Who became the President of the U.S. after the war; the first President
Who is George Washington
100
The first 10 Amendments are called this..
What is the Bill of Rights
100
The first settlement in American was..
What is Jamestown
100
They say this is the battle that had the "shot heard round the world"
What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord
100
A refusal to buy goods or have dealings with a country or other entity, usually to express disapproval or force acceptance of certain conditions.
What is boycott
200
Who said: "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere
200
This document includes the Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, and List of Grievances.
What is Declaration of Independence
200
When the small group of men made it to America they landed..
What is Roanoke Island
200
This battle occurred in New York; Washington and his troops lost this battle.
What is the Battle of Long Island
200
The biggest boycott that occurred during the revolution in Boston against the Tea Act
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
He was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock
300
This document is the basic law of the United States.
What is the Constitution
300
This was a victory for the Americans; King Louis XVI signed the Treaty of Alliance after this American victory.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
300
This act gave the East India Company the rights to sell tea directly to the Americans without paying the British import tax.
What is Tea Act
400
He was in the committee to form the Declaration of Independence; he also was an inventor.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
This was the Continental Congress' first drafted version of the Constitution that was passed.
What is the Articles of Confederation
400
This colony was hesitant to ratify the Constitution..
What is Rhode Island
400
The British won this battle with an American retreat; however this was a moral victory for the Americans because they could stand up to the British.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
400
This act forced people to pay a special tax on certain items that were then stamped to show the tax had been paid.
What is the Stamp Act
500
He was a writer and journalist that encourage the move toward freedom.
Who is Thomas Paine
500
This was build into the Constitution to create safeguards so that one branch does not have more power than another.
What is Checks and Balances
500
The 13 original colonies are..
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
500
This battle occurred in Yorktown; this was the final battle where the British handed over their weapons.
What is the Final Battle
500
This act placed taxes on paint, glass, lead, paper, and tea coming to America.