The Americas
The United States is located in which continent?
North America
Where did the colonists come from? Which countries?
Europe; England, France, Spain
How many states were there when the U.S. became a country? Name three states.
13; Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, etc.
Why did people in the United States move west?
land and opportunities
What is a slave state? What is a free state?
Slave state: state that allowed slavery
Free state: state where slavery was banned
What do we call people who come from North America and South America?
Americans
Why did the colonists come to the Americas?
Opportunity, land, freedom of religion
What does the Constitution do?
Establish the government, state how the government should work, gives people rights
Who is a pioneer?
The first people to move to a new area; the first people to move west
Who fought in the Civil War? What did they fight over?
The Union (Northern states)
The Confederate States of America (Southern States)
Slavery
When did the first Americans arrive?
Where did the British colonists live after they arrived in America?
The East Coast
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A document written by the colonists that said, or declared, "We are independent. We are free from England"
What was the Louisiana Purchase? Who was involved in the Louisiana Purchase?
Why was slavery more common in the South?
What do we call people who lived in the Americas before the colonists arrived?
Native Americans
What is a revolution?
A war against your own government; going against your government
What does it mean to amend something? What is the Bill of Rights?
to change something; the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that it was important to move west and share political, cultural, and religious beliefs; justification (reason) for moving west and expanding territory in the U.S.
What was the Underground Railroad? Who was important in the Underground Railroad?
A network of routes and safe houses in the United States that helped slaves escape to the north or to Canada; Harriet Tubman
How did the first Americans come to the Americas?
By foot; walking over glaciers from Asia to the Americas
Why did the British colonists dislike taxes?
They were not represented/taxation without representation!
(They had to pay taxes to the British government even though they could not say how they felt about those taxes or benefit from them)
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved by the colonists?
(Hint: We celebrate "Independence Day" on this day)
July 4th, 1776
What was the Alamo?
A fort in Texas that was attacked by Mexicans, inspiring Americans in the war between Texas and Mexico. It was a major player in the annexation of Texas as a state.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Why?
John Wilkes Booth; because people in the Southern States did not like Abraham Lincoln. They were deeply hurt by the Civil War and upset.