Early Explorers
This explorer conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortez?
This was the first permanent English settlement in the "New World"
What is Jamestown?
This is when colonists refused to buy British goods.
What is a boycott?
This is when a political figure appoints his friends and allies to government positions.
What is the "spoils system"?
During this battle Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded.
What was the Battle of Chancellorsville?
This explorer was credited with developing a school of navigation in portugal
Who is Prince Henry?
This settlement was founded by the Pilgrims.
What is Plymouth?
This slogan referred to the lack of colonial interests in British parliament.
What is "no taxation without representation!"?
He wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
Who was Francis Scott Key?
The man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
The French explorers were most interested in this
What is the fur trade?
This was the primary motivation for early English settlers to come to the Americas.
What is religious freedom?
He said "Give me Liberty of Give me Death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
During this war the British burned down the White House.
A decree released by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam that made slavery illegal everywhere in the country.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This explorer was the first to sail around Africa to reach Asia
Who is Vasco de Gama?
This was a business operation where investors would pool funds for a common purpose.
What is a joint stock company?
He wrote Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine.
This was the term used to describe the journey of Native American's forced out west by Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Acts.
What was the "Trail of Tears"?
This is where General Robert E. Lee surrendered.
What is the Appomattox Court House?
This document divided up the New World between Spain and Portugal
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The two sides in the French and Indian War.
Who were the French and Native Americans vs. the American Colonists and British
This battle was considered a turning point during the American Revolution.
What was the battle of Saratoga?
The term used to describe the idea that the United States was meant to stretch from coast to coast.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This was the first major battle of the Civil War.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?