Simon Bolivar
This South American leader helped free several countries from Spain.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
In 1821 this country gained independence from Spain.
What is Mexico?
People who worked to end slavery were called this.
Who were the abolitionists?
This continent south of Europe was explored and traded with in the 1800s.
What is Africa?
This forced march moved Cherokee people west to Oklahoma.
What are the Trail of Tears?
This enslaved preacher led a revolt in Virginia in 1831.
Who is Nat Turner?
This inventor created a code of dots and dashes to send messages.
What is Samuel Morse?
This Texas mission became famous for a battle in 1836.
What is the Battle of Alamo?
This island country in the Pacific was colonized by the British in the 1800s.
What is New Zealand?
This event brought thousands of people to California seeking gold in 1849.
What is the California Gold Rush?
Simon Bolivar helped free Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and this country named after him.
What is Bolivia?
This Mexican priest started the Mexican independence movement in 1810.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
This famous abolitionist helped enslaved people escape on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
In the 1800s many European countries divided Africa during this period called the “Scramble for ___.”
What is Africa?
This U.S. president signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Nat Turner’s revolt took place in this U.S. state.
What is Virginia?
Morse Code was first used to send messages through this invention.
What is the telegraph?
The Texan defenders at the Alamo fought against this Mexican general.
Who is Antonio López de Santa Anna?
In 1840 the British signed this treaty with the Maori people.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi?
People who rushed to California for gold were often called this nickname.
What are Forty-Niners?
Simon Bolivar was born in this South American country.
What is Venezuela?
Mexico celebrated its independence with a yearly holiday called this.
What is Mexican Independence Day?
This former enslaved man became a famous abolitionist speaker and writer.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
In the 1800s missionaries traveled to Africa mainly to spread this.
What is Christianity?
The Trail of Tears happened because Native Americans were forced to move west for this reason.
What is the American Great Expansion?
Nat Turner and his followers attacked plantations and killed this group.
Who are slaveholders (or white settlers)?
Morse Code helped messages travel much faster than this older method
What is sending letters by mail?
Famous defenders at the Alamo included Davy Crockett and this Texan leader.
Who is James (Jim) Bowie?
British control in New Zealand led to conflicts with the Maori over this.
What is land?
The California Gold Rush caused California to become a state in this year.
What is 1850?
Simon Bolivar helped create this short-lived union of northern South American countries.
What is Gran Colombia?
Mexico’s independence was finalized by a plan called this agreement.
What is the Plan of Iguala?
This European country abolished slavery in its colonies in 1833.
What is Great Britain?
European powers met in this conference to divide Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
The Trail of Tears took place mainly during this decade.
What is the 1830s?
Nat Turner avoided capture for this amount of time after the revolt.
What is about two months?
Morse Code allowed communication across long distances using electrical signals through these.
What are wires?
The Alamo was originally built by this group to convert Native Americans.
Who are Spanish missionaries?
The Treaty of Waitangi made New Zealand part of this empire.
What is the British Empire?
Gold was discovered in California this year.
What is 1848?
Simon Bolivar hoped to unite South America similar to how this nation formed a union of states.
What is the United States?
Mexico’s independence struggle lasted from 1810 until this final year.
What is 1821?
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery from this state before becoming an abolitionist leader.
What is Maryland?
The “Scramble for Africa” greatly increased this European system of ruling other lands.
What is imperialism?
About this many Cherokee died during the Trail of Tears.
What is about 4,000?
Nat Turner was captured and later given this punishment.
What is execution (hanging)?
Morse Code helped newspapers report news quickly during this mid-1800s communication revolution.
What is the telegraph revolution?
About this many Texan defenders died at the Alamo.
What is about 200?
The Treaty of Waitangi is still debated today because of disagreements about this issue.
What is land ownership and rights?
The Gold Rush transformed California from a small territory into a rapidly growing this.
What is a state or population center?