This was the first tax imposed directly on the colonists after the French and Indian War.
What is the Stamp tax?
100
This colony offered colonists headrights and stock in the colony to recruit them to the New World.
What is Jamestown/Virginia?
200
This was the first legal foundation of the United States, and lasted from 1781 to 1789.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
Though not known as a great speaker, this man was recognized as one of the great writers of of the Revolutionary era. For this reason, the Colonists asked him to write the breakup letter to England.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
According to the original text of the US Constitution, members of this federal body are appointed by state legislatures.
What is the Senate?
300
The Constitution was officially adopted in 1788 after this number of states voted to ratify it.
What is nine?
400
Delegates from 12 states met in this city in the summer of 1787 to write the document that would become the Constitution.
What is Philadelphia?
400
In 1776, British troops landed 32,000 in this city and began an assault on George Washington's Continental army.
What is New York?
500
The Georgia Colony, which was the last of the 13 original American colonies, was chartered in this year.
What is 1732?
500
This woman was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638 for challenging the Puritans' interpretation of the Bible. She later settled in what was to become Rhode Island.