Early America
What was the first successful permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
This famous protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
Louisiana Purchase
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
What mysterious word was carved into a tree at Roanoke?
Croatoan
This lost colony mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind only the word “Croatoan.”
Roanoke
This first president warned Americans about political parties and foreign alliances.
George Washington
These two explorers mapped western lands after the Louisiana Purchase.
Lewis and Clark
This amendment officially abolished slavery.
The 13th Amendment
What did the famous midnight rider Paul Revere warn colonists about?
The British are coming!!!
This Native American woman helped Lewis and Clark as a guide and translator.
Sacagawea
Colonists used this phrase to protest unfair British taxes.
“No Taxation Without Representation”
This belief stated the United States was meant to expand across North America.
Manifest Destiny
These African American soldiers migrated to the West after the Civil War.
The Buffalo Soldiers
What invention made cotton production faster and increased the demand for enslaved labor in the South?
The cotton gin
The 13 Colonies were divided into these three regions.
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
This document officially declared independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This war helped the United States gain land from Mexico.
Mexican-American War
This period focused on rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
Reconstruction Era
What was the nickname for escaped enslaved people’s secret route to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
This crop helped Jamestown become profitable.
Tobacco
These are the three branches of government created by the Constitution.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
This forced journey relocated many Native Americans westward.
Trail of Tears
The Civil War was fought over slavery, states’ rights, and preserving this.
The Union (North)
What famous words did Patrick Henry speak, "Give me......"
“Give me liberty or give me death!”