A Year in U.S. History

Exploration or Domination: Colonial America

100

Daughter of the chief and early friend to English settlers such as John Smith.

Pocahontas

200

First permanent English colony in the Americas

Jamestown

300

In 1587 this English colony was established - famous as it would soon disappear.

Roanoke

400

Settled by the Spanish the Caribbean islands were a hotbed for slavery due to demand for which crop?

Sugar

500

Powhatan, father of Pocahontas, was chief of what Native American tribe?

Powhatan

Rise Up: The American Revolution

100

Commander and Chief of the first Continental Army

George Washington

200

Signed in 1776 this is, perhaps, the most famous breakup letter of all time.

Declaration of Independence

300

The final battle of the Revolution - Cornwallis' surrender here ends the war.

Yorktown

400

Now a common slogan, even making an appearance on DC license plates, the colonists were revolting against what?

Taxation without representation

500

"The shot heard round the world!" begins the American revolution at this battlefield

Lexington and Concord

Constitution and Compromise

100

Prominent Secretary of the Treasury and founder of the National Bank

Alexander Hamilton

200

The first attempt at a government here in the United States

Articles of Confederation

300

To appease slave-owning Southern states, this compromise says that enslaved Africans can only count as three-fifths of a voter.

3/5 compromise

400

Blending elements of the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan this compromise established our two house system of government

Great Compromise

500

What is the 10th amendment in the Bill of Rights?

Powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution belong solely to the states.

Presidents and Precedents

100

First President of the United States

George Washington

200

This Declaration author would go on to serve as 3rd President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson

300

This land purchase, from France, would double the size of the United States under Jefferson.

Louisiana Purchase

400

Jackson's first official order as president, the basis for the Trail of Tears.

Indian Removal Acts

500

Andrew Jackson, whose face remains on the $20 bill, was what number President?

7

Crisis and Compromise: Antebellum America

100

A great divide existed in America between the Northern states and Southern states based on the legality of what?

Slavery

200

The only "successful" slave revolt in US History was led by this man

Nat Turner

300

What does suffrage mean?

Right to vote

400

Her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech catapulted her to popularity as an easily understood champion for women's suffrage

Sojourner Truth

500

Coming from Latin, what does the term Antebellum mean?

Before War