America and Europe
Where did Christopher Columbus explore?
Cuba and the Bahamas
What came first- the Victory at Yorktown or the Declaration of Independence?
Declaration of Independence
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
A President of the United States during the Civil War
What was the period of time that came before the Great Depression?
The Roaring Twenties
What was the Cold War?
It was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Where did Hernando de Soto explore?
Florida
What came first- the Constitutional Convention or the Victory at Yorktown?
Victory at Yorktown
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The only President of the Confederacy
Why did the United States enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor was attacked
Describe one person who worked to gain Civil Rights for the United States.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Where did Samuel de Champlain explore?
St. Lawrence River
What came first- the Louisiana Purchase or the Constitutional Convention?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who was Robert E. Lee?
How could America be crossed in a week?
The Transcontinental Railroad was built
Terrorists attacked New York City on what day?
September 11, 2001
Where did Francisco Coronado explore?
The Southwest
What came first, the Fighting at Lexington and Concord or the Declaration of Independence?
Fighting at Lexington and Concord
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
A Union general
Why did the Great Depression begin?
Banks closed and businesses failed
What other kinds of rights were trying to be gained in the United States other than Civil Rights?
Latino Rights, Native American Rights, Women's Rights
What was the Columbian Exchange?
It was an exchange of goods between Native Americans and Europeans
What was the Manifest Destiny?
It was America's belief that the nation should expand from coast to coast
What was Reconstruction?
The time of rebuilding after the Civil War
How did America become more diverse?
Millions of Immigrants arrived
What has remained the same as the United States has developed?
The hope for freedom and equality.