Early America
This Italian explorer sailed for Spain in 1492 and is credited with "discovering" the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus
This 1770 event in Boston resulted in the deaths of five colonists and increased tensions with Britain.
What is the Boston Massacre
This 1787 meeting was held to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention
This network of secret routes helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad
This expedition, led by two explorers, charted the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
What is Lewis and Clark
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown
This tax on printed materials in the colonies sparked widespread protests in 1765.
What is the stamp act
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights
This President led the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
This trade system involved the exchange of goods, enslaved people, and raw materials between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Triangular Trade
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine convinced many colonists to support independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention determined how slaves would be counted for representation.
What is the 3/5 compromise
This document, issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared freedom for slaves in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This idea held that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny
This war (1754-1763) between Britain and France over North American territory set the stage for the American Revolution.
French and Indian or 7 Years War
This secret organization, founded by Samuel Adams, opposed British policies in the colonies.
What are the Sons of Liberty
The first written framework for the U.S. government, adopted in 1777.
What are the Articles of Confederation
This Union general led the "March to the Sea," devastating the South.
Who is William T. Sherman
This 1838-1839 forced relocation of Native Americans is known as this.
This colony, established by William Penn, was known for its religious tolerance.
What is Pennsylvania
This winter encampment tested the endurance of George Washington's army in 1777-78.
What is Valley Forge
This first Secretary of the Treasury created a national bank and financial plan for the U.S.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This capital of the Confederacy fell to Union forces in April 1865.
What is Richmond, VA
This agreement in 1854 allowed territories to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act