Colonies
This colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown?
This war from 1754 to 1763 was fought between the British and the French, with Native American allies on both sides.
What is French and Indian War?
This "Father of Our Country" was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
A firing on American colonists by British customs officers in Boston. Resistance leaders (Sons of Liberty) used this to their advantage to show the English as oppressive
What is the Boston Massacre?
This document served as the first constitution of the United States but was later replaced because it was too weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Pilgrims signed this agreement before landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
What's another name for the French and Indian war?
What is 7 Years War?
This man was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This battle is known as the first shots of the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged American colonists to support independence from Britain
What is Common Sense?
This was the main cash crop that saved Jamestown from failing.
What is tobacco?
This war, fought from 1812 to 1815, saw the United States take on Great Britain, partly over issues of trade and impressment of American sailors.
What is War of 1812?
This Founding Father was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, declared the American colonies' independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document outlines the structure of the U.S. government and is the supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution of the United States?
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
What is Wampanoag?
the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
What is The Revolutionary War?
ALSO American Revolution
This woman is famous for her "Remember the Ladies" letter to her husband, John Adams.
Who is Abigail Adams?
The British surrendered to George Washington at this 1781 battle, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This agreement in 1787 determined how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Only clue left behind as to what happened to the Roanoake colony; carved in a tree
What is CROATOAN?
The primary reasons for this war was slavery and states rights. This war ended with Robert E. Lee surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox Court House. Major Battles included the following: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg (the turning point in the war), Sherman's march to the sea, Battle of Atlanta, Battle of Vicksburg, and the Battle of Fort Sumter
This man, known for his "midnight ride," warned the colonial militia of the approaching British forces.
Who is Paul Revere?
This act, passed in 1765, required American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
What is the Stamp Act?
These first ten amendments to the Constitution guarantee individual freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?