Key Events
This event involved colonists dumping tea into the harbor to protest taxes.
The Boston Tea Party
This individual was the first Treasury Secretary for the nation and a key Author of the Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton
The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
Citizenship
These four colonies make up the middle colonies.
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.
This amendment protects the population's right to form organized militia and bear arms.
The 2nd Amendment
In this event, British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five colonists.
The Boston Massacre
This individual wrote the original first draft of the Constitution and was the Nation’s first Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
The ability to vote, freedom of speech, access to a fair trial, and education are all ________ of citizens
Rights
This was the first colony established in America in 1607.
Jamestown, Virginia.
This amendment abolished slavery.
The 13th Amendment
July 4th, 1776
This individual was the first Vice President of the United States and eventually became the second President of the United States
John Adams
In this type of government, the power is vested in the people, who can choose their leaders through free and fair elections
Democracy
The colony of Maryland was started for this religious group.
Catholics
This amendment allowed women to vote.
The 19th Amendment
This is where the final major battle of the Revolutionary War and the location of British General Cornwallis' surrender.
Yorktown
This individual was known as the “Father of the Constitution”, and he later Drafted the Bill of Rights
James Madison
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
This entity controlled the 13 colonies prior to their independence.
England
This amendment protects citizens against excessive fines as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
The 8th Amendment