People
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
This city supposedly started the revolution and the riots
Boston, Massachusetts
the document that declared the 13 colonies free from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Many Republicans wanted the US to support this country because their revolution against a monarchy was like our revolution against a monarchy
Many Republicans wanted the US to support this country because this country allied with us during the American Revolution
France
WHAT TERRITORY DID THE US BUY FROM FRANCE IN 1803
Louisiana Purchase
What is the capitol of the United States
Washington D.C.
Who fought the French and Indians in the French and Indian War
England and the English Colonies
The British are coming, the British are coming
Paul Revere
Who was the second and who was the third president of the United States
2nd John Adams
3rd Thomas Jefferson
He won the battle at Saratoga and then became a traitor and joined the British Army
Benedict Arnold
Which branch of the government makes laws for the country.
Name the two parts of this
Legislative Branch
House of Representatives
Senate
General Washngton and his army were forced to camp here in the winter of 1777 which resulted in the deaths of several soldiers due to frostbite and starvation
Valley Forge
Jefferson's Political Party
What is a Democratic-Republican
Capital of Maryland
Annapolis
The thing that the French, Indians and Britain were fighting over
Ohio Valley and Mississippi
There, I guess King George will be able to read that."
John Hancock
I wrote The Star Spangled Banner who am I?
Francis Scot Key
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Where was of the shot heard around the world
the Battle at Lexington and Concord
What does the Executive Branch of the government do? And who is its leader
Enforce laws
President, Vice-President and his cabinet
What act did George Washington sign when France wanted us to help them fight their revolution
Neutrality Act
What were the original parties of the government?
Federalists and the Democratic/Republicans
The river that follows the southwest border of Texas.
Rio Grande
The amount of people who died during the Boston Massacre
five
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
I was the first to live in the White House, who am I?
John Adams, the second president of the United States
What is ONE cause of the American Revolution
Proclamation of 1763; Sugar Act; Quartering Act; Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts, Taxation without representation
Americas first Constitution
Articles of Confederation
how did Washington handle the Whiskey Rebellion
He sent troops to stop the rioters
What is an impressment
An impressment is the act of taking men into a navy by force and without notice
What issue did Maryland want to be settled before they would agree on the Articles of Confederation
What to do with Western Lands - Big states giving up western land claims
The meeting that decided on an American militia
First Continental Congress
He was famous for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight.
John Paul Jones
Who lead an expedition into the unknown land that was purchased in 1803
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
When and how did the American Revolution end
(within 3 years)
at Yorktown in 1781
you may say 1779
1780
1782
1723
The agreement of how a state's slave population would be counted for representation and taxation is known as the
3/5th Compromise
In 1783, the Revolutionary War ended with what treaty
Treaty of Paris
This French dictator was the seller of the Louisiana Territory.
Napoleon
Name four of the 5 territories that made up the Northwest Territory that eventually became a state
Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, or Ohio
What is the name of the law that forbade colonists to go left of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Who said," Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!"
Colonel Prescott
Lewis and Clark met _________________ who was a valuable asset to their expedition. She was familiar with the land and was an expert food gatherer. She knew which plants, roots, and berries were edible and which were poisonous
Sacagawea
The name of the war between the Americans and the British
American Revolution
to what branch does the supreme court belong
Judicial Branch
This is the name of the compromise between the states that figured out how to send representatives to Congress:
THe Great Compromise
Along what river did Lewis & Clark travel on
Missouri River
There were 13 original states. Name ten
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia.
Defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
Who said, "All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Thomas Jefferson
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine
Common Sense
why was the Battle of Saratoga so important
The French were then willing to send their navy to help us
The number of representatives for each state is based upon this
Population
Name one thing Washington warn the nation against when it came to foreign affairs?
Don’t make an alliance with foreign countries during wars
Who did the US fight in the war of 1812
British
Name the smallest state in the U.S.
Rhode Island
a new process for states to be admitted into the country said that __________________________ free men needed to inhabit the territory
60,000
Who said, "Taxation without representation is tyranny
Samuel Adams