Colonization
American Revolution
New Government
Early Republic
Westward Expansion
Industrialization and Reform
Civil War and Reconstruction
Hey, we didn't learn that!
100
It's the first permanent English settlement in the America's.
What is Jamestown?
100
After the Battle of Saratoga, French aid helped turn Americans into a proper military at this Not-So-Summer camp.
What is Valley Forge
100
This rebellion led to the destruction of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
100
George Washington put an end to this very quickly, proving the strength of the new government. Sorry farmers!
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
100
This former country joined the United States after nine years of Independence, leading to the Mexican American War.
What is Texas?
100
This escape route out of the South run by people like Harriet Tubman, is not either of the two words that make up it's name.
What is the Underground Railroad?
100
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi river, completing the Anaconda Plan.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
100
There wasn't much gold in California, but that didn't stop them from naming this NFL team after the rush there. (City and team name please)
Who are the San Francisco 49ers?
200
Early European exploration was motivated mainly by these three G's.
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
200
Sure we blame the King, but this is the British government body that technically created the laws.
What is Parliament?
200
The Great Compromise created this kind of Legislature to satisfy big states and small states.
What is a Bicameral Legislature?
200
John Adams' beef with the French was at it's worst when France demanded a bribe during this event.
What is the XYZ Affair?
200
This treaty ended the Mexican American war and led to the gaining of California.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
200
This is the process of moving from farms, to cities.
What is Urbanization?
200
Sometimes called America's first terrorist, this abolitionist led a failed attack at Harper's Ferry.
Who is John Brown?
200
Not many people could tell you that this was George Washington's middle name, which might explain his political party.
What is he didn't have one?
300
Our first form of self government in the colonies was created by the Puritans aboard this ship.
What is the Mayflower?
300
This victim of the Boston Massacre is widely considered the first casualty of the Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
300
Inspired by the English Bill of Rights, this group wanted our Constitution to have a Bill of Rights too!
Who are the Anti-federalists?
300
Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana while also being the first president from this party.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
300
Thomas Jefferson purchased Lousiana from this French leader for 15,000,000 dollars.
Who is Napoleon?
300
This device can communicate almost instantly over long distances using Morse Code.
What is the telegraph?
300
This term refers to the growing differences and divisions between the North and South leading to the Civil War.
What is Sectionalism?
300
Actor Alec Baldwin, despite appearances, is NOT this 13th President.
Who is Millard Fillmore?
400
Fertile soil in the south led to the growth of this system, leading to an increase in reliance on slave labor.
What is the plantation system?
400
These laws, punishment for the Boston Tea Party, led Colonists to create the Declaration of Independence.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
400
A large chunk of the Constitution was designed to address these, which were listed extensively in the Declaration of Independence.
What are grievances?
400
James Madison was great and all, but his wife Dolley is a hero in her own right, saving documents and paintings from this burning building.
What is the White House?
400
The Oregon Treaty of 1848 granted the United States the Oregon territory, and created it's modern day boundary with this country.
What is Canada?
400
This broad group made up a huge portion of factory workers in the North, as they were a cheap source of labor.
Who are immigrants?
400
Literacy tests, poll taxes, and the Grandfather clause were all attempts to avoid this Constitutional law.
What is the 15th Amendment?
400
Not to be confused with the pencil brand, this fort's capture in the French and Indian War was pivotal to British victory.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
500
The complex system where the America's, Europe, and Africa traded goods is called this.
What is the Triangle Trade OR The Colombian Exchange OR the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
500
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine listed many of the reasons to revolt against the British.
What is Common Sense?
500
Two words with one letter switched: This is the jobs of the people who functionally destroyed the Articles of Confederation, AND the these are the men who made the new Constitution.
What are farmers and framers?
500
Winning the War of 1812 brought a period of peace and patriotism that we call this.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
500
This is the treaty that added Florida to the United States in 1819.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
500
This book, written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, brought the horrors of slavery to the eyes of the North.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
500
This man cut a path through Georgia, burning and destroying almost everything on his way to the sea.
Who is William T Sherman?
500
He's the first President of the United States who was born in an Independent United States.
Who is Martin Van Buren?