Christopher Columbus
Who were the first people to ever live in North and South America?
Indigenous Peoples
What did the battles of Lexington and Concord (aka the shot heard round the world) start?
Revolutionary War
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and becomes the written plan for the United States new government?
The Constitution
Who was Sally Hemmings?
Thomas Jefferson's enslaved mistress!
An action against a person because of stereotypes and prejudices. It can be personal or institutional.
Discrimination
Why did Europeans, including Columbus, come to the Americas in the 1500's-1800's?
Water trade routes to China, get rich, get land, convert natives to Christianity, religious freedom
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th, 1776
Which branch of the government interprets the laws in the United States. It includes local, state and The Supreme Courts.
Judicial Branch
How did Alexander Hamilton die?
Aaron Burr challenged him to a duel and Burr shot him.
What was the Middle Passage?
The transportation of enslaved people from Africa to the Americas.
Who was the actual first white European that "discovered" present day Canada BEFORE Christopher Columbus?
Leif Erikson (Vikinigs)
Who was chosen to lead the army against Britain during the American Revolution? He eventually becomes the 1st United States President.
George Washington
What was added to the Constitution that includes our rights and freedoms and protects people from the government and each other? The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are know as this.
The Bill of Rights
Which President is responsible for the Indian Removal Act and the Cherokee Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
Bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War AND in U.S military history.
Battle of Antietam
What killed off the most Indigenous people in the Americas after European arrival?
Disease (smallpox)
Patriots used a sneak attack method called what when British were expecting open-field battles.
guerilla warfare
The First Amendment includes what five freedoms?
Religion, speech, press, assembly (gather) and petition (protest)
Who was the Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Sacagawea
Where does Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865 after 4 years of war?
Appomattox Court House
Why was it easy for Columbus to conquer the peaceful Arawak/Taino people living in the Caribbean?
Superior, weapons, smallpox, ships, written language and desire to conquer (no guilt).
Why is the American Revolution hypocritical?
The Declaration of Independence says, "All men are created equal". Most of the writers and signers owned slaves!
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
What did the United States gain in the conflicts with Mexico?
Half of Mexico's land including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
What is the real reason the Civil War was fought and 700,000+ people died?
Slavery