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What English monarch broke ties with the Roman Catholic Church, beginning the English Reformation

Henry V111

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The turning point

Saratoga

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Founding of Jamestown

1607

100

How old must the president be before he takes office

35 years

100

The smallpox inoculation was introduced by

Cotton Mather

200

Founded the city of Quebec

Samuel de Champlain

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1777-1778 winter camp of the Continental Army

Valley Forge

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Founding of Harvard College

1636

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Which branch of government interprets the laws

judicial

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Poor Richard's Almanac was published by who

Benjamin Franklin

300

1st secretary of state of the United States

Thomas Jefferson

300

The "shot heard 'round the world"

Lexington & Concord

300

Treaty of Paris to end the War for Independence

1783

300

How long is the president's term in office

4 years

300

Who was the American traitor that helped the British during the War for Independence

Benedict Arnold

400

The best known missionary to the Native Americans

David Brainard

400

The first major battle

Bunker Hill

400

First shot of the War for Independence

1775

400

The United States government was founded as a 

federal republic

400

The famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was given by who

Jonathan Edwards

500

Who wrote the famous pamphlet Common Sense

Thomas Paine

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Patriot victory which ended the war

Yorktown

500

Meeting of the Constitutional Convention

1787

500

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are also known as

Bill of Rights

500

Who left the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga

Ethan Allen