The Road to Independence
This 1773 protest took place in Boston harbor, where colonists disguised as native americans dumped British tea into the water to protest what?
What is: The Boston Tea Party
Completed in 1787 to replace the failing Articles of Confederation, this supreme law of the land begins with the famous words...
What is: We the People
This famous 1906 muckraking novel by Upton Sinclair exposed the horrific, unsanitary conditions of the American meatpacking industry and led to the creation of the FDA.
What is: The Jungle
Protected under the Second Amendment, this amendment guarantees citizens the right to keep and bear these.
What are: arms (guns)
This signer of the Declaration of Independence is most famous today for his giant, bold signature on the document, which took up about six square inches.
Who is: John Hancock
Published in January of 1776 Thomas Paine published a pamphlet which argued passionately for American independence from Great Britain.
What is: Common Sense
Before the Constitution could officially go into effect, this specific number out of the 13 original states had to ratify it.
What is: 9 states
n 1919, a massive wave of molasses flooded the streets of this major American city after a giant storage tank burst, killing 21 people.
What is: Boston
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against "unreasonable searches and seizures" and requires law enforcement to obtain this specific judicial document.
What is: A search warrant.
This Founding Father never served as president, but his face is on the $10-dollar bill, and he was the main architect of the U.S. financial system.
Who is: Alexander Hamilton
Passed by British Parliament in 1765, this was the first direct tax on the colonists, requiring a stamp on all paper goods, legal documents, and playing cards.
What is: the Stamp Act?
To break a deadlock at the Constitutional Convention, this agreement (also known as the Great Compromise) combined Virginia's population-based plan with New Jersey's equal-vote plan.
What is the Connecticut Compromise
This 1804 duel between sitting Vice President Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton took place in this neighboring state to New York where dueling was legal.
What is: New Jersey
The Fifth Amendment protects individuals from being tried twice for the same crime, a legal concept known by this Latin term.
What is: Double Jeopardy
Though famous for his "Midnight Ride," this Founding Father was also a pioneer in early American dental forensics who used his own handmade dental work to identify the body of his friend, Dr. Joseph Warren, at Bunker Hill.
Who is: Paul Revere
Fought on March 5, 1770, this deadly clash between British soldiers and a Boston mob resulted in the death of 5 colonists.
What is: The Boston Massacre
While 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention, exactly this many men actually signed the final document on September 17, 1787.
What is: 39
n 1835, President Andrew Jackson survived the first-ever assassination attempt on a U.S. president when this specific thing happened to the assassin's two pistols.
What is: Both pistols miraculously misfired
The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury from this specific geographical area.
What is: The state and district where the crime was committed?
Governor Morris of Pennsylvania is credited with writing the famous Preamble to the Constitution, but he was also visually distinct at the convention because he was missing what part of his body?
What is: His leg. (He had a peg leg)
Also known as the Coercive Acts of 1774, these harsh laws were passed by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, which in turn shut down Boston Harbor.
What are: the Intolerable Acts
Out of the original 13 states, this state was the absolute last to ratify the Constitution in May 1790.
What is: Rhode Island
n 1797, President John Adams sent a diplomatic commission to France, where three French agents demanded massive bribes just to start negotiations, sparking this infamous political scandal.
What is: The XYZ Affair
While the Seventh Amendment guarantees a jury trial in civil cases, it specifically applies to lawsuits involving common law where the value in controversy exceeds this exact monetary amount (set in 1791).
What is: 20 Dollars
Before running for president, James Madison lost an early election to the Virginia House of Delegates specifically because he refused to follow the standard local political custom of doing what for the voters?
What is: Giving them free alcohol