American history
What did the Spanish and Portuguese explorers call the native people?
Indians, because they thought they had discovered India.
What city did Holland establish? Mississippi, Delaware or New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam
who lead the American revolution?
George Washington
What Majority is need in congress to change something?
2/3
who was elected to president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first European(s) to discover North America?
The Vikings
The French had to tiny islands, St. Pierre and Miquelon. Do they still have them today?
Yes
what year did the US declares its independence?
1776
How many times has the Constitution been changed?
27 times
When did the civil war begin?
1861
What was the name of the famously known ship that was the first to settled in America?
Mayflower
Where did the first three ship arrive at in America?
Virginia
What started the American Revolution?
Taxes. The Americans felt it was unfair to tax them, when they didn’t have any member in the parliament in London to represent them.
How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights?
10
When was Lincoln assassinated?
1865
In what century did Christopher Columbus discover America?
15th century
Sweden started a colony. What is the colony did they establish?
Delaware
Which countries helped the USA in the American Revolution?
Get at least 2 answers correct
Get at least 2 ansvars corre France, the Netherlands and Spain.
what is the word for when you change something in the constitution?
Amended.
What month were the slaves liberated?
May
What could you grow in the south of America? Get at least 2 correct?
Tobacco, rise and cotton.
the English took what we now know as New York from the Dutch. What was New York called before it got renamed?
New Netherland
What was the protest in Bosten called?
The Boston Tea party
Name At least 2 of the rights guaranteed by the constitution
Freedom of religion, free speech, the right to a fair trial and the right to bear arms.
When Abraholm Lincoln was elected, how many free states were there and how many slave states were there?
19 free states and 15 slave states.