13 Colonies
This man first established Rhode Island when he left Massachusetts for religious freedom.
Who is Roger Williams?
This tax act was the first direct tax which required a tax on all printed goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
The term for a British solider.
What is a redcoat?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Washington established an important precedent when he appointed members of this to help him run the country.
What is the cabinet?
The first colony established in Massachusetts.
What is Plymouth Colony?
The British monarch who controlled the colonies in the years leading to revolution.
Who is King George III?
To formally approve.
What is ratify?
The third President of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Quakers settled in this region of the colonies.
What is the Middle Colonies?
This event occurred on March 5, 1770 between British soldiers and citizens of Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The "shot heard round the world" occurred at this battle.
What is the Battle of Lexington?
This document was America's first attempt at self government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
President Washington's Secretary of Treasury who created the National Bank.
The year that enslaved people were first brought to the British colonies.
What is 1619?
This group organized/planned protests against British Taxes.
Who are the Sons/Daughters of Liberty?
This British military officer surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
This meeting took place in Philadelphia in 1787.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The two major political parties during the election of 1800.
What are Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
The year that Jamestown colony was established.
What is 1607?
Representatives from 12/13 colonies met here to discuss the colonies' response to the Coercive/Intolerable acts.
George Washington and his army spent the winter of 1777-1778 here, where they improved military training but many men became sick from disease.
What is Valley Forge?
This compromise took parts of the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan and created a 2 house legislative branch.
What is the Connecticut Compromise or Great Compromise?
Marbury vs Madison established the power of this branch of government.
What is the Judicial Branch?