American Indians
Colonies
Revolution
Birth of a Nation
The Civil War
100
This is the study of human behavior and cultures of the past through the recovery and analysis of artifacts
What is archaeology.
100
This is the first permanent English settlement in North America. Established in 1607, it was considered an economic venture by the Virginia Company.
What is Jamestown.
100
I am the dreadful King of England who believed it was necessary to tax the colonies in America.
Who is King George III.
100
This document was the first framework / outline for our government. It gave more power to the states than the federal government.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
100
General of the Confederate Army.
Who is Robert E. Lee
200
This American Indian tribe lived in the Pacific Northwest region and were famous for their totem poles.
Who are the Kwakiutls
200
This colony was settled by the Puritans to avoid religious persecution.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony.
200
Sam Adams and Paul Revere led patriots to throwing tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea tax in this event.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
200
This is the name given to the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights.
200
Hot tempered abolitionist who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
Who is John Brown.
300
This tribe lived in longhouses in northeast America. They build canoes to get around and they made spears and bows for hunting.
Who are the Iroquois.
300
Fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment are all characteristic of this colonial region.
What is New England.
300
The colonies declared independence from England in this famous document.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
300
What is the job of the Executive branch?
What is to execute/ carry out laws.
300
This state was the first to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina.
400
This tribe hunted buffalo and made teepees in the Great Plains out of animal skins.
Who are the Lakota
400
Tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, humid climate, plantations and slavery are all characteristic of this colonial region.
What is the South.
400
This battle was actually fought on Breeds Hill and it took the British three times to make it over the top to defeat the Patriots.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
400
This system of government divides power between the states and federal government.
What is Federalism.
400
This document created by Abraham Lincoln made "freeing the slaves" the new focus of the war. Many freed slaves joined the Union army.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
500
This tribe lived in desert areas and made kilns to make pottery.
Who are the Pueblos.
500
This colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution. They sailed over in the Mayflower.
What is Plymouth Colony.
500
This treaty was signed to end the war and England finally recognized American Independence!
What is the Treaty of Paris.
500
What is the goal / purpose of the Judicial Branch?
What is to make sure laws are constitutional.
500
This bloody battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War. Pickett's Charge happened here.
What is Gettysburg.
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