Explorers
What explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What was the name of the English settlement where the settlers mysteriously disappeared?
Roanoke
How many colonies were there?
13
What huge land purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the secret system of safe places that helped slaves escape to freedom?
the Underground Railroad
What were the names of Christopher Columbus's three ships?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
The pilgrims were a group of settlers in search of religious freedom. What was the name of their settlement?
Plymouth
What country did the colonies want to declare independence from?
England
Who was the third President of the United States that made the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the brave woman who led many slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Name two examples of food that sailors like Christopher Columbus would have eaten while at sea.
Hard tack, dried fruit, dried meat, rum,
What was the name of the triangular shaped English settlement in Virginia?
What's the name of the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What were the last names of the two explorers who led the expedition to map the way west to the Pacific Ocean?
Lewis and Clark
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What valuable items was Christopher Columbus in search of on his journey?
Spices
Mayflower
What document, written in 1776, declared the colonies independent from England?
The Declaration of Independence
What was the name of the Native American woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacajawea
What handmade object was often hung up outside to show coded messages to runaway slaves?
a quilt
Where did Christopher Columbus mistakenly think he was when he landed in North America?
Asia (or India) thus he called the people living there "Indians"
What holiday do we celebrate today to remember the friendship between the pilgrims and the Native Americans?
Thanksgiving
Who made the midnight ride to warn people that "The British are coming!"?
Paul Revere
What dangerous 2,000 mile trail led settlers from Missouri to Oregon?
Oregon Trail
At what town and battlefield in Pennsylvania did Abraham Lincoln give his famous address?
Gettysburg