Colonization
What was the name of the very first British Colony established in North America?
What is Roanoke
What was the battle that had the signature phrase
"first shot heard around the world"?
What is Lexington and Concord??
What was the original name of the document acting as the constitution?
What are the Articles of Confederation
Why was this war fought?
Because of differences of opinions on slavery
What did the south try to do to oppress free slaves
By stripping them of privileges so all they could do is work for them
What was John Smith's famous phrase?
What is "no work, no eat"
What was the name of the African American man killed in the first battle?
Who is Crispus Attucks
What did the Articles have that was a flaw?
It gave little power to the Federal Government.
What is sectionalism?
taking pride from which area you reside instead of the country itself(ex:Texas instead of the U.S)
What were the name of northerners who went south after the war
What are carpetbaggers
What crop allowed the colonies to prosper?
What is Tobacco.
What was the turning point of the war?
What is "The battle of Saratoga"
What was the Convention held in order to revise this document?
What is the constitutional convention?
Why did the north have the upper hand?
Because they had industrialization which meant more innovations in technology for weapons and transportation
What was the group formed in hopes that blacks would not receive rights?
What are the KKK
What was the celebration between Native Americans and new colonists called?
What is Thanksgiving?
Who helped Americans win the war?
Who were the French
Who wrote the constitution
Who is James Madison
What was the bloodiest battle of the war?
The battle of Antietam
What did the north have more of that the south didn't?
They had factories and industrialization
Who brought tobacco to the colonies?
Who is John Rolfe
Why was this war fought?
Because Britain did not want to loose it's power and territory, and colonists were fed up with Britain
Where did the meeting to rewrite the articles take place?
In Philadelphia, PA
How was this war settled
When Robert E lee surrendered in Appatamox Courthouse
What was the bureau created to make sure that freed slaves were given adequate housing, food, and education?
What is the Freedmen's Bureau