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100
Which megalith can we find in the UK?
Stone Henge
100
Which two tudors established and strengthened the Anglican Church and the country’s position in Europe.
King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I.
100
In what year did Columbus land in The Bahamas?
1492
100
Which war lasted between 1861-1865?
The Civil War
100
The victory of the Northern (Union) States in 1865 led to what?
The abolition of slavery
200
In 900 B.C., who were the "barbarians" that arrived onto the British Isles?
the Celts
200
In which year did King Henry VIII declare himself head of Church in England, and separated the Anglican Church from Rome?
in 1534
200
In 1492, Columbus reached the New World on what famous ship?
Santa Maria
200
Which states held slaves due to the fact that they were largely based on plantations run by slave labour?
The Southern States
200
What do we call the widely held belief in the 19th-century United States that its settlers were destined by God to expand across North America.
Manifest Destiny
300
After Julius Ceasar led the Romans into the British Isles in 55 and 54 B.C., in which year did they return and conquer the land?
about a hundred years later, in 43 AD
300
Which queen made England strong and had power against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Queen Elizabeth I.
300
Who were the English settlers who were aboard the Mayflower in 1620?
The Pilgrim Fathers
300
Which president sided with the North in opposition to slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
300
In what year and which battle led to the defeat and collapse of Native American culture? This was also where Chief Sitting Bull was captured.
Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890
400
King of Wessex (Harold Godwinson) fell against the Normans led by William the Conqueror in which famous battle and in which year?
Battle of Hastings, in 1066
400
In 1829, George Stevenson invented what?
The Rocket (steam locomotive)
400
Which war gave birth to America as a new nation, free from British rule?
War of Independence (1775-1783)
400
During the Civil War, what were the southern states joined together to fight for the keeping of slaves called?
the Confederate States
400
What was the era called where attempts were made to rebuild the country after the war?
The Reconstruction Era
500
In 1215 AD, what was King John forced to sign that put more control into the hands of the lords over power of monarc?
The Magna Carta
500
During the reign of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in th Victorian Era, the British Empire developed very quickly and ruled one-fourth of the world. What do we call this period in time?
The Industrial Revolution
500
When was the Declaration of Independence, rejection of British rule in America, signed?
4th July, 1776
500
During the Civil War, the northern states joined together were called what?
Union States
500
What do we call the era where seperate but equal racial segregation was in effect?
The Jim Crow Era
