Colonial Expansion
Who was the first (non-Viking) European to discover the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
Who were the two countries in the Revolutionary War?
U.S. and Britian
Who was the Union's best general?
Ulysses S. Grant
Where did WW1 begin?
Europe
Who was the president of the U.S. during the most of WW2?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What was the first British Colony that was founded.
Jamestown, Virginia
Who was the General of the U.S. army?
George Washington
What dates did the Civil War take place between?
1861-1865
What year did the United States join the war?
1917
What year did the U.S. enter the war?
Which two countries fought in the Seven Years War?
France and Britian
What was the treaty that the two sides signed to end the war?
The Treaty of Paris
Who was the Commander and Chief of the Union Army?
Abraham Lincoln
How did the U.S. get involved in the war?
The Germans tried to send a telegram to Mexico, to make them declare war on the U.S., but Britian intercepted it and showed it to the U.S.
Why did Britian and France declare war on Germany?
Germany invaded Poland.
Which three European countries, controlled what is the present-day mainland USA?
Spain, France, and Britian
Who was the U.S.'s first ally?
France
Why did the Union declare war on the Confederacy?
To reclaim the land that seceded.
What was the third main country in the Axis powers?
The Ottoman Empire
Which naval battle single handedly deterred the Japanese from invading Australia? (Hint: It was the first battle that aircraft carriers were used).
The Battle of Coral Sea
What was Pope Alexander VI's philosophy about the colonies?
He split the Americas in half between Spain and Portugal.
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War called?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Why did General Robert E Lee choose the confederate side of the war?
He couldn't fight against his home state of Virginia, which was in the Confederacy.
How did Europe erupt into this war?
Austria thought Serbia assassinated the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, so they declared war on them. Then, Austria asked Germany to help them defeat Serbia because they had an alliance. Then Serbia asked Russia to help because they had an alliance. Then because Russia and France had an alliance, France joined. Then when Germany marched into Belgium completely unprovoked, Britian had an alliance with Belgium, so they went to war with Germany as well.
What was the reason Italy joined the Axis powers?
They wanted to take over the Mediterranean and bring back the Roman Empire.