History 101
What is the definition of a secondary source?
Something created after an event happened by someone who did not experience the event. Can be modified and include analysis
Disease
Who was the King of England during the Revolution
King George III
List three inventions from this time period
Telegraph
Cotton Gin
Steel Plow
Telephone Wires
Steam Engine (steamboats or trains)
Etc.
Why was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
His stance on slavery towards the end of the war. Hoped it would give the south another boost
What are the FIVE ways you can tell if something is credible?
WHO made it?
WHEN was it made?
WHAT is it? Is it relevant?
BIAS?
PURPOSE? What is the source trying to do?
What year were enslaved peoples from Africa first brought to Jamestown? This marked the beginning of slavery in the United States
1619 (closest answer wins)
Propaganda. Something that does not tell the whole truth so that it may convince people to believe an argument.
Name as many trails that pioneers used to move west that you can name...
Mormon Trail
Sante Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Old Spanish Trail
California Trail
What role did women play in the war? List as many jobs as you can...
Determined by teacher
List as many examples of primary sources as you can
Team with most correct wins
Columbus did what with the Native Americans?
Enslaved them to mine for gold
What did the Declaration of Independence say everyone had?
or
The right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
What is the name of the Act that was passed by President Jackson that authorized the forced removal of Indigenous peoples?
Bonus 50 pts for the year
Indian Removal Act of 1820
Name as many events that lead to the Civil War as you can...
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Dred Scott Decision
John Brown and Harper's Ferry
Lincoln's Election
Fugitive Slave Act
List as many examples of secondary sources as you can
What crop saved the first lasting settlement (Jamestown)?
Tobacco
Name the two major events that happened in Boston... Bonus 50 pts each if you can explain what happened...
Boston Massacre - colonists shot by british soldier (we don't know who shot the first shot)
Boston Tea Party - colonists dumped tea in the boston harbor
What was the name of the tribe that was most affected by the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee
What were the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation? (There are two)
Freed enslaved peoples in the Confederacy and nullified the Fugitive Slave Act
What is the definition of a primary source?
Roanoke
What popular phrase represented how the colonists felt about British taxes?
No taxation without representation
What is the idea that the United States is destined to move west called?
What were the documents called where southern states declared independence from the United States AND what was their main reason for leaving?
Articles of Secession
Slavery