Colonialism
This country was the first to colonize what would later become New York City.
What is The Netherlands?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
When a crowd of boys threw snowballs at British soldiers, the situation quickly escalated into this event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This route was taken by Pioneers to head west in covered wagons.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This is Mr. Poe's favorite baseball team.
Who are the Cubs?
This region was known for its widespread plantation slavery.
What is the South?
This is the leader of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This founding father, inventor, and charmer traveled to France to help convince them to join on the side of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This year was so important to the history of California, that is forever remembered by San Francisco's football team.
What is 1849?
When Mr. Cruz wakes up in the morning, he must first put this item on his bald head.
What is a wig?
When this explorer arrived on the shores of Hispañola he wrote in his diary that the indigenous population would be "easy to conquer."
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the number of supreme court justices.
What is 9?
This was the final battle of the American Revolution where the French prevented British escape with their Navy.
What is the Battle of Yorktown.
This compromise determined that anything above the 36'30" would a free state and anything below would be a slave state.
What is The Missouri Compromise?
This month of the year happens to share a name with Ms. Biello's daughter.
What is June?
This town was the first successful English colony in the New World after two failed attempts.
What is Jamestown?
President Trump renamed this executive department in 2025? (Either name is acceptable!)
What is the Department of Defense/War.
This governing document was exposed to be incredibly weak by Shays's Rebellion.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This Native American leader wanted to unite all Native tribes to work together to prevent white Americans from settling west and taking Native land.
Who is Tecumseh?
This university, named for a famous explorer, is where Ms. Biello earned her Bachelor's degree.
What is Columbia University?
This word was mysteriously carved into a tree at Roanoke Island, providing the only clue as to where the colony had disappeared to.
What is "CROATOAN?"
The President has this power if he wants to stop a bill from becoming a law.
What is a veto?
This series of constitutional Amendments can be easily referred to by this four-word nickname.
What is The Bill of Rights?
This act forced northerners to return runaway enslaved people to the South, even if they morally opposed slavery.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
Mr. Poe started his teaching career with both of these bones broken.
What are wrists?