Places
Battles
People
Definitions
Laws & Acts
100
Early American settlers have always preferred to live near this resource.
Water
100
This battle started the American Revolution
Lexington & Concord
100
Who were the two explorers that led an expedition through the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis & Clark
100
A person that favored separation and independence from Britain is known as a
A Patriot
100
This act placed a tax on all paper goods in the colonies including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
200
The Industrial Revolution was very popular in which area?
The North
200
One of the largest battles of the Civil War, this battle took place in Pennsylvania and Lincoln gave a speech that included the name of this location
Battle of Gettysburg
200
This was the president during the American Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
200
To purposely avoid using or buying goods as a form of protest.
Boycott
200
Andrew Jackson issued the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that forcibly removed thousands of Native Americans from their home lands and caused _______
Trail of Tears
300
This was the first SUCCESSFUL English settlement in North America
Jamestown
300
While not REALLY a battle, this fight/skirmish between the colonists and British red coats in Boston fueled tensions leading up to the American Revolution
The Boston Massacre
300
This person was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
George Washington
300
Information and ideas designed to influence someone’s opinion is called
Propaganda
300
This was a series of laws meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
400
In 1803, the United States purchased a huge piece of land from France known as
Louisiana Purchase
400
This famous battle of the American Revolution happened in New Jersey on Christmas
Battle of Trenton
400
Who was the Native American woman that helped the Corps of Discovery explore the west?
Sacagawea
400
A person who wants to abolish slavery
Abolitionist
400
Colonists were expected to provide food and housing for British troops in the act known as the
Quartering Act
500
What state was once part of Mexico AND was its own country before becoming part of the United States?
Texas
500
Santa Anna and his troops surrounded Texan soldiers and defeated them at this battle during the Texas Revolution.
The Alamo
500
Who was the famous conductor of the Underground Railroad that led many slaves to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
500
A system of paths and trails escaped slaves took to escape to freedom
Underground Railroad
500
This proclamation declared that colonists were not permitted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763