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Explain this to me...
100
This is the name of the first surviving pilgrim settlement in the colonies
What is Jamestown
100
On a dark night in 1773, badly disguised as Indigenous men, the Sons of Liberty carried out this act of protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party
100
This is the name of the first ten amendments of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights
100
The belief that westward expansion was inevitable and destined by God.
What is Manifest Destiny
100
What was the trail of tears?
•In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law
•Under the law, at least 18 tribes were forced to move west of the Mississippi River
200
This is the name of the Powhatan leaders daughter who married John Rolfe
Who is Pocahontas
200
This man commanded the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington
200
This past President, is often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison
200
This was the migration to Oregon Territory.
What was the Oregon Trail.
200
What is the Alamo?
Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ordered a siege of the Alamo Mission (near present-day San Antonio), which had been occupied by rebel Texas forces. Texas only had 200 fighters vs Mexicos 1000. Mexico eventually one the battle.
300
This was the first of the 13 Colonies
What is Virginia
300
In 1764, Parliament passed this Act, which set duties on molasses and sugar imported by the colonists
What is the Sugar Act
300
The House of Representatives is part of this branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch
300
The deal President Thomas Jefferson made for the final price of $15 million dollars
What is the Louisiana Purchase.
300
The Lewis and Clark expeditions.
Lewis and Clark mapped out much of the land west of the Mississippi. They were some of the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from the West Coast.
400
This was the main religion of the Massachusetts colony
What is Puritan
400
What was the Boston Tea Party?
It was an act of defiance against the King and his taxes. Colonists pour the tea shipment into the harbor.
400
This is the date the Declaration of Independence was ratified.
What is July 4, 1776
400
This 1849 event which caused a population boom in the West
What is the California Gold Rush
400
Wagon Trains?
Large numbers of wagons that would cross the country together for protection and company.
500
The middle colonies were often referred to as this food item.
What is the breadbasket
500
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document cut ties between America and Great Britain and listed the numerous reasons justifying doing so
What is the Declaration of Independence
500
This document served as America's first attempt to govern itself as an independent nation.
What are the Articles of Confederation
500
The mass migration of settlers led by Brigham Young
What is the Mormon Trail.
500
Manifest Destiny
The belief that America was supposed to be from coast to coast - that it was per-ordained.
600
Which colony became a place where debtors and orphans could start a new life?
What is Georgia
600
This Act of 1765 required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items
What is the Stamp Act
600
The name given to the solution to the problem of how to count slaves as part of a state's population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
600
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
600
The Mexican-American War?
America back Texas as an independent country from Mexico. Texas had several reasons for not wanting to be ruled by Mexico including the fact that most of the people that inhabited the area had came from the US and they also wanted to own slaves.
700
The name of the Quaker man who founded Pennsylvania
Who is William Penn
700
What were the shots heard in Lexington called? They 'started' the war.
The shots heard round the world.
700
Was the writing of the Declaration of Independence open to the public?
No, many tried to interrupt the process. The deliberations were held with the windows shuttered in the middle of summer.
700
The war that resulted in helping the U.S.A. attain Manifest Destiny.
What is the Mexican-American War.
700
Westward Expansion?
The US government understood the best way to protect itself from other countries and to raise money for itself was to hold as much land as possible. As the population grew, more people were eager to move west to gain land and prosperity.
800
This is the name of the agreement created by the pilgrims before getting off their ship in the New World
What is the Mayflower Compact
800
In June 1767, Parliament passed the this Act, which placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
What is the Townshend Acts
800
This man became the first Secretary of Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
800
This need for expansion west of the Appalachian Mountians led to this war.
What is the 7 year war or The French Indian War.
800
The Louisiana Purchase?
President Madison purchased Louisiana and most of the land touching the Mississippi to keep the control of the ports and to block the British from controlling them.
900
Name 6 of the 13 Colonies.
The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
900
On Christmas night, Washington and his troops crossed this river.
What is the Delaware River
900
When voting for President, this group actually determines the winner.
Who is the Electoral College
900
This U.S. President was responsible for starting the Mexican-American war
Who was President James Polk
900
The Oregon Trail?
A path that most settlers heading west of the Mississippi river took because it was mapped out and had a clear path through mountains/rivers/canyons using wagons.
1000
Name the first settlement that mysteriously disappeared.
What was Roanoke?
1000
This Major General would turn traitor and side with the British army.
Who is Benedict Arnold.
1000
The Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise all included this trifecta. Much like a tree.
What are the three branches of government
1000
This is the amount of population required to form a state out of a territory.
What is 60,000 people
1000
You have died of "Dissing Terry."
The computer game, Oregon Trail, would randomly kill people off by saying they got dysentery.