American History 1
What group of people continuously faced conflict, territory loss, and death due to European colonization and American expansion?
Native Americans
What 2 countries fought for control of North America, sparking the French and Indian War?
Who are France and Great Britain.
The year George Washington was voted as the 1st President of the United States.
What is 1787?
What was the design of the 1st American Flag?
13 stripes and 13 stars.
What was the route that runaway slaves used to get to the safety of the North?
The Underground Railroad.
Which country did most of the colonists come from?
England
Great Britain taxed this imported item, causing the "Patriots" of America to board the ships and dump the contents into Boston Harbor.
What is tea?
The capitol city of the United States of America.
What is Washington DC
What was the event where President Jackson forced the Cherokee people to leave their homeland?
The trail of tears
The Emancipation Proclamation.
In which region is Pennsylvania found?
Middle Colonies
Who rode through the streets of Massachusetts issuing the warning- "The British Are Coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
The two men who lead an expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi River.
Lewis and Clark
In what year was the 15th Amendment passed, granting Black men the right to vote?
1870
What was the name of the war where Americans fought over Slavery?
The Civil War
The name of the people who started the 13 colonies in America.
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document announcing that the 13 colonies were now an independent country called the United States of America.
Who was the Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark during this expeditions?
Sacagawea
This old Spanish mission was defended by 187 Texans. They were surrounded and defeated by the Mexican Army.
The Alamo
What do the stripes on American flag represent?
Number of colonies
Economic system where mother country uses colonies for raw materials
Mercantilism
The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of
Representative government
During which war was the Star Spangled Banner written?
The war of 1812
Which president proposed in 1784 to end slavery in all the territories, but lost in Congress by one vote?
Thomas Jefferson
This idea was used to support westward expansion to the Pacific and influenced the US to go to war with Mexico
Manifest Destiny