Colonial Era
What was the name of the ship that carried the Puritan pilgrims over to the American colonies?
Mayflower
Who was the lead American general in the American revolution.
George Washington
What was the name of the war that started in the year 1812 with President James Madison.
The War of 1812
What new technology made it incredibly easy to travel to the new western territories once it was built?
The Railroad.
What was the name of the mostly successful lead confederate general?
Robert E. Lee
In what colony did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
The Massachusetts Bay colony
What was the name of the famous horse rider who rode around Massachusetts shouting "The British are Coming!"
Paul Revere
What country (or world leader) did Jefferson make the Louisiana Purchase with?
France (or Napoleon)
What famous Kansan caused havoc by violently advocating for anti-slavery (abolitionism) by killing "Bushwackers" from Missouri?
John Brown
What State's addition into the union as a free state in 1861, helped push the southern states to secede into the Confederacy?
Kansas
What was one of the two biggest disagreements the colonists had with the British government?
Taxation and/or representation in parliament
What other European countries helped out the Americans militarily in the Revolution? (1 of 2)
France and/or Spain
What is the principle of the Monroe doctrine (established 1823)?
It warned and threatened against further colonization and expansion by European powers in the American continents.
Why did millions of Americans move west towards California in 1849? (Hint: It's the reason for the San Francisco football team's name and brand).
The California Gold Rush
What battle was the turning point for the North and bloodiest battle during the war? (1863)
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the name of the first successful colony that the English settled?
Jamestown
What were the disguises of the Americans who participated in the "Boston Tea Party"?
Native American costume/regalia.
Name three states that we took (technically stole) from Mexico after the Mexican-American war in 1848?
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada
What policy enacted by Lincoln in 1862 allowed settlers to claim land for themselves by moving into western territories and developing their land for agriculture?
Homestead Act
What was the name of the president of the Confederate states?
Jefferson Davis
What famous American sewed the seeds of revolution by printing the incredibly popular "Common Sense" Pamphlet.
Patrick Henry
What was the name of the final battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Explain what the Articles of Confederation were and why they were unsuccessful.
The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt at a Constitution. It failed because it put too much power in the hands of the states and the federal government couldn't regulate taxes, military decisions, trade, and other incredibly important institutions.
What was the name of the genocidal campaign that Andrew Jackson started to move Native Americans from the southern states to Oklahoma?
Trail of Tears
What landmark Supreme Court case established the precedent that African Americans are considered property and not eligible for the Bill of Rights? (1857)
Dred Scott v Sanford