They All Crossed the Ocean Blue
These three ships set sail for Asia in the year 1492
What is the Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria
1492
What is the year Columbus set sail for Asia but reached the Americas.
Outraged by the Boston tea party, King George III passed these set of acts in retaliation.
What are the Coercive Acts or Untolerable Acts?
These two army officers are famous for charting territory from St. Louis all the way to the to the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Louis and Clark?
Frederick Douglass, Soujourner Truth and Harriet Beecher Stowe were all part of what famous movement?
What is the abolitionist movement?
People of this religious sect was aboard the Mayflower seeking to break ties with the Church of England.
Who are the puritans?
Nov. 11, 1620
What is the date of the signing of the Mayflower Compact?
This phrase was the rallying cry of the colonists who felt the various taxes and acts imposed upon the colonists by parliament was unfair.
Tales of this place as a "pioneers paradise" led more than 5,000 people to trek here during the years 1841-1845
What is Oregon?
The election of this person led seven states to secede and form a new country.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This famous native American was captured by salve traders but he escaped and made it back to New England. His english speaking skills were helpful in communicating with the Pilgrims.
Who is Squanto?
1776
What is the year America declared indpendence from Great Britain?
This persons famous last words were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
Who is Nathan Hale?
In 1847 travelers of this trail finished their journey.
What is the Mormon Trail?
This person was offered command of the Union army but turned it down in order to fight with his state even though he personaly hated slavery.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The year 1621 saw this famous first.
What is Thanksgiving?
April 6, 1830
What is the date The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized?
This person is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Believers of this idea were convinced that the nation was meant to expand all the way across the continent, from coast to coast.
What is manifest destiny?
These two advancements in communication and transportation are dramatically changing how war is waged during the Civil War.
What is the telegraph and the railroad?
William Brewster is given credit for it, Miles Standish signed it and the words in it became the law of the land.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
April, 1865
What is the date of the surrender of the Confederates during the Civil War?
This group met to discuss America's future under growing agression from the British and set George Washington as the commander of the army.
What is the Continental Congress?
Sutters Mill became a famous landmark because of this discovery.
What is the discovery of gold?
These 719 words changed history.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?