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Revolution and Beyon
A New Nation/Revolution
Question | Answer |
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He warned Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him. | Jack Jouette |
The first land battle of the Revolution was the Battle of ___________ ________________ . | Great Bridge |
What victory of the Continental Army lead to the end of the war? | Yorktown |
Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
Author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
Where was George Washington born? | Virginia |
The name of Thomas Jefferson's home | Monticello |
Madison kept very detailed notes during the ____________ Convention. | Constitutional |
Father of our Country | George Washington |
Washington lead the ________________ Army. | Continental |
The Colonial _______________________ worked for the King. He made sure that the King's wishes were carried out in the colonies. | Governor |
The supreme law of the USA | Constitution |
"Give me liberty or give me death!" | Patrick Henry |
What is missing? "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of _____________ " | happiness |
Before 1776, the states were __________________ owned by England. | colonies |
This document declared to the world that we were free and independent of England. | Declaration of Independence |
He was King of England during the American Revolution. | King George |
The month that the Declaration of Independence was signed | July |
You were called one of these if you wanted freedom from England and you were willing to fight for it. | Patriot |
You were called one of these if you were devoted to the King. | Loyalist |
British soldiers wore red uniforms. Sometimes, the colonists called them _________________. | lobsterbacks |
The legislative branch of the government makes these... | laws |
The Bill of Rights was added to the ____________ . | constitution |
Thomas Jefferson wrote the document to guarantee that Virginians were free to worship as they please.It is called the ____________ of Religious Freedom. | Statute |
How many states had to ratify the constitution before it became a law? | nine |
Lewis and Clark explored the uncharted land that was acquired from the _________ . | French |
What is the name of the doctrine that states that European countries should not try to interfere with the Western Hemisphere? | Monroe |
This Battle was a turning point in the American Revolution. The second battle was a decisive American victory. | Saratoga |
Colonial ________ were appointed by the King of England and were representatives of the king in the colony. | governors |
England taxed the colonies due to the high cost of the French and ______ war. | Indian |
Who called for independence by way of writing sin his pamphlet "Common Sense"? | Thomas Paine |
She wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence. | Phillis Wheatley |
Sam Adams and Paul Revere were important figures in this uprising in Boston. | Boston Tea Party |