People
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards
Constitutional Convention
1787
First President of the United States
George Washington
The law that virtually expelled the American colonies from the British Empire
Prohibitory Act
"Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Patrick Henry
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
1588
Hernando Cortes conquered...
Aztecs
The political principle prevented the colonists from accepting any parliamentary taxes even if they were external
no taxation without representation
Captain of the Bonhomme Richard; captured the British serapis
John Paul Jones
Christopher Columbus's discovery of the new world
1492
American forces at the Battle of Saratoga were commanded by General ___?
Horatio Gates
Which legislation allowed Napoleon to manipulate the United States into war with Great Britain?
Macon Bill
Founder of Log college
William Tennent
Founding of Jamestown
1607
The author of the first American dictionary and of History of the United States
Noah Webster
To defend against the French, Ben Franklin proposed the ____ for a union of the colonies
Albany plan
Author of Commentaries on the Laws of England
William Blackstone
Founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony
1630
German Printer and editor who was brought to trial for criticizing the governor of New York
John Peter Zenger
This divided government owned land into townships
Land Ordinance of 1785