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American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
First Presidents
Colonial America
Forming a Government
100
The first leader of the military and he was chosen as our first president.
Who is George Washington?
100
These "unalienable rights" can not be taken away from us.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
100
These two men were part of Washington's cabinet and despised each other.
Who are Jefferson and Hamilton?
100
This colonial region had a humid climate and lots of fertile soil good for agriculture.
What is the Southern Region?
100
Our first form of government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
The idea that a government can make and enforce laws as long as it is serving the people.
What is the "social contract"?
200
He was the main author.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Jefferson went against his own beliefs in order to double the size of the U.S. by buying this from France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
This forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers against their will.
What is the Quartering Act?
200
In this plan each state would receive one vote in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
300
These battles were the first of the American Revolution and had the "shot heard round the world".
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord?
300
This is the name to describe colonists who supported the King.
What is loyalists?
300
He was president during the "Era of Good Feelings".
Who is Monroe?
300
This banned settlers settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
Roger Sherman came up with this, which said that the legislative branch would be split up into 2 houses.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
One of the major causes of the Revolution where someone threw a rock and 5 people died.
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
The name of someone "unfit to be the ruler of a free people".
What is a tyrant?
400
He wanted to "kill" the Bank of the United States.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
400
They won the French and Indian War.
Who are the British?
400
This upper house gave every state 2 representatives.
What is the Senate?
500
This was a group of revolutionaries who made it their job to cause unrest and lead the colonists toward revolution.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
500
Governments derive their just Powers from this.
What is the "consent of the governed"?
500
This event challenged Madison and tested his abilities to lead the U.S. as president.
What is the War of 1812?
500
This costly war caused the British to force the colonists to pay higher taxes to pay off their debt.
What is the French and Indian War?
500
This is the term that describes how some powers are shared between the states and Federal government.
What is federalism?