Exploration & Colonies 1492-1763
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 were looking for a faster route to this continent....
Asia
British colonists "disguised" as native americans sneak into Boston Harbor and dump tea into the ocean.
Boston Tea Party
This weak document established the U.S. first NATIONAL government.
Articles of Confederation
After more then 150 years, he's still the tallest President. He said "...government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. "
Abraham Lincoln
Maryland was established as a safe haven for this religious group.
Catholics
King George III taxed British colonists to pay for what war?
French & Indian War
In 1803, this land deal between the United States and France doubled the size of the U.S., costing $15 million and securing control of the Mississippi River.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This event began the Civil War. The only casualty was a single Confederate horse
What is Fort Sumter
What year was Jamestown established?
1607
This rival kingdom of Great Britain joined the American cause following the Battle of Saratoga.
France.
This founding father and commander of the Continental Army became the first President of the United States in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?
What is Appomattox Court House, VA
The Puritans & Pilgrims settled in Massachusetts for what reason?
To escape religious persecution.
This event was the first armed conflict of the American Revolution.
Lexington & Concord
A slave who sued his master for freedom in Wisconsin Territory, which resulted in a revolutionary trial for the anti-slavery movement.
Who is Dred Scott?
This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War a later, a president
Who is Ulysses S. Grant (H.U.G)
The Quakers established a colony in which state?
Pennsylvania
This battle ended the American Revolution with a surrender by British General Cornwallis.
Battle of Yorktown
This issue was "resolved" by the 3/5 compromise decided during the Constitutional Convention
How the slave population would be counted towards representation in the legislature.
Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, this executive order declared the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation?