Colonization
The first English settlement
What is Jamestown, Virginia?
The first battles of the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord?
The first form of government in America
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Machine invented by Eli Whitney
What is the cotton gin?
The general of the Southern Army
Who is Robert E. Lee
Landed in Plymouth seeking religious freedom
Who are the Pilgrims?
The secret Patriot group started by Samuel Adams
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The plan for the addition of new states
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
What is interchangeable parts?
The general of the Northern Army
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Established the colony of Massachusetts
Who is John Winthrop?
He said "Give me Liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
When farmers surrounded the courthouse and wouldn't let anyone inside
What is Shays' Rebellion?
The right to buy and sell without government interference
What is free enterprise?
The document issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The name of the representative government of Connecticut
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Written by Thomas Jefferson and approved on July 4, 1776.
When Congress was split in two
What is the Great Compromise?
The inventor of the steamboat
Who is Robert Fulton?
Gained control of the Mississippi River because of this battle
The first anti-slavery group
Who are the Quakers?
The turning point in the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The words that go in the blank.
...provide for the _______________, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings....
What is common defense?
The reason New York became one of American's largest cities
What is the Erie Canal?
Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln
What is the Gettysburg Address?