is 1773?
300
The number of ships Columbus brought on his first trip to the New World
What is 3?
300
The year the Pilgrims landed in the New World
What is 1620?
300
The general who led the American army in war against the British
Who is George Washington?
300
The document that granted George Washington the powers and responsibilities of the Presidency and outlined the powers of the federal government
What is the U.S. Constitution?
300
The name of the war that led to America's independence from England
What is the Revolutionary War?
400
The names of Columbus's three Spanish ships
What are the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?
400
The place where the Pilgrims landed
What is Plymouth, Massachussetts?
400
The second president of the United States. (He also served as vice-president to George Washington.)
Who is John Adams?
400
The document that was officially adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776
What is The Declaration of Independence?
400
The original capital of the United States
What is New York?
500
The area where Columbus landed in the New World
What is the Caribbean?
500
The main reason the Pilgrims traveled to the New World?
What is Religious Freedom?
500
The third president of the United States
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
The year that the U.S. Constitution was signed
What is 1789?
500
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
What are the 3 branches of government?