European Exploration
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus’s first voyage in 1492?
Spain
Why did the British start taxing the American colonies
They were in debt from the French and Indian War
What battle was fought 3 weeks after the war ended?
The battle of New Orleans
Who was the President who made a purchase that doubled America
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
What was one major reason European nations explored the New World?
To find trade routes and riches
Who was the commanding General for the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was the President during the war
James Madison
What was the term that wanted to push Americans westward
Manifest Destiny
Who was the Commanding General for the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
What were European Explorers seeking during their travels west
God, Glory, Gold, and Curiousity
What treaty ended the Revolutionary War
The Treat of Paris (1783)
Which city was burned by the British during the War of 1812?
Washington DC
What was the name of the Native American woman who helped with the expedition to the West Coast
Sacagawea
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
What were the amendments that were called the Reconstruction amendments
13th, 14th, and 15th
What Explorer Curcumnavigated the the Globe
Ferdinand Magellan
Which event is known as the “shot heard around the world”?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What year did the war end
1815
In what city did the expedition to the West Coast begin?
St Louis
What year did Reconstruction end?
1877
What President was responsible for the trail of tears
Andrew Jackson
Who discovered America and in what year?
Christopher Columbus in 1492
What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga?
Turning point of the war and convinced France to join war on the American side
One major cause of the War of 1812 was—
British impressment of American sailors
What were the names of the explorers who were sent to the Pacific
Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark.
After what battle did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation
Antietam
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, and during what war
Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812