The Road to Liberty
This 1770 event saw British soldiers fire into a crowd.
Boston Massacre
The 1st President and "Father of his Country."
George Washington
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
The branch that enforces the laws, headed by the President.
Executive Branch
Large farms in the South that often relied on enslaved labor.
Plantations
A protest where the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The 2nd President and a key Federalist leader.
John Adams
The 1776 document declaring the colonies free from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
The branch that creates laws; it is made up of two houses.
Legislative Branch
The 1620 agreement for self-government signed by Pilgrims.
Mayflower Compact
The 1783 agreement that officially ended the war.
Treaty of Paris
The 3rd President and author of the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson
The "Supreme Law of the Land" written in 1787.
The US Constitution
The branch that interprets laws and includes the Supreme Court.
Judicial Branch
The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607).
Jamestown
The meeting of colonial delegates to manage the war effort.
Continental Congress
The 4th President, known as the "Father of the Constitution."
James Madison
The first, weak "rough draft" of the US government.
Articles of Confederation
The formal name for the law-making body of the US.
Congress
The 1754-1763 conflict between Britain and France.
French and Indian War
The 8-year struggle for American independence.
Revolutionary War
The 5th President during the "Era of Good Feelings."
James Monroe
A formal change or addition to the Constitution.
Amendment
The introduction to the Constitution that starts "We the People."
Preamble
British law requiring colonists to house and feed soldiers.
Quartering Act