Daily Historical Figure
Italian who made four trips to the New World for Spain; one of the most famous explorers; initiated European colonization and exploration of the continent
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Taxation without representation, Proclamation of 1763
What is the Revolutionary War?
This "belt" stretched from South Carolina to Texas
What is cotton?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Longest cave system in the world
What is Mammoth Cave?
Native America who helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth in the 1620s.
Who is Squanto?
Napolean needed more money, so he sold this to Jefferson (deal of the century!)
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Southern laws did not recognize these marriages
What are slave marriages?
What is "Remember the Alamo!"
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Preacher during the First Great Awakening in the colonies; known for powerful sermons that called people to repent and follow Christ (hint- first name Jonathan)
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
Impressment of sailors, stirring up Native Americans to retaliate
What is the War of 1812?
Provided hope for slaves, often religious, united slaves, sometimes had coded messages
What are songs (Black Spirituals)
Location of the first capital
What is New York City?
Location within the Louisiana Purchase that contains the "sea of grass"
What is the Great Plains?
Leader of the Sons of Liberty, helped plan the Boston Tea Party, wanted to protest taxation without representation
Who is Samual Adams?
Ohio River Valley, French vs. British, Seven Years War in Europe
What is the French and Indian War?
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, made separating seeds from cotton fiber easier, made slavery more profitable because it increased cotton production
What is the cotton gin?
The Proclamation of 1763 stated that Americans could not settle beyond the ________ ______________?
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Roger Williams believed the church and state should be _______________?
What is separated?
Negotiated the Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the Revolutionary War, helped draft the Declaration of Independence, founding father, kite experiment
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Colonists wanted more land, Native Americans in "their way."
What is the Trail of Tears (or Indian Removal Act)?
Led a rebellion in 1831 that left 57 dead, which led to stronger slave codes
Who is Nat Turner?
President who told European nations not to start new colonies in the Western Hemisphere (hint __________ Doctrine)
Who is James Monroe?
James Oglethorpe built his settlement in this colony
What is Georgia?