Era's of History Jeopardy Template

13 Colonies

Age of Exploration

Revolutionary War

Manifest Destiny

Civil War

100

Which colony did this famous scene take place in?

Salem

100

This image is of William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania as a _________ refuge.

Quaker

100

This image shows sailors suffering from the effects of ____________, a common and fatal condition that plagued explorers on long trips overseas.

Scurvy

100

This famous image shows the first French settlement in the New World, just six years after it was established by _____________.

Champlain

100

What was the name of the artist who painted this famous George Washington portrait and other presidents?

Gilbert Stuart

100

This famous stamp shows the _______________.

Old North Church

100

This famous painting shows a wagon along the _____________________.

Oregon Trail

100

This man's rebellion is one of the main causes of the Civil War.

John Brown

200

This image shows the enduring mystery and a tantalizing clue from what attempted colony?

Roanoke Island

200

This image shows the Battle of Fort Necessity, part of the largest war in pre-revolutionary American colonial history. It was fought for control over land in North America. What was the war called?

French and Indian War

200

This image shows an ancient caravan moving along the _______________, the great trade route which preceded the Age of Exploration?

Silk Road

200

This famous image shows one of England's earliest explorers. They based their claims on much of America's east coast because of his explorations. Who is he?

John Cabot

200

This is one of the most famous paintings of the Revolutionary War, it shows George Washington and his soldiers crossing the ____________ River on their way to surprising the Hessians on Christmas night.

Delaware

200

This famous image of a snake cut into parts was made by ____________. Interestingly, it was made to encourage unity among the colonies during the French and Indian War.

Benjamin Franklin

200

American Progress is an illustration of _____________, which largely guided westward expansion.

Manifest Destiny

200

This famous image shows the bloodless bombardment of ____________ in 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.

Fort Sumter

300

This famous native man spent time in Europe before helping the Plymouth colonist survive the brutal Massachusetts winter. Who is he?

Squanto

300

The Thirteen Colonies are well represented in U.S. stamps and coins. This stamp was issued in honor of the 300th anniversary of the founding of ____________.

Jamestown

300

This famous images shows the Victoria, the only ship to come back to Spain as part of the circumnavigation credited to ____________.

Magellan

300

Despite the 1497 explorations of of _____________, Portugal's refusal to finance the voyage of Columbus resulted in its demise during the Age of Exploration.

de Gama

300

This famous image shows George Washington kneeling in prayer. He is praying for his soldiers, who are suffering through a miserable winter at _____________.

Valley Forge

300

This famous image is a great example of American propaganda. It was made by Paul Revere and illustrates the version of the __________________.

Boston Massacre

300

This famous image shows the _____________, which enabled trade between the Great Lakes and the rest of the world.

Erie Canal

300

This is William Lloyd Garrison. He was one of the most influential ________________- a group of people who demanded the end of slavery.

Abolitionist

400

This image shows the man who founded the colony of Providence, which rejected the harsh Puritan rules in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Who is he?

Roger Williams

400

This image shows the first place slave auctions that occurred in what colony in what year?

Jamestown - 1619

400

This image was painted by Frederic Remington. It shows _____________, as he searches for the seven cities of Gold.

Coronado

400

Now known as Indonesia and the Philippines, the region was once called the _____________, and was sought after by explorers and sailors in the Age of Exploration.

Spice Island

400

This famous image shows the surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis at ____________.

Yorktown

400

This famous image shows _____________ firing the cannon above her dead husband at Monmouth Courthouse.

Molly Pitcher

400

This famous image shows what the best mapmakers thought of how America looked after the landmark 1803 ___________________________.

Louisiana Purchase

400

This famous Union General rampaged through Georgia and South Carolina to end the Civil War. Who was the general?

William T Sherman

500

This famous image shows what is usually considered the first instance of constitutional self-rule or set of rules in the New World. What is it?

Mayflower Compact

500

Artisans and tradespeople thrived in the Middle Colonies. Which artisan is illustrated in this picture?

Apothecary

500

This famous image shows the battle for Tenochtitlan between Aztec warriors and Spanish soldiers led by ________________.

Cortez

500

This famous image shows a _____________, someone who possesses a letter or marque, or royal permission to plunder enemy treasure ships.

privateer

500

This famous image shows the hanging of American Spy _________________.

Nathan Hale

500

This famous image shows the Patriot struggle at the Battle of __________________.

Bunker Hill

500

The Mexican American War is often known as Mr. __________ War, pictured here.

James Polk

500

This famous confederate general unsuccessfully pleaded with Lee to abandon plans for Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. Who is he?

James Longstreet