Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

Which colony was the first permanent colony, established in 1607?

Name the cash crop that saved Jamestown.

What did the English name New Netherland in 1664, when they captured it from the Dutch?

What was the first form of self government, written by the Pilgrims in 1620?

Which strongly religious Puritan founded the colony of Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts?

The first written Constitution in America would be ?

Who wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

Quakers believed in ?

The name of the slave route that brought slave to America was called ?

What happened in 1215?

What happened in 1619?

What happened in 1620?

Describe the physical geography in New England colony region.

Describe the physical geography in the Middle Colonies.

Describe the physical geography in the Southern colonies.

Describe the Human Geography in the New England Colonies.

Describe the Human Geography in the Middle Colonies.

Describe the Human Geography of the Southern Colonies

A religious movement which encouraged people to challenge authority and do what was right is ?

Define "Salutary Neglect."

A system where the mother country controls who the colonies can trade with and makes the profit is called ?

After the French and Indian War, King George III issued the ?, which banned colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

A tax on most paper goods was called the ?

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

The Boston Tea Party was an act of ? ; meaning the law was broken, but not violently.

What was the name of the Acts in which the British responded to the Boston Tea Party?

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired where?

Which document was written to get the colonies through the Revolutionary War and was the first form of government for all of the colonies?

Was the Articles of Confederation "weak" or "strong?"

Where did George Washington "camp" his army for the winter?

How did "Saratoga" become a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

The final battle of the American Revolution was ?

Name the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as free and gave the US all the land east of the Mississippi River.

Who negotiated the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Who led the Sons of Liberty at the Boston Tea Party?

She wrote plays and poems in opposition to the British actions and in support the Revolutionary War.

He was a slave who was given permission to join the army in the Revolutionary War. His spy intelligence helped the US defeat the British at Yorktown.

This Spanish military leader aided the colonies in their defeat of the British and helped acquire Florida for Spain.

This man helped finance the war and helped others escape from captivity. The ironic thing is he escaped when captured. Who is he?

This man helped protest unfair taxes. His speech "give me liberty or give me death" showed that he was willing to die for freedom.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

This Frenchman was a commanding general in the Continental Army.

Who wrote "Common Sense" and "The Crisis?"

Who was leader of the Continental Army, a member of the Constitutional Convention and elected our first president of the United States?

Father of the US Navy who fought against the British of their own coast was ?

The Constitution was written in ?

In what year, did the colonies declare their independence from Great Britain?

The Virginia Plan was both house of Congress to be decided by ?. Meaning more people, more power.

The New Jersey Plan wanted one house of Congress and every state to have ?, no matter how big or small the state was.

The __________took the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan and decided on two parts to Congress: The Senate and The House of Representatives.

How many Senators are from each state?

The House of Representatives is a based on _______________.

The _____ Compromise counted slaves in the population.

The principle of government has 3 separate branches?

Which principle of government gives people rights that are protected?

Power shared between the federal government and the states is __________________.

Which principle of government is represented by "We the People...."

A system where people can vote for elected representatives is called ______________.

"No one is above the law" is considered to be a part of which principle of government?

Who was the first to propose unalienable rights - life, liberty and the pursuit of property?

Who created the idea of separation of powers, dividing the government into 3 branches?

Which document limited the power of the King in 1215?

Which document listed the individual rights, which would be used as a model for the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution?

Which group believed in a strong, federal government?

Which group believed the Constitution had too much power and a Bill of Rights was needed to protect people from the government?

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were _________________.

Patrick Henry and George Mason were _________________________.

Alexander Hamilton thought a ___________________ was necessary and proper in order to help pay off debt.

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are listed in the _________________________________.

Powers shared between the federal government and the states is found in the ____________________.

Freedom of speech, religion, and the press are found in which amendment?

The right to a speedy and public trial is in which amendment?

Which amendment says no cruel or unusual punishment?

Which amendment gives someone the right to bear arms?

Which amendment says the rights are reserved for the people?

No quartering of troops during peace time is in which amendment?

Which amendment says you have the right to a jury in civil cases?

Which amendments says there shouldn't be any unlawful search and seizures?

Which amendment says no double jeopardy and you do not have to testify against yourself?

Which two political parties were formed after Washington warned against it?

