Early Colonies
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington
This man was the oldest man at the convention...
Who is Benjamin Franklin
First Secretary of the Treasury and leader of the Federalist Party.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This former Mexican territory asked the U.S. to annex it in 1845, making it the 28th state.
What is Texas
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris
This document was replaced by our current framework of government document at the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Articles of Confederation
This is the country that sold the United States the Louisiana Territories.
What is France
This is the idea that it was the right of the United States to be a transcontinental country.
What is Manifest Destiny
This was the first permanent English colony in the New World.
What is Jamestown
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
What was Bunker Hill
This man was considered the Father of the Constitution.
Who was James Madison
This government decision that led to the Whiskey Rebellion.
What is a tax on whiskey.
This purchase gave the United States the land that is now parts of New Mexico and Arizona.
What is the Gadsden Purchas
He was a prominent Quaker who started a colony in America under the values of toleration.
Who was William Penn
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga
The name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights
James Madison was president during this war.
What is the War of 1812
This treaty was signed with Mexico and gave the US control of most of the present-day southwestern United States.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Colony established by Roger Williams which was based on Separation of Church and State.
What was the Rhode Island Colony
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown
This is the total number of amendments to the US Constitution.
What is 27
Thomas Jefferson believed this type of economy was best for the United States.
What is an economy based on farming
I was president during the territorial acquisitions of Texas, Mexican Cession, and the Oregon Country. I was elected because of my desire to accomplish Manifest Destiny.
Who is James Polk