Was in command of the Union troops during the Civil War
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
100
This person killed Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in 1865
Who is John Wilkes Booth
100
What year did Robert E Lee surrender to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Courthouse?
What is 1865
200
Led the Union troops in the "March to the Sea," burning Atlanta and destroying much of Georgia and South Carolina
Who is General William Sherman
200
Wrote "Common Sense" and urged Americans to break away from Britain
Who is Thomas Paine
200
A conquered land of many people and places
What is an empire
200
A Viking explorer, son of Eric the Red, who explored Finland
Who is Leif Eriksson
200
The period of great exchange of products, people, language, culture, foods, and diseases, etc. that took place following the discovery of the New World
What is Columbian Exchange
300
The colonists' response tot he tax on tea
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
A group of revolutionaries who wanted the colonists to be free from England
Who are the Sons of Liberty
300
The written document written mainly by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, declaring America's independence from Britain.
What is The Declaration of Independence
300
The war in which America fought against Britain in the 1700's to gain independence
What is the Revolutionary War
300
This fighting marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and took place in these cities in Massachusetts
What are Lexington and Concord
400
Was the leader of the American army during the Revolutionary War
Who is George Washington
400
American colonists who were against the British were called
What are patriots
400
Countries that are friends in war are called
What are allies
400
Was an early leader in the movement for independence. He helped Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence and later became the second President
Who is John Adams
400
These were American colonists who wanted to stay as a British colony and remain loyal to the English king
Who are Tories of Loyalists
500
This proved the Patriots had won the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Yorktown
500
Took place in the upper part of SC near a place where cattle were kept. It turned out to be an important victory for the Patriots
What is Battle of Cowpens
500
This American victory led France to join America's side
What is the Battle of Saratoga
500
A Philadelphia printer who was also a diplomat for the American colonies to France. He helped convince many about the cause of independence at the Continental Congress to vote for freedom from England
Who is Benjamin Franklin
500
A young black worker who was killed at the Boston Massacre by soldiers who fired on a mob of protestors.