Author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the U.S.
What is Thomas Jefferson
100
Theory of Rule that claims that God chose certain people to be rulers and that they are not subject to earthly authority
What is divine right theory
100
This was a British policy in which they did not strictly enforce Parliamentary laws placed on the colonies.
What is Salutary Neglect
100
1st military engagements of the Revolutionary War...both colonists and British soldiers are killed.
What is Lexington and Concord
100
Year in which the Constitutional Convention was held
What is 1787
200
Famous for his midnight ride in which he warned colonists of the British arrival at Lexington and Concord.
What is Paul Revere
200
System in which the monarch owns all public land and grants that land to nobles and vassals who give the king money and military service in return.
What is feudal system
200
British victory during this war only lead to more problems in the colonies.
What is French and Indian War
200
Colonists decided to declare independence after this letter was sent to the king and subsequently rejected.
What is the Olive Branch Petition
200
This group opposed the ratification of the new Constitution and called for more state power.
What is anti-federalists
300
"Father of the Constitution"....also the 4th President
What is James Madison
300
Signed in 1215....this document gave nobility certain rights and limited some of the king's power.
What is the Magna Carta
300
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the Parliament passed these acts which, amongst other things, closed the Boston Harbor.
What is The Intolerable Acts
300
Prussian General who was asked by George Washington to help him better train colonial troops.
What is Von Steuben
300
Added to the Constitution as a compromise between federalists and anti-federalists
What is The Bill of Rights
400
Impetus behind the Declaration of Independence....2nd President of the U.S.....defended British soldiers in their murder trial following the Boston Massacre
What is John Adams
400
Began as an "advisory council" for the king and evolved into the legislative body for Great Britain.
What is Parliament
400
Called the "incident" on King Street by the British...the colonists used this event as propaganda to further encourage independence in the colonies.
What is the Boston Massacre
400
This nation allied with the colonies, providing them with much needed naval support.
What is France
400
This states that the US Constitution is the "law of the land"
What is Supremacy Clause
500
Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense", which called for independence in the colonies.
What is Thomas Paine
500
During the Glorious Revolution these two individuals quietly overthrew King James II
Who are William and Mary
500
Group lead by John Hancock and Samuel Adams....largely responsible for the Boston Tea Party
What is The Sons of Liberty
500
Colonists began inoculation as a means of combatting which disease?
What is Small Pox
500
How many amendments have been made to the Constitution