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Early America
The American Revolution
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A New Nation
Louisiana Purchase
100
Name the 1st permanent settlement in America.
What is Jamestown.
100
What is the date of the American Revolution?
What is July 4th, 1776
100
What was the name of the first tax act issued by King George to the colonists after the war.
What is Stamp Act?
100
The protest led by poor farmers against the new government because they had not been paid for fighting in the American Revolution.
What is Daniel Shay's Rebellion
100
From whom was the La. Purchase bought? What did it cost?
What is France and $15 million
200
In what century did the 1st colonies settle in America?
What is 17th century.
200
The name of the war that threw the British Gov't into heavy debt. (that ultimately resulted in the British Gov't taxing the coloists)
What is the French & Indian War.
200
What does no taxation without representation mean.
What is the colonists did mind paying taxes as bad as they mined not having any say in Parliament.
200
What were the Articles of Confederation?
What is the first 'Constitution' in the new nation.
200
Who was President during the La. Purchase.
What is Thomas Jefferson.
300
What was the HOUSE OF Burgessess?
What is the 1st lawmaking body in America.
300
What piece of land was fought over between the French & British in the war.
What is the OHIO Valley.
300
Describe the events of the Boston Massacre.
What is the British fired on colonists, killing several, when the colonists threw rocks & snowballs at them.
300
What was the biggest problem with the Articles of Conf?
What is they were weak.
300
From where did the expedition begin? Where did it end?
What is St. Louis, Mo. and the Pacific Ocean.
400
What was the 1st profitable crop in the southern colonies of America?
What is tobacco.
400
Who was the young, British officer that led the fight for the British against the French?
What is George Washington.
400
Who was the 1st person killed at the Boston Massacre? What was his significance.
What is Crispus Attucks. (1st man killed of the Am. Revolution & he was a black slave)
400
What was the Federal system?
What is the system of gov't in which the right to govern was shared by the national government and by the state gov'ts.
400
What was the name of the Expedition that went west?
What is the Corps of Discovery.
500
An agreement that all men signed aboard the ship that brought them to America that just & equal laws would be made for the common good of the colony.
What is the Mayflower compact?
500
After the war ended Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 to the colonists. What did it say?
What is the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
500
What is the name of the event in which the Sons of Liberty threw cargo that belonged to the British overboard in the harbor.
What is Boston Teas Party
500
What was the difference in the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
What is Virginia-larger states have more representatives. New Jersey-each state would have equal representatives no matter how large or small.
500
Name the two men who led the expedition. Name the Shoshone Indian girl who went with them.
What is Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Sacagawea.