Native Americans and Explorers
What was Columbus's original destination?
India
What is the name of the colony that disappeared under mysterious circumstances without a trace?
Roanoke
In the days leading up to the Revolution, what two groups were colonists split into?
Loyalists and Patriots
What is the term that Americans used to justify expanding West at any cost?
Manifest Destiny
What are the two sides of the Civil War?
Union (North)
Confederacy (South)
What are the 3 G's of exploration?
God
Gold
Glory
What is the name of the first successful English colony in America?
Jamestown
What is the name of Thomas Paine's pamphlet that convinced many colonists to support independence?
Common Sense
What nickname did they give those traveling West to find gold? (Hint: it has to do with the year the Gold Rush started)
49ers
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in the Ford Theater? (extra 50 points - what was his occupation)
John Wilkes Booth
Actor
Which Native South American culture defeated their enemies with extreme fear and violence?
Aztecs
Why was Pennsylvania nicknamed "The Holy Experiment"?
William Penn founded the colony on the idea that people should be able to practice whatever religion they wanted without discrimination.
What is the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris
What was the name of the infamous party that got lost on their journey to the settlement in California?
The Donner Party
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in which states?
The Confederate states considered "in rebellion" of the United States.
Who were the King and Queen that funded Christopher Columbus's trip? (Need both names for points - extra 50 points for the country they were from!)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What are the 3 sections that the 13 Colonies were divided into?
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
What battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended what war?
The Mexican American War
What was the South's greatest advantage during the Civil War?
Excellent military leadership
What were the Viking's two main reasons for exploration?
Expand their empire and use the resources of other countries (they were not interested in converting anyone to their religion or colonizing others)
First elected government in the colonies
What is the name of the most famous Frenchman who fought for the US in the war?
Marquis de Lafayette
What decision made by Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What did Lincoln's 10 Percent plan require?
That 10% of the voters in each Confederate state had to take an oath of loyalty to the Union and emancipation.