Values
The governing structure of The United States
A term referring to newly acquired and """unsettled""" land to the west.
What is "The Wild West"?
A statue representing the roman goddess Libertas, located on the aptly named "Liberty Island"
The document in which the independence of America was declared
Christopher Columbus' landing on an island in what is now the Bahamas, in 1492
What is the discovery of The Americas
The unalienable rights upon which the United States were founded.
What is life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
What is a pioneer
The new colossus
What is the poem at the foot of the Statue of Liberty
The war which lead to the independence of The United States of America
What is the American revolution(ary war)?
The natives of the continent(s), who lived there before the arrival of europeans.
What is the Native Americans / American Indians
A rallying cry for disgruntled colonists, angry at the British Parliament.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"
A term referring to Alaska after the west was settled
What is the last frontier?
A poem in which the author writes about a perceived chorus of song, emanating from American workers.
What is "I Hear America Singing"?
The first president of The United States of America
What is George Washington
The first English settlement in North America, which was later abandoned
What is Jamestown?
The idea that The United States was ordained by god to settle from the Atlantic to The Pacific
What is Manifest Destiny
A rush to claim the last pieces of unclaimed land in what is now the State of Oklahoma
What is the "Oklahoma Land Rush"?
"The Star Spangled Banner"
What is the national anthem of the United States
A term usually referring to George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, & James Madison. The main architects of The United States.
What is The Founding Fathers?
Religious pacifists who settled large parts of the middle colonies, and founded the State of Pennsylvania
What is the Quakers?
An important part in keeping unity within the United States, especially over hot-button issues like slavery and tariffs.
What is compromise
The forceful relocation of over 100.000 American Indians to so-called "reservations" in the west, which resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands.
What is The Trail of Tears?
A painting depicting the settling of the west.
What is "American Progress"
The document in which the basic rights of all Americans were enshrined
What is The Bill of Rights?
Religious fundamentalists who settled large parts of New England (Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont & New Hampshire)
What is The Puritans?