NATIVE PEOPLES & EUROPEAN ARRIVALS
Where were the original Native people believed to have come from?
What is Asia by crossing from Siberia onto North America?
A ________ is a settlement or area controlled by another country.
What is a colony?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date.
What is July 4, 1776?
In _____, the United States bought a huge area of land from _____. This was called the ________ _______.
What is 1803, France, and the Louisiana Purchase?
This war was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
What is the Civil War?
During World War II, Germany, Italy, and Japan were part of this group.
Who are the Axis Powers?
Native Peoples used the land's resources for food, clothing, tools, and shelter. Name one resource they used.
What is wood, animals, plants, water, or another natural resource?
This English settlement was founded in Virginia in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
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This war was fought by the American colonies against Great Britain.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
The Louisiana Purchase was made by President ______
________ for ____ million dollars.
Who is Thomas Jefferson and 15?
This important issue divided the nation and was a major cause of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States were among the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
Who are the Allies?
These explorers and settlers came to North America. What continent were they from originally?
What is Europe?
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The original English colonies along the Atlantic coast were known as these.
What are the Thirteen Colonies?
The American Revolutionary War ended in this year.
What is 1783?
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People traveled to California hoping to become rich after gold was discovered in 1848.
What is the California Gold Rush?
The United States entered this world war in 1917.
What is World War I?
After World War II, countries worked together to create this organization to promote peace and cooperation.
What is the United Nations?
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European explorers came to North America. What were they looking for?
What are new lands, resources, and a route to Asia?
The American colonists fought against this country during the American Revolution
What is Great Britain?
In 1787, delegates met at this meeting to create a new plan of government.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This railroad connected the eastern and western parts of the United States.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
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This difficult economic period began in 1929. Many people lost their jobs, homes, and savings.
What is the Great Depression?
Name TWO reasons the United States became an important global leader after World War II.
What are:
When Europeans arrived, there was a group of people who had already established communities, cultures, languages, and ways of life.
Who are the Native Peoples of North America?
During this famous protest, colonists threw British tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Constitution was signed in 1787, and the first ten amendments were added in 1791. What are those ten amendments called?
What is the Bill of Rights?
Name TWO ways the Transcontinental Railroad helped the United States.
What is :
The United States entered this world war in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is World War II?
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Name a significant challenge the United States faced within its own borders.
What are Civil Rights?