Early European Settlements/Colonization
Which European country had control of the Eastern coastline of the modern day United States in the early years of colonization?
Great Britain (England)
Who was the American lawyer who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Name 3 reasons why settlers wanted to move out west.
What is…
cheap land
religious freedom
gold
adventure
Which state would I be in if I was visiting the Grand Canyon?
Arizona
What country decided to drop out of the war right before the United States got in?
Russia
What "passage" were the French looking for that would connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean by rivers?
The Northwest Passage
What was the name of the last battle of the American Revolution that finally got the British to surrender?
Battle of Yorktown
What was the name of the pass that the Crow Indians showed pioneers that was the easiest way through the Rocky Mountains?
South Pass
Which region would I need to go to if I wanted to see alligators in their natural habitat- the swamps?
The Southeast
What was the worst thing that happened to soldiers in the trenches (especially the Allies who didn't build very good ones)
trench foot
In what year did the Pilgrims leave Europe on the Mayflower to settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
1620
The American victory at which battle convinced France to join the war on the side of the colonist.
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the “Father of Texas” that brought the “Old 300” with him?
Stephen F Austin
Name the region that has the most diverse (a little bit of everything) climate and weather.
The West
Name the 5 causes of WWI
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Why did Jamestown almost not survive? (name 2 of the 3 reasons)
well water was brackish
land was wet and swampy and full of disease carrying mosquitoes
the men who came to settle it were all gentlemen and didn’t want to work.
Paul Revere knew that he had to warn colonist in Lexington and Concord that the British were coming. What 2 things were in Lexington and Concord that the colonist wanted to protect so bad?
Lexington- Hancock and Adams were hiding out.
Concord- supplies and ammunition that the colonist would need.
After retreating from the loss of the Alamo, Sam Houston ordered all Texans to do what 3 things?
1. retreat east so all men can regroup in San Felipe.
2. recruit to get more reinforcements
3. train all soldiers how to fight like an army.
What is the most common disaster to happen if you lived in the Great Plains?
tornadoes
The Germans were not happy with the Treaty of Versailles, but there was one part that they were most upset about and didn't think was fair at all. What was it?
Decreasing the size of their military to only 100,000 men and taking away all of their large artillery.
What did the people of Jamestown create for a government and a set of laws?
Virginia House of Burgess
What was considered to be America's first political cartoon that was created by Benjamin Franklin?
The "Join or Die" flag
What town did the Texans hold the Constitutional Convention of 1836 in?
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Name the states that are known for..... apples? pineapples? potatoes?
Washington, Hawaii, Idaho
Name the 8 countries that we discussed and named that were part of the Allied Powers. (including the ones that dropped out before the war and those that joined late into the war).
Serbia, Russia, France, United States, Belgium, Italy, Japan