Native Americans
Who "discovered" the American continents?
Christopher Columbus
What was the first English settlement in the Americas?
Jamestown
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In 1803, the US bought this vast piece of land from France for $15 million.
Louisiana Purchase
What invention increased the production of cotton and the demand for slavery?
Cotton gin
What country first settled in the Americas?
Spain
Name 2 reasons why people left Europe and came to America in the 1600s.
Gold, freedom of religion, farmland, new opportunity
Name a famous phrase from either the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution
Many answers can be correct.
What was the belief that the US had the right to expand across the American continent called?
Manifest Destiny
This former slave released an autobiography that described the horrors of slavery. He went on speaking tours to help people understand the reality of slavery.
Frederick Douglass
What is the forceful march of Natives from their homeland that occured in the 1830s called?
Trail of Tears
Which country owned the 13 colonies?
Britain
What was the first Constitution of the US called?
The Articles of Confederation
What country did the US go to war with to gain California, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada
Mexico
Name 2 famous abolitionists.
Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown
Cortes conquered this Native American society that was located in Mexico.
Maya
Why did the Colonists begin rebelling against Britain?
Taxes. "No taxation without Representation"
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
Describe how westward expansion impacted Native Americans
Forced off their land; often faced violence and relocation
What was Lincoln's opinion on slavery and freeing the slaves?
He disagreed with slavery but did not say he would free the slaves. He said there would be no more slavery in any new states.
Pizzaro conquered this Native American society that is located in Peru.
Inca
Give 2 reasons why America was able to win the Revolutionary War.
Many different answers.
Name the 3 branches of government
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What president bought the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Describe how westward expansion led to the Civil War.
Every time the US added a state, they had to decide if it was a slave state or a free state.