Colonies
Revolutionary War
Our Government
Westward Expansion
Road to Civil War
100
Daughter of Powhatan who married John Rolfe. Helped to keep the peace for a time between Jamestown and the Native Americans
Who is Pocahontas?
100
This phrase was the rallying cry for colonists against Britain. In it we are told why they are fighting.
What is No Taxation Without Representation!
100
Our first attempt at government was based on a weak central government because we were afraid of a powerful government like Britain's. What was it called?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
This was the name of the journey thousands of Native Americans were forced to travel when they were removed from their home to relocate in the West.
What is the Trail of Tears?
100
These were laws that made it difficult for slaves to run away or rebel
What are Slave Codes?
200
The colony that disappeared. Today's archeologists are still trying to find answers!
What is Roanoke?
200
A name given to American colonists who opposed aspects of British rule that they considered harsh and unjust.
What are Patriots?
200
Today, Congress is made up of these two bodies
House of Representatives and the Senate
200
This duo explored the territory Jefferson purchased from France.
Who were William and Clark?
200
What 2 things did the Missouri Compromise do?
What is create a line - North is free, south is slave
Allowed Missouri and Maine to enter one slave and one free state.
300
A group of English Protestants who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They wanted to change the Church of England
What are Puritans?
300
Who was the American soldier who sold secrets to the British officials?
Who was Benedict Arnold
300
This branch of government includes the federal judges and the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
The idea that it was the Americans' duty to spread Democracy from "Sea to Shining Sea", even if it meant displacing and hurting others to do so.
What is the Manifest Destiny?
300
An enslaved African American who sued for his freedom. His case went to the Supreme Court
Who was Dred Scott
400
The first representative assembly in the English Colonies
What is the House of Burgesses?
400
What was signed on July 4, 1776?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This agreement created our Congress to have two houses. One upper and one lower. The upper house (Senate) allows for each state to have two representatives. The lower house (The House of Representatives) is based on the state's population.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
This battle before the Mexican-American War featured American heroes such as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie. The Mexicans soundly beat the outnumbered Americans, killing every last one.
What is the Alamo?
400
Free African American who organized a rebellion in Charleston, but was captured and executed before it could occur.
Who was Denmark Vesey
500
This colony was formed to protect Catholics. Edgar Allan Poe probably wished it would protect him from TB!
What is Maryland?
500
What is the Delaware River?
500
These were the two political parties that formed first in our country. They argued mainly about the Constitution.
What are Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
500
The names of the two Shawnee who rallied the Native Americans to fight against the Americans in the War of 1812.
Who were Tecumseh and The Prophet?
500
The Senator from Illinois who campaigned against Abraham Lincoln and argued for popular sovereignty. He won in Illinois but later lost the presidential election.
Who was Stephen Douglas