Thinking Like a historian
Colonial America
Independence
Constitution
Early Republic
100

This information is more believable as the information is from the source instead of from someone else.

what is primary source

100

This town was the first town formed when the British landed in America that is located next to a river in 1607.

What is Jamestown

100

This date is significant to America as it marks it's first time being an independent country

What is 1776

100

This group supported the Bill of rights and was lead by several leaders the the most prominent one being Patrick Henry

What are Anti-Federalist

100

This person led america to independence and then became the president of the United States.

What was George Washington

200

These countries were the first ones to sail to the new world and made successful colonies.

what are France, Spain, and Great Britain

200

This was one of the first governments in America by a group of religious people escaping Britain for religious freedom.

What is the Mayflower compact

200

This person was the one who led America to victory against the British.

What was George Washington

200

This person was one of the main people to make the paper that declared independence from Britain.

Who is James Madison

200

This date was when America doubled the size of itself because of one simple land purchase know as the louisania purchase.

What is 1803

300

This country owned Florida during war for independence and then later gave it away to the colonies because they could no longer protect it.

what is Spain

300

These were the three main reason why countries like Spain, France, and Britain came to the new world and made colonies.

What were god, gold, and glory

300

There were 2 reason why the colonies fought for independence one of them led to the Boston tea party and the other silenced them.

What is oppression and heavy taxation

300
When the government was formed they need check and balances to make it more equal so the formed 3 branches one to make rules one to enforce rules and one interprets law.

What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.

300

This was one of the main reasons why the colonist expanded westward after the Louisiana purchase 

What was Manifest Destiny

400

This effect happened when the British burnt down the white house this effect was not expected by the British.

what is colonist gaining patriotism

400

This was called self government but how would the colonist govern themselves.

What was colonist making their own laws

400

These two groups were the main groups during the revolution one supported the British and one supported the colonist.

what are patriots and loyalist

400

This is one of the main reasons for the U.S. constitution.

what are basic rights for it's people

400

These are the two countries that fought in the revolution which one won and the other lost.

What were The United States and Great Britain

500

What effect did the Boston Tea Party have 

What are the Intolerable Acts

500

This was the main income for the middle colonies.

what is agricultural 

500

This event caused by the colonists at the Boston harbor made the British send more forces to America.

What was The Boston Tea Party

500

What downsides did the Articles of Confederation have when it was put into place

What was a weak national government

500

How did the Louisiana purchase affect manifest destiny

what is by giving the colonist more land and resources which made the want more.