8th Grade History Test 3 Flashcards
published Poor Richard’s Almanac
Benjamin Franklin
the act of Parliament that levied a tax on all legal documents in the colonies
Stamp act
led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan allen
What did the Olive Branch Petition attempt to do?
reconcile the colonies with the king
What measure barred colonial settlement in all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
What was the purpose of the checks and balances system
to control the power of each of the three branches of government
the American patriot that became a traitor and helped the British in the War for Independence
Benedict Arnold
What four words did President Washington use to end his oath of office?
“So help me God.”
the first permanent European settlement in the United States
St. Augustine
said “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”
Nathan Hale
the first institution of higher learning in America
Harvard College
the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
discovered Florida
Ponce de Leon
the city in colonial America that served as a meeting place for the First and Second Continental Congresses
Philadelphia
nailed the Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenburg, Germany, sparking the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
served as Vice President under George Washington
John Adams
helped Paul Revere spread the word of the British advancement
Dr. Samuel prescott
the name given to the President’s advisers
Cabinet
the great patriot who declared “Give me liberty, or give me death”
Patrick Henry
What did the Boston Port Bill do?
closed the port of Boston to commerce
became the first Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
laid out the original plans for Washington, D.C.
Pierre L’Enfant
“Father of American Conservatism”
John Adams
candidate for the Democratic-Republican party in the election of 1796
Thomas Jefferson
