What was the first elected legislature and what was to become the US
House of Burgesses
Who created the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
What city did the British taken 1777
Philadelphia
What acts replace the Stamp Act
Townshend acts
Which of these was not a pre revolutionary attempt to unite the colonies
Continental Congress -Albany Congress was -Dominion of New England was -New England Confederation was
Which of these crops did the southern economy not heavily rely on
Wheat
Who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony
John Winthrop
What acts does the British pass at the beginning of the Revolutionary act
Prohibitory act
What the group was excluded from living in Georgia
Catholics
What book was highly influential for the morale of the colonies during the Revolutionary war
Common sense
What treaty ended the French and Indian war
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Who did Washington shoes as his secretary of treasury
Alexander Hamilton
What was the colony's attempt at re-conciliation with the British in 1775
Olive branch petition
Where was Alexander Hamilton born
West Indies
Who are the people that were exiled from the Massachusetts Bay colony
Thomas Hooker,Roger Williams,Anne Hutchinson
Which of these acts were enacted on the colonies in order to gain revenue after the French and Indian war
Sugar act
Who did the colonies appoint as their commander-in-chief
George Washington
Who founded Georgia
James Oglethorpe
Which Carolina used large plantations
South
Which state was the ninth to ratify
New Hampshire
Who did the English take new Amsterdam from
The Dutch
What was the first governing document of the US
Articles of Confederation
Which general in charge of the battle of Saratoga
Horatio Gates
Which religious group founded the Massachusetts Bay colony
Puritans
The branches that the articles of Confederation left out where the legislative and the executive
False
11 Amendments were sent to be reviewed for ratification
False
What battle was considered to be the turning point for the Revolutionary war
Battle of Saratoga
What state was the last ratify the constitution out of the 13 colonies
Rhode Island
Who was Pennsylvania considered to be a retreat for
Quakers
How many troops do the British have at the battle of long island Compared to America
32000
What state did not attend the Constitutional convention
Rhode Island
Shays rebellion exposed the weakness of the federal government under the articles of Confederation
True
Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
What crop was most important to Jamestown
Tobacco
The anti- Federalist were for ratifying the Constitution
False
What battle Effectively ends the Revolutionary war
Battle of Yorktown
The British offer slaves freedom if they fight on the British side during the Revolutionary war
True
What colony was found by the Virginia company
Jamestown
What war did the Treaty of Hartford end
Pequot war
Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Which of these was not a major issue at the Constitutional convention
Judicial review
Which colony was a retreat for Quakers
Pennsylvania
Which colony excluded Catholics from living there
Georgia
Who was Washington secretary of treasury
Alexander Hamilton
What act does the British pass at the beginning of the Revolutionary war
Prohibitory acts
North Carolina uses Large plantations
false
What state was the ninth to ratify
New Hampshire
Who was Washington Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
Who did the English Seize new Amsterdam from
The Dutch
Anne Hutchinson founded Providence
False
How many troops do the British have at the Battle of Long Island
32,000
At the time of The ratification of the Constitution The Senate was elected by the people
False
Who was Washington's Vice President?
John Adams
What are the cause of transition from indentured servants to slaves
Bacons rebellion
There were two Roanoke settlements
True
Which Connie was a refuge for debtors
Georgia
Who created the Virginia plan
James Madison
Who is Washington Secretary of War
Henry Knox
What state was the last to ratify the constitution
Rhode Island
Where does the first government under the Constitution meet
New York
How many times does Washington initially want to do
One
Which town was being punished by the intolerable acts
Boston
Which colony founded last
Georgia
What that is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary war
battle of Saratoga
The three phases of the Revolutionary war in order Are south,Mid Atlantic,And New England
False
Which Colony had the House of burgesses
Virginia
Out of these people who did not serve in the house Of burgesses
Alexander Hamilton did not George Washington did And Thomas Jefferson did
What colony did Thomas Hooker found
Hartford
Which group was for ratifying the Constitution and
federalist
What colony did Roger Williams found?
Providence
Which state did not attend the Constitutional convention
Rhode Island
What are the two parties of the first party system
Federalist and anti-Federalist
The branches that the article of Confederation left out where the executive and judicial
True
The whiskey rebellion proved that the federal government could not handle rebellions
false
Who served as a diplomat to France during the Revolutionary war
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington did not want the government to get involved with foreign countries
True
What that'll lead the French to ally with the colonies
Battle of Saratoga
Who leads the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
Charles Lee
What colony was founded By the Puritans
Massachusetts Bay
What did Roger Williams challenged the Puritans on
North Americans and violence
Who founds the first private orphanage in New York City?
eliza hamilton
What treaty forces Spain to cede Florida to the U.S.?
Adams onis treaty
Who Am I?: I was born a slave, but escaped in 1838. In 1845, I published an autobiography. I gave speeches for abolition
Frederick Douglass
What two parties are involved in the Second Party System?
Democrats and whigs
What invention led the expansion of slavery in the U.S.?
Cotton gin
What treaty ends the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
African slavery was different from American slavery because it was hereditary and based on race.
false
What country is created for the purpose of sending freed slaves there?
Liberia
Who does the U.S. co-own the Oregon Country with?
Britain
Which future president fights in the War of 1812?
Andrew Jackson
The Free Soil Party was pro-slavery.
false
At first, abolition was focused on the inconvenience that slavery was on white people.
true
Abraham Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery, but was not an abolitionist.
true
What treaty ends the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
The former members of the Democrats and the Whigs form the Republican Party.
false
Which president did the Louisiana Purchase happen under?
Thomas Jefferson
Which future president fights in the Mexican-American War?
Zachary Taylor
Settlers in Texas uprise due to Mexico outlawing slavery.
true
What battle does Andrew Jackson fight in in the War of 1812?
The Battle of New Orleans
Who was Lincoln's Secretary of State?
William Seward