Exploration & Colonization
In 1492, this explorer sailed west hoping to reach Asia but landed in the Americas instead.
Who is Christopher Columbus
The American Revolution officially began with battles at these two locations in 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord?
This was the first U.S. Constitution, replaced due to its weakness.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
He was the president of the United States during the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln
This time period aimed to rebuild the South after the Civil War.
What is Reconstruction?
This crop became the most profitable for Virginia colonists.
What is Tobacco
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, declared the colonies free from British rule.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This document established the framework for the current U.S. government in 1787.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This issue was the central cause of the Civil War.
I'll accept financial or Slavery because it was really about both.
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Ammendment?
This colony, established in 1620, was founded by the Pilgrims for religious freedom.
What is Plymouth Colony
This act taxed paper goods and caused major colonial protest
What is the Stamp Act?
These were the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
What is Fort Summter?
This amendment granted citizenship to all born in the U.S., including former slaves.
What is the 14th Ammendment?
This trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas with goods and enslaved people.
What is the Triangular Trade?
This country became America's ally during the Revolutionary War.
What is France?
This deal doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803.
What is the Louisianna Purchase?
This 1863 declaration freed slaves in Confederate states.
These were laws passed to limit African Americans’ rights in the South.
What are the black codes?
This conflict between colonists and Native Americans in 1675 was one of the bloodiest in New England.
What is King Phillip's War
This 1781 battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
He was the main author of the Constitution and later became the 4th president
Who is James Madison.
This escaped slave became a leading abolitionist speaker and writer.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
These laws segregated African Americans in the South after Reconstruction.
What are Jim Crow laws?