Famous Americans
General of the army during the Revolutionary War, and 1st President of the United States
George Washington
War between the colonies and Britain
Revolutionary War
Where would you look on a map to find cardinal directions? (North, South, East, West)
Compass rose
There are ___ branches of government.
3
One advantage the Colonies had during the Revolutionary War?
Home field advantage, better leadership (George Washington), a cause they really believed in
Her father was Powhatan; she brought fish, corn, and squash to the hungry settlers at Jamestown (Disney movie about her)
Pocahontas
Belief US expansion throughout the American continent was both justified (good) and inevitable
Westward Expansion or Manifest Destiny
Name one state that IS part of the 13 colonies
the New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut); the Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware); and the Southern Colonies (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia)
How branches of government keep each other in line, make sure no branch gets too powerful
Checks and Balances
One event that happened as a result of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
Slavery is abolished
The South needs to be rebuilt (Reconstruction)
American abolitionist who escaped slavery, then rescued countless other people on the Underground Railroad. Later became a spy and militia leader for the Union army.
Harriet Tubman
A series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts
Salem Witch Trials
Where would you look on a map to find what a symbol or color means?
Key or legend
Amendment that gives you the right to due process of law (for example, the right to remain silent)
5th amendment
Share 1 Lewis & Clark fun fact!
Answers will vary :)
Founding father who wrote the Declaration of Independence. As president, this person doubled the size of the United States and held conflicting views on freedom.
Thomas Jefferson
Removed a hundred thousand Cherokee and other Native Americans from their land
Trail of Tears
The name of the major river that runs from Minnesota to Louisiana, largest river in the US
Mississippi
The Judicial branch of the US, which rules on laws and decides if they are constitutional. The highest court in the land is the _______________ with 9 justices appointed for life.
Supreme Court
Name one law that impacted enslaved people.
Examples:
Children born to an enslaved parent are also slaves
Fugitive Slave Act (runaways can be recaptured in North)
Illegal to teach an enslaved person to read
Shoshone tribal member who, at age 16, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition by guiding and translating.
Sacagawea
Conflict over part of Texas that ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican-American War
What body of water is to the WEST of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
What is the 4th amendment?
right against unlawful search and seizure (do you have a warrant?)
Name this famous speech:
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address