Pre-1850s U.S. History
This famous document, written mainly by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, announced that the American colonies were separating from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This war was fought between the North and South from 1861–1865.
Civil War
This year Arkansas became the 25th state.
1836
What is the RMS Mascot?
Senator/Senators
This colonial silversmith rode through the countryside warning that the British were coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere
This period focused on rebuilding the South after the war.
Reconstruction
These two explorers were sent to explore the Arkansas River as part of the corps of exploration.
Hunter and Dunbar
What matrix do we use for behavior at RMS?
Strong
In 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in this deadly event that increased colonial anger toward Britain.
Boston Massacre
This term describes an era in U.S. History when society looked shiny and successful on the outside, but was actually full of corruption and problems underneath.
Gilded Age
The 3 main Native American groups who lived in Arkansas?
Quapaw, Osage, Caddo
Who is RMS named after? What was this person's profession/job?
Arkansas Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson
In protest of British taxes, colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor during this event in 1773.
Boston Tea Party
One of the richest men in U.S. History, and owned the Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
A popular poem/song describing what a person experienced while traveling through Arkansas?
The Arkansas Traveler
What teachers are in room 323 & 325?
Mr. Weser & Mrs. Jackson
This group of citizen soldiers was ready to fight at a minute’s notice during the American Revolution.
Minutemen
This Scottish-American businessman made his fortune in steel. He also donated over $350 million (roughly 90% of his fortune) to establish libraries, universities, and organizations for the public good.
Andrew Carnegie
The 6 regions of Arkansas
Ozark Mountains, Arkansas River Valley, Ouachita Mountains, West Gulf Coastal Plains, Crowley's Ridge, and Mississippi Alluvial Plain (the delta)
What year was the NEW Robinson Middle School created?
2018