The man regarded as the first European to arrive in North America
Who was Leiv Eriksson?
The slaves were all imported from this part of Africa.
What is West Africa?
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)?
The President of the United States at the time of the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
In 1848, this mineral with the chemical name of Au was found in California.
What is Gold?
The Asians crossed the Bering Strait and settled down in America and are now known as this.
Who are the Native Americans?
This is the year the first slaves were imported from Africa.
What happened in the 1600s?
The man who led the American troops to victory and became the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
This is the year the Civil War broke out.
What is 1861?
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 are ghost towns?
The man who landed on San Salvador in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the reason why the south was for slavery.
What are plantations?
A protest on taxes on tea which led to the Independence of America.
What is the Boston Teaparty?
The north was against slavery because the economy was based on this.
What is industry?
Large open flat land where a lot of people settled and became farmers.
What is the prairie?
In 1620, these people arrived on the Mayflower and are the reason why the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.
Who were the Pilgrims?
Slavery existed until this year.
What is 1865?
Only John Hancock did.
Who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776?
At least this amount of people were killed during the Civil War.
What is 620,000?
Between 1830 to 1850, many native tribes were forcefully removed from their traditional lands in the southeastern US.
What is the "Trail of Tears"?
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?
$ 400
How much on avergae did you get for a slave in America in 1850 ?
Even though the Americans paid taxes to England, they were still not represented in this.
What is the Parliament in London?
This is what the south called themselves after they broke out of the union in 1860.
What is the Confederacy?
With the admission of the last remaining western territories as states the settlement of the American frontier came to an end.
What is 1912?