"American History" Lost
This former land-bridge was one way in which humans populated the Americas; it overshadows the efforts of others who may have come by sea at the same time.
What is the Bering Strait?
This painting appears in textbooks today for its commentary on American history.
What is "American Progress" by John Gast, 1870.
This "bestseller" among colonists in North America was instrumental in spreading the idea of independence.
What is Thomas Payne's "Common Sense"?
This movement maintained that reason itself was the way to explain the world.
What is the Enlightenment?
The contact between the so-called “Old-” and “New Worlds” resulted in the transfer of goods, animals, and also disease.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
An early settlement in North America that seems to have just gotten "lost".
What is Roanoke?
This monument stands in New York City and commemorates an even from the city's past.
What is the "Netherland Monument", van Eijnde, 1926? (Manhattan Purchase)
This Native American is the subject of much folklore due to her diplomatic skills.
Who is Pocahontas?
This battle resulted in major land gains for the former American colonies.
What is the French and Indian War (7 Years War)?
This idea in the colonies was a reflection of the very same issue that Great Britain entertained during its civil war.
What is taxation without representation?
An early, and perhaps singular tactic whereby American colonists demonstrated their resolve by means of their purchasing power.
What is a boycott?
This painting captures the spirit of the American Revolution in a narrative that became part of the national memory.
What is 'Washington Crossing the Delaware"? (Leutze, 1851)
The Founding Fathers were people of faith, although participation in formal religious practices were often undocumented.
What are deists?
What are deists?
This Native American form of government was the inspiration for the Founding Fathers.
What is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
These were given by European-Americans to the Native Americans to meet their diplomatic endeavors.
What are gifts?
Most colonists in North America prior to 1776 would have described themselves this way.
This image shows a common bond between the inhabitants of North America but puts European settlers at the forefront of the action.
What is “Pulling Down the Statue of King George III”? (J. Oertel, 1859)
This Native American is remembered for being an ally to colonists who otherwise would have suffered greatly.
Who is Squanto?
This settlement is credited with having produced the first “Thanksgiving”, although today’s scholarship sees the Pilgrims as the guests to this already established tradition.
What is Jamestown?
The native "currency" in North America that gained use among Europeans on the continent.
What is wampum?
The American Revolution is seen today as playing a role in the psychology behind this uprising from the same period.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This painting served as a type of advertising for Europeans to come to the so-called “New World”.
What is “Indians of Virginia? (James Wooldridge, 1675)
This group was especially crucial to the success of any endeavor Europeans attempted at North American life.
Who are women?
What event marked the (official) end of the American Revolution?
The treaty of Paris.
The narratives and tropes surrounding US history portray the people and events as having precedence over other voices and stories.
What is ethnocentrism?