The first English settlement in North America, led by Sir Walter Raleigh, that mysteriously vanished.
What is The Island of Roanoke
100
The other name given to the French and Indian War
What is the Seven Years’ War
100
The war of independence waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas
What is The American Revolution
100
Established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
What is The U.S. Constitution
100
British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American ships and America’s desire to expand
What are the Causes of the war
200
The regions in which the 13 colonies rested.
What is The Southern, Middle and New England territory
200
The place where the British won their first great victory
What is Louisbourg
200
The location where the British surrendered to the Continental Army
What is Yorktown, Virginia
200
At this gathering, delegates made a plan to develop a stronger federal government with three branches–executive, legislative and judicial–along with a system of checks and balances to ensure no single branch would have too much power.
What is the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
200
America faced many defeats by British, Canadian and Native American troops including this event
What is the capture and burning of the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C
300
The names of the 13 colonies
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
300
This event would prove to be a turning point of the American Revolution and prompted France to enter the war openly on the American side.
What is the American victory Saratoga
300
This early structure of government was ratified in 1781 and withheld authority to enforce requests to the states for money or troops. Distribution of powers was weak and left the states operating like independent countries.
What is The Articles of Confederation
300
The document, signed on February 17, 1815, that ended the war
What is the Treaty of Ghent
400
The settlement built in 1607 after the London Company sent 144 men to Virginia.
What is Jamestown
400
That country that joined France against Britain
What is Spain
400
The Americans suffered a number of setbacks from 1779 to 1781, including the defection of this general to the British side.
What/Who is General Benedict Arnold
400
The only state out of the 13 that refused to send representatives to the 1787 convention because it did not want a powerful central government interfering in its economic business.
What is Rhode Island
400
This Congressional group put pressure on President Madison to declare war against Britain
What is The War Hawks
500
The labor that large plantations depended on to produce tobacco
What is indentured servants or African slaves
500
Britain received Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain.
What is The territory received by Britain, Spain, and France at the peace conference in 1763?
500
The document that Great Britain signed on September 3, 1783, that formally recognized the United States as independent. It brought the American Revolution to a close after eight years.
What is the Treaty of Paris
500
The amount of states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become law.
What is 9 of the 13 states
500
The party that was ended as a result of the was because it was accused of being unpatriotic.