First arrivals
Slavery
Independence
Civil War
Going West
100
The man regarded as the first European to arrive in North America
What was Leiv Eriksson?
100
The slaves were all imported from this part of Africa
What is West Africa?
100
This is the date the Americans celebrate Independence day, and also the day the Decleration of Independence was signed.
What is 4th of July (1776)?
100
The President of the United States at the time of the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
in 1848 this mineral with the chemical name of Au was found in California.
What is Gold?
200
The Asians crossed the Bering Strait and settled down in America and are now known as this.
Who are the Native Americans?
200

This is the year the first slaves were imported from Africa.

What is 1619?

200
The man who led the American troops to victory and became the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
200
This is the year the Civil War broke out.
What is 1861?
200
During the gold rush, towns saw the light of day only to be turned into this when there were no more gold to be found.
What is ghost towns?
300
The man who landed on San Salvador in 1492.
Who are Christopher Columbus?
300
This is the reason why the south was for slavery.
What are plantations?
300
Even though the Americans paid taxes to England, they were still not represented in this.
What is the Parliament in London
300
The north was agains slavery because the economy was based on this.
What is industry?
300
Large open flat land where a lot of people settled and became farmers.
What is the prairie?
400
In 1620 these people arrived on the Mayflower and are the reason why the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.
Who were the Pilgrims?
400
After this year, slave trade was forbidden.
What is 1808?
400

A protest on taxes on tea which led to the Independence of America.

What is the Boston Tea Party?

400
At least this amount of people were killed during the Civil War.
What is 620,000?
400
During this year, the large scale immigration began.
What is 1820?
500

When Christopher Columbus arrived in America he called the Native Americans this because he thought he had found the sea route to the east.

What are Indians?

500
Slavery existed until this year.
What is 1865?
500
This is the year the war on independence ended.
What is 1783
500
This is what the south called themselves after they broke out of the union in 1860.
What is the Confederacy?
500
This "act" gave settlers 160 Acres of free land and led to a lot of people moving westwards to become farmers on the prairie.
What is "The Homestead Act"?
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