Colonization
This was the first North American permanent British Colony formed in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to argue for Independence from Great Britain.
What is Common Sense?
This amendment to the Constitution includes the Freedoms of Religion, Assembly, Speech, Press, and Petition.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The United States defeated this country in a war in 1848 resulting in large portions of the current Western United States being added to the Country.
What is Mexico?
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here.
What is Fort Sumter?
This is where the Pilgrims settled in 1620 after sailing over on the Mayflower.
What is Plymouth?
These were the first battles of the American Revolution near Boston where the 'shot heard round the world' was fired.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This amendment to the constitution includes the right to remain silent.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This is the name given to the Trail traveled by the Cherokee to Oklahoma after the Indian Removal Act.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This was the first Major Battle of the Civil War.
This was a Dutch trading post before being captured by the British.
What is New York?
He was the commanding General of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This Branch of the Federal Government includes the President of the United States.
What is the Executive Branch?
This new technology allowed ships to travel quickly up stream against the current.
What is the Steam boat (or Steam engine)?
This 3 day Battle was a major Union Victory and considered the Turning point of the War.
What is Gettysburg?
This Colony was formed by Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
This battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War because it convinced the French to join on the side of the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This branch of the Federal Government includes Congress.
What is the Legislative Branch?
President Jefferson purchased this territory from France in 1803 for $15 million.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This Battle won by General Grant gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
What is Vicksburg?
This colony was set up by James Oglethorpe as a buffer zone between the British Colonies and Spanish Florida.
What is Georgia?
This was the final major battle of the Revolution where General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington.
What is Yorktown?
This branch of the Federal Government includes the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is the term for the belief that the United States should spread across the Continent from coast to coast.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This is where General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
What is Appomattox Courthouse?