13 Colonies
What is the main reason the colonies wanted independence from Britain?
To avoid taxes
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
What are the three branches of government?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
What was considered the first constitution of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What were the strict laws passed to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Who was the king of Britain during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
What was the name of the book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe called?
Uncle Toms Cabin
What act caused taxes on any printed goods?
Stamp Act
What document declared the colonies independent from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the people who support a strong central government?
Federalists
What is it called when the branches of government limit each other's powers?
Checks and Balances
What was the name of the land purchase that included the Dakotas and more than doubled the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What war was fought between the English and French over the Ohio River Valley?
The French and Indian War
Who wrote the 1st draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What type of legislature does the United States have?
Bi-cameral
Who was the leader of the Federalists?
Hamilton
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What is the first agreement for self-government in America?
Mayflower Compact
What was the name of the treaty signed that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?
John Hancock
What was the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation called?
US constitution
Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
Robert E Lee