Terms
Highest court in the land
Supreme Court
Did the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Declaration of Independence officially adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies (Month, Day, Year)
July 4th, 1776
Name our nation's first capital.
New York City
Held in Philadelphia in 1787; New form of government having three branches was decided upon
Constitutional Convention
President of the Second Continental Congress; first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
George Washington presented the first flag to Congress; Flag Day (Month, Day, Year)
June 14th, 1777
Where did Washington and his army spend the harsh winter of 1777-78?
Valley Forge
A form of government in which the people and their elected representatives are limited by a constitution
Constitutional Republic
Leader of British armies in the South
General Lord Cornwallis
First black American to write a scientific book
Benjamin Banneker
Boston Massacre (Month, Year)
March 1770
Which battle was the turning point in the American War for Independence?
Battle of Saratoga
The three branches of U.S. Government
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
The patriots who captured Ft. Ticonderoga from the British
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys
With his men captured several British forts on the Ohio, securing American control of the Northwest frontier
George Rogers Clark
First Continental Congress meets (Month, Year)
September 1774
Which victory of Washington's led to the surrender of the British army?
Yorktown
An organization set up to rule the people of a certain area
Civil government
Black slave who served in the colonial army as a spy
James Armistead
Leader of American armies in the South who defeated Cornwallis
Nathanael Greene
French and Indian War
1754-1763
1. Name the day on which the President takes his oath of office;
2. Name the speech given by our presidents as they leave office.
Inauguration Day; Farewell Address