The first 5 presidents in order served were:

Federalist believed in a ____________, central government was needed to make the country succeed and prosper.

Democratic Republicans believed the federal government should remain small and not abuse the rights of the people. The _____________ should have more power.

Describe the Whiskey Rebellion.

Which act of legislation created the Federal Court system?

In Washington's Farewell Address, he warned against 2 things:

The acts that made it harder to become a citizen and illegal to criticize the federal government were:

Which country demanded bribes during the XYZ Affair and America refused?

We bought this area for $15 million from France, under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson. It also doubled the size of the U.S.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Early Republic years was __________________.

Which act passed during Jefferson's presidency destroyed the U.S. economy and was an attempt to keep us out of war with France and Great Britain?

Why was the U.S. so upset with France and Great Britain during the early years of the United States?

During which war, was the White House set on fire?

Which army general came to be a hero after the Americans defeated the British in New Orleans?

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, during the Battle of Baltimore?

What was the name of the "Era" in which Americans were patriotic, had money because of expanded wartime economy, and the Federalist party collapsed?

Which document told Europe to leave North and South America alone and in exchange we would stay out of Europe, Africa, and Asia?

Why did more people vote in the Election of 1828 than any other election before?

Andrew Jackson's nickname was ?

The elimination of the ______________________, caused a banking crisis and a depression.

Name the court case that Andrew Jackson ignored and had Natives removed from Georgia anyway.

Name the trail the Natives walked from Georgia to Oklahoma.

Jackson and south fought over what issue?

South Carolina knew tariffs would hurt their economy. What did they want to do?

Which region benefited from tariffs?

Name the document which provided a way for a territory to become a state: 60,000 people and a state constitution.

Name the battle in which a border was disputed and blood spilled on American soil.

The treaty that gave America the Mexican Cession was ____________.

Where did the Mormons settle to have religious freedom?

Those following the Oregon Trail were looking for _____________________.

Name the "Big Idea" of God's will to expand west from sea to shining sea.

Why did people flock to California in 1849?

Hudson River School artists painted _______________to portray the beauty of the American West.

Having the government stay out of business decisions is _______________________.

The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale is _____________________.

An example of instant communication was _____________________ and was invented by ________________________.

Interchangeable Parts changed the factory system forever.

What do you call person who leaves their home country to come to another country?

Which immigrant group worked on the railroads?

Pick the correct meaning for the word - "Reform."

Which reform movement wanted to end slavery?

This movement worked to reduce the amount of alcohol people drank.

Who was in charge of the Education Reform movement?

Who opened mental health hospitals and tried to help prisoners reform their lives?

The goal of the Women's Rights movement was to gain _____________.

Who were the leaders in the Labor reform movement?

Name the belief Henry David Thoreau believed that harmony in nature was spiritual and that people are born good and society makes evil.

Define Sectionalism

What was effect of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

In the Missouri Compromise of 1820, ____________ came in as a free state and ______________ came in as a slave state.

Name the law that was passed in the Missouri Compromise of 1850 which allowed the south to protect their slave interests.

The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed __________________ to decide if they wanted slavery or not.

Which court case ruled African Americans were property and not citizens?

Who was elected President of the U.S. in 1860?

The platform of the Republican party was to ______________________.

Who thought he was sent by God to end slavery?

Which state seceded first, after Lincoln was elected President?

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Which battle was the deadliest in the Civil War?

Name the document that freed slaves in rebelling territory?

Where did the Civil War end?

Robert E. Lee was commander of the ________________.

Ulysses S. Grant was commander of the ______________________ forces.

The Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln, stated the Civil War was NOW about ____________________________________.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

Which amendment said ALL people born in the United States were citizens?

Which amendment gave ALL men the right to vote?

Name the laws which were passed by southern states to limit freedoms given to African Americans in the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.

Name the group who took power after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and created harsh laws to punish the south.

Name the system where former slaves rented land and a paid a "share" of their crop and kept them poor.

Which group terrorized African Americans and to keep them from voting?

Which of the below gave states land to improve education?

The Dawes Act encouraged which group to become "americanized."

Which act gave free land to anyone willing to move west, with certain conditions?

What do we call the process of putting America back together after the Civil War?