The first permanent British colony in the new world (hint- J)
Nation that settled the interior of the New World and focused on fur trade (F)
Example of representation and self-government in Jamestown (HOB)
A religious movement in the colonies led by George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards (GA)
The region of colonies that focused on religious freedom
The region of colonies known as the bread basket and most diverse area
The region of colonies that relied on cash crops for economic success
The economic theory that led Britain to increase its control of the colonies (M)
The British policy of loosely enforcing trade restrictions on the colonies because it benefited them (SN)
The conflict that led the British to increase taxes on the colonies to replenish British treasury funds (FIW)
A colonial protest group organized in New England that resisted British taxes and increases in control
The first shots of the revolutionary war were located here (L&C)
The well read pamphlet by Thomas Paine that argued for colonists to resist British Rule (CS)
The Continental Congress chose this person to lead the Continental Army
George Washington led the Patriots to surprise victories at ___ & ____ helping turn around morale (TP)
The winter camp where Washington and French soldiers like Lafayette and Von Steuben trained the patriot forces (VF)
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Answer
The turning point battle of the Revolutionary War (S)
The European nation that officially became an American ally thanks to the victory at Saratoga
The location of the surrender of Cornwallis, virtually ended the war (Y)
The first governing document of the Unites States
The violent event in Massachusetts that clearly revealed one of the weaknesses of the Articles - no standing army (SR)
A meeting was held in Philadelphia to address weaknesses of the AOC. A new ______ was written instead (C)
The new Constitution was ratified by all 13 states, largely because the Great ______ settled the dispute on representation in Congress
George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States. Everything he did established a _______ (P)
After serving two terms, GW gave a farewell address in which he spoke against the formation of political parties and forming ______ with other nations (A)
John Adams was the 2nd president. He was unpopular, partly because he signed which law? (A&S)
Thomas Jefferson (a Democratic-Republican) took over after Adams (Federalist). It was seen as the first peaceful transfer of ____ between parties (P)
Jefferson oversaw the doubling of the size of the United States with the....(LP)
Lewis and _____ were commissed to explore the new territory and find a path to the Pacific Ocean (C)
James Madison was the 4th President. He had to deal with Congressmen that called for war against Britain. They were called ___ (WH)
Madison was president during the first war for the new United States. It was called _____
Monroe followed Madison as president. He drew a line in the Atlantic (not physically) that told European nations not to colonize in the West. What was it called? (MD)
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