Pre-Colonial America and 13 Original Colonies
The first Americans came over to North America by way of THIS land bridge
Bering Strait (Alaska)
The ______________ Acts was in response to The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
The Declaration of Independence was written by this person
Thomas Jefferson
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
This issue was the primary cause of the Civil War
Slavery
What land area did Christopher Columbus discover first?
This Battle occurred on Christmas Day and was a Surprise Attack against the British
Finish this sentence - "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that _________________________."
"All Men are Created Equal"
How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights
10
This person was President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What was the first of the 13 Original American Colonies?
Virginia - Jamestown
This event formally ended the War and established the boundaries of the new United States of America
What were the unalienable Rights included in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! The President of the United States is elected by this method and not the popular vote
The Electoral College
What is the name of the South after they left America?
Confederate States of America
Which of the original colonies was founded by the Pilgrims?
Massachusetts
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! "The Shot Heard Around the World" occurred during this Battle and was the start of the Revolutionary War between the American Colonist and the British
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Declaration of Independence was written during THIS event
The Second Continental Congress
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
It is a drawer in the White House Kitchen.
Just kidding....
It is the people who are some of the closest advisors to the President. They head the various major departments within the government (State, Treasury, Defense, Health, Education, etc.)
This document freed the slaves
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Columbian Exchange
The Battle of Yorktown
Finish this sentence: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the __________________.
Consent of the Governed (The Will of the People)
Article 1 of the Constitution dictates the powers of these two chambers of Congress
The Senate and the House of Representatives
This is one of the most famous speeches in American History
The Gettysburg Address