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The year the Consitution was written

They year of the Louisiana Purchase

The years of the Civil War

This man was the Commanding General for the Union army

This man was the Commanding General for the Confederate army

The date of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the new world

Name one of the important factors in the founding of the American Colonies

Name one of the important factors in the founding of the American Colonies

Name one of the important factors in the founding of the American Colonies

This colony was founded by the Puritans while loking for religious freedom

This colony was founded by the Quakers based on the policy of religious toleration

This colony was the most famous example of a colony that was formed as a business venture

This cash crop was the main source of wealth for the Virginia colony

This cash crop was South Carolina main source of wealth

True or False- the most powerful countires in Europe saw the colonies as a way to extend their economic and social power?

Name one of the two main reasons that the American colonists declared their independence from Britan in 1776.

Name one of the two main reasons that the American colonists declared their independence from Britan in 1776.

What is the name of the term for the economic theory that states that the key to a countries power was its wealth?

This was the main British governmental ruling body

True or false- the colonists had the right to right elect representatives to Parliament

True or false- the colonists were happy about the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, and the Townshend Act

This law passed by Parliament in 1764 placed a tax on sugar, molasses and other products shipped to the colonies

This law, passed in 1765, required all legal documents and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid.

This act suspended New York's assembly and established further taxes on goods brought into the colonies

What was the phrase that sunmmed up the colonists feelings about the taxes and no representation in Parliament?

This event occurred when British troops fired on a group of unarmed colonists, killing five of them

How is the Boston Massacre a good example of propaganda?

The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought where?

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in 1781 at which city?

The American Revolution ended in 1783 with the signing of this document

Name one of the main reasons for the American victory in the Revolutionary War

Name one of the main reasons for the American victory in the Revolutionary War

Name one of the main reasons for the American victory in the Revolutionary War

Whcih country joined forces with the Americans after the Battle of Saratoga?