Explorers
What is the disease caused by the lack of vitamin C?
scurvy
How many times was Henry VIII married?
six
What was the first English colony (note: it failed)
Roanoke
Who is famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
What was Robert Fulton famous for building?
steamboat
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Magellan
Who was Henry VIII's successor?
Edward VI
What was the first permanent English colony?
Jamestown
Which side won the American Revolution?
From what country did the U.S. buy Louisiana Territory?
France
Which explorer "discovered" Australia?
Hartog
What is the chant to remember the fates of Henry VIII's wives?
divorced, beheaded died, divorced, beheaded, survived
Which colony was founded when the Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower (founded in 1620)?
Plymouth
Which Act placed a tax on almost every kind of printed paper?
The Stamp Act
What became the fastest mode of transportation in the mid 1800's?
railroad/train
Which queen stopped the Portuguese from enslaving the people of her kingdom?
Queen Nzinga
Who was Mary I's successor?
Elizabeth I
What document did most of the men sign before getting off the Mayflower?
Mayflower Compact
The "Join, or Die" sketch was created by ___.
Ben Franklin
What was discovered in California in 1849?
GOLD
Having complete control over something, like the spice trade
monopoly
People who paid a penny to watch a play are called ___.
groundlings
How many times each year did the general court meet?
four times
What is the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
Name the first five presidents of the U.S. in order.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe