For Real Final Quiz!!!! Flashcards
What joint stock company established Jamestown?
The Virginia Company
What was the first piece of legislation to stop the westward expansion of slavery?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What was created in 1787 to create the system of government we use today?
The US Constitution
What was the final major battle of the American Revolution where Cornwallis surrendered
The Battle of Yorktown
What government branch is responsible for carrying out the laws of our nation
The Executive Branch
What was the name for the event where the model for congress that we use to this day was established where half is based on population and the other half is based on state equality
The Great compromise
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Who was the lead commander of the Patriot forces during the revolutionary war?
George Washington
What was the name of the first region where the pilgrims settled?
Plymouth Colony
What war was the turning point of the revolutionary war?
Battle of Saratoga
Who were a religious group that was known for being tolerant of other religions and were pacifists from Pennsylvania
Quakers
What is the title used to describe the power that the Supreme Court gained to determine what is constitutional and unconstitutional
Judicial review
What event led to 5 deaths after a fight broke out amongst British officers and colonists
The Boston Massacre
What event was due to the reaction to taxes placed on citizens after the American Revolution that George Washington had to personally stop?
The Whiskey Rebellion
What was a pamphlet written to inspire many colonists to fight for independence
Thomas Paines Common Sense
What amendment gives us the right to a speedy public trail by jury
The 6th Amandment
What made the creation of the colony of Georgia
James Oglethorpe debtor and buffer colony
Who was the first person who was an owner of The Liberty was to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Who was the first governor of Tennessee
John Sevier
What branch of government determines what is constitutional and unconstitutional
The Judicial Branch
What war was caused by the issue of taxation without representation
American Revolutionary War
Who was a Prussian born general that came to America to help the war cause by drilling the troops at Valley Forge
Fredrick von Steuben
What amendment protects us from u erasable searches and seizures
The 4th
Who was considered to be the father of guerilla warfare
Francis Marion
What war was caused due to the fur trade in the Ohio River Valley and later decided control of North America?
French and Indian War
