Dates People States and Cities Fun Facts Battles
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What is July 4th 1776?
The date the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
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Who was George Washington?
Who was the first president of the United States and was a leading general in the Revoltionary War.
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What is Delaware?
The first state that was established to ratify the Constitution.
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What is Jamestown?
This was the first sucessful colony after the Roanoke colony that was completely abandoned.
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What is Lexington and Concord?
The first military fight of the American Revolutionary war. Also, the British Parliament brought over 700 troops to the colonies in this battle.
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What is September 3rd 1783?
The revolutionary war came to an end with the Treaty of Paris on this date.
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The 3rd president of the United States and a Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776.
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What is Washington D.C.?
This city was established by the Constitution of the United States to serve as the nation's capital.
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What is the Continental Dolllar?
The U.S. did not have an offical state-sanctioned currency so this was used this to try to repay its debts.
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What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British defeated the Americans in this war and colonial forces face a large amount of casualties against the enemy.
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What is November 15th 1777?
The Articles of Confederation were adopted on this date to lay down the law for the new independent country.
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Who was Patrick Henry?
A major figure of the American Revolution and well known for his famous words "Give me Liberty or give me Death!"
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What is Yorktown, Virginia?
In this city the last major battle of the American Revolution took place with Britsh troops defeated.
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What is 3?
The number of banks the United States had in 1789.
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What is the Battles of Saratoga
The continental army won a victory at this battle and hit the British troops hard by cutting off supply routes.
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What is April 27th 1773?
The British Parliament passed the tea act on this date to save the faltering East India company from bankruptcy.
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Who was John Jay?
He served the new nation in both lae and diplomacy and established important judicial precedents. Also was the first chief justice of the United States.
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What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
The Second Continental Congress convened here because Redcoats took over Boston.
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What is a submarine?
Named the "Turtle" and invented by David Bushnell. It used it's tanks to take in water to submerge and relased water to emerge.
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What is the Battle of Princeton?
The battle ended with a small victory for the colonials and Marines fought along side them here. This victory rescued the Patriot cause from one of its darkest hours.
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What is May 20th 1774?
The Intolerable Acts were passed on this date by the British Parliament to retrict the right to hold town meetings.
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Who was John Dickinson?
He represented Pennsylvania in the Stamp Act Congress and won his fame as an author of "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies."
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What is New York City?
This city was the United States captial from 1785 to 1790. The British did try to seize it before the Revolutionary war began.
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What is JP Morgan Chase?
The number one bank in America with over $2.5 trillion in assets today. Also, established in New York City when there was fewer then 100,000 residents in the late 1700s.
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What is the Battle of Camden?
The worst American defeat in the field and left the British army in temporary control of the southern colonies. This battle led to the invasion of North Carolina.






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