Presidents
He was the First President of the United States (1789-1797)
Who is George Washington?
This war began in 1812, and ended with the Treaty of Ghent in 1814
What is the War of 1812?
This person rode a horse on a "midnight ride" outside of Boston in 1775, warning colonists of an incoming British invasion which would lead to the American Revolution:
Who was Paul Revere?
This was the largest native tribe/nation in our general area at one time
Who are the Cherokee?
This Amendment includes the Rights to Freedoms of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition of Government
What is the First Amendment
This President destroyed the Second BUS, signed the Indian Removal Act, and led the nation through the Nullification Crisis
Who is Andrew Jackson
Who is Francis Scott Key
This is a term used in our class to refer to a lifestyle that is based on agriculture: mostly used in the south, it helped to create a localized identity and allowed for the "Plantation Ethic" to exist:
What is Agrarianism?
This crop, also known as "corn", was used by the Native Americans to feed themselves and animals; they taught Europeans how to grow it during the age of exploration.
What is Maize?
This Amendment prevents the use of Cruel and Unusual Punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
President James Monroe served after the War of 1812, during a time period known as this:
What is the Era of Good Feelings
This war between the British and the French in the North American continent directly led to the British increasing taxes on the colonies to pay off war debts...
What is the French and Indian War
This was a common phrase spoken and used by the colonists in response to the unfair increase in taxes and the inability to have someone from the colonies represent their interests in Parliament:
What is "Taxation Without Representation"
Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, which led to the forced journey of thousands of Native Americans from the south to the midwest. This journey is commonly known as this:
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Constitution helped to set up and establish these three branches of Government:
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
In this election, Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams due to negative reactions from the Alien and Sedition Acts; though the Election was actually a tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr (sir) due to an electoral "glitch".
What is the Election of 1800?
The Revolutionary War ended when British General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at this location:
What is Yorktown?
Built to connect Pennsylvania with the deep south, this well-traveled path was used by both white settlers and Native Americans to access new places of trade and settlement; part of it still exist today as Main Street in Salisbury and Spencer.
What is the Great Wagon Road?
Who is Pocahontas?
This Constitutional Compromise allowed for slaves in the south to be counted as a percentage of the vote for congressional representation, but ironically did NOT give them the ability to vote.
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
This President served between 1825 and 1829, and his election was widely known by Jacksonian Democrats as the "Corrupt Bargain".
Who is John Quincy Adams?
This person was known as the "Swamp Fox"- leading American troops through woods and the swamps to overwhelm the British in the South during the American Revolution
Who is Francis Marion?
We watched a video in class after a quiz about this historic colonial town in Virginia. It was a temporary home of George Washington, the location for the Governor's Mansion for the Commonwealth, and is currently a "living museum" which people can walk down the same streets as the founding fathers once did.
What is Williamsburg, VA?
These are the three Empires from Central and South America which we learned about in class...
Who are the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas?
The Second Constitutional Convention of 1787 met in this historic city to draft the new Constitution of the United States
What is Philadelphia, PA