Colonial Regions
Which colonial region was NY located in?
The Middle
In this document the 13 colonies officially announced their freedom from Great Britain
The Declaration of independence
What country did the United States gain independence from?
Great Britain/England/UK
The first president of the United States
George Washington
Location of the first thanksgiving
Plymouth
What was the climate like in the Southern colonies?
Hot and humid, with long summers and mild winters
This document is the supreme law of the United States and the foundational framework of the American federal government
The Constitution
What year was the declaration of independence signed?
1776
The first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
The forced removal of indigenous people from the Southeast to land west of the Mississippi
Trail of Tears
Identify one cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies
Tobacco, Rice, Cotton, Indigo
This pamphlet was widely circulated throughout the 13 colonies in order to encourage participation in the revolution
Common Sense
What event in 1773 involved American colonists throwing British tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes?
An abolitionist and underground railroad conductor who freed hundreds of enslaved people
Harriet Tubman
A group of elite American Indian Code Talkers who used their unwritten native language to create an unbreakable military code for the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II
Navajo Code Talkers
Which region was known as the bread basket due to the large amount of wheat grown there?
The Middle Colonies
A speech by Abraham Lincoln redefining the purpose of the Civil War and the fight for human equality.
Gettysburg Address
What 1781 battle is often considered the final major battle of the American Revolution, leading to the British surrender?
The Battle of Yorktown
The first African American secretary of state
Colin Powell
This 1887 federal law divided tribal lands into individual plots in an attempt to encourage Native Americans to adopt European-American farming and culture.
The Dawes Act
Which state was the last of the original 13 colonies?
Georgia
Signed by the pilgrims, this document established an early framework for self-government.
The Mayflower Compact
Who created the famous "Join or Die" political cartoon, published in the pennsylvania Gazette?
Benjamin Franklin
An American physicist who is known as the father of the atomic bomb
J. Robert Oppenheimer
This 1890 massacre of Lakota people by the U.S. Army is often considered one of the final major events of the Indian Wars.
The Wounded Knee Massacre