50 question final Flashcards
what does the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
divides the world between Spain and Portugal
who crossed the Atlantic in 1492?
Columbus
what is the oldest European city
st. Augustine, Florida
what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada
1588
what year did John white find ______ carved into a tree in _____
1588 and Croatoan was carved into the tree in Roanoke
what is the oldest English settlement
Jamestown in 1607
what year did the pilgrims come to America? and what did they come with to be able to what?
they came in 1620 and they came with the Mayflower compact to be able to self-govern
what year did the French and Indian war take place
1756 through 1763 also known as a seven-year war
what most infuriated the colonists
the stamp act
what did people like Sam Adams the little riot
Boston massacre
what was the event called when it Tea was thrown out of the harbor or out into the harbor
Boston tea party
what year did the battle of Lexington in Lexington Massachusetts take place
April 19, 1775
Fort Ticonderoga was captured forts what?
it’s Cannon
blah blah blah
Bunkerhill actually fought on breads Hill
what is the Declaration of Independence do
it was why and how we broke away from England
Who was the Continental Army leader?
George Washington
what is the turning point of the battle of the revolution
Saratoga
Benedict Arnold was caught selling plans to where? and they were in his what?
he was caught selling plans to west point. And they were in his boot
what was the last major battle of the revolution
Yorktown
what is the first form of government?
articles of Confederation
what is our current form of government?
the Constitution
what branch of government is the president part of?
executive branch of government
The Supreme Court is what part of the branch of government?
The judicial branch of government
when do the first census take place? and how many years apart is it?
1790 was when it first took place. It takes place every 10 years
