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Exploration & Conquest
Colonial Times
America 1776-1860
Civil War
Misc.
100
This crop was the staple of Native American agriculture.
What is Maize (Corn)
100
This colony was the first successful colony in the new world.
What is Jamestown
100
This document signed by the original 13 states was the first constitution of the United States of America.
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
In 1861 this was the first true battle of the Civil War and the result of which was a Confederate victory.
What is the Battle of Bull Run
100
This man was the Confederate commander throughout the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee
200
This man was the first European to discover the new world although at the time he thought he had discovered a sea route to Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus
200
This act was a tax on certain legal documents, newspaper, and playing cards and dice.
What is the Stamp Act
200
This battle was the final battle of the Revolutionary War in 1781 and resulted in the Treaty of Paris in 1783 which finally acknowledged America's independence as a soverign nation.
What is the Battle of Yorktown
200
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War. It was the deadliest battle of the war and a Union Victory.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
200
This was the speech by Abraham Lincoln that granted slaves in Confederate states their freedom.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
300
First used by Native Americans this crop was widely popular amongst Europeans and helped make the colonies thrive.
What is Tobacco
300
This event in 1770 was a clash between civilians and soldiers over jobs and resulted in the death of 5 civilians. This event stirred up hatred of the British throughout the colonies.
What is the Boston Massacre
300
This compromise made in 1820 proposed by Henry Clay did not permit slavery to exist above the 36°30° parallel.
What is the Missouri Compromise
300
What were the names of the first two ironclad ships used by the Confederacy and Union forces. When these ships met the battle ended in a tie. The dawn of these ships signaled the end of wooden ships.
What is the Merrimack and Monitor
300
What is the name of the organization who rebelled against the British before and during the revolutionary war and even in the event called the Boston Tea Party? Prominent members included Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Paul Revere.
What is the Sons of Liberty
400
This slave uprising in the year 1739 located in current day South Carolina was between slaves and plantation owners. The result of the rebellion was the death of 25 whites and 60 African Americans.
What is the Stono Rebellion
400
This colony, now state was called the border or buffer state.
What is Georgia
400
A direct result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 this event was when 16,000 Cherokees were forced to move west of the Mississippi River and resulted in the death of over 4000 Cherokee.
What is the Trail of Tears
400
This battle in 1862 was the deadliest single day battle of the Civil War and was a narrow Union victory. Over 26,000 died.
What is the Battle of Antietam
400
This man assassinated Abraham Lincoln only 5 days after the Confederate surrender at Ford Theatre?
Who is John Wilkes Booth
500
This explorer conquered the Aztec empire with only 500 men and 13 horses inpart due to the disease smallpox which the Spanish brought with them to the new world.
Who is Hernan Cortes
500
This document was the first governeing document signed by any of the colonies in the new world. It was signed in 1620 by all of the men in the Plymouth colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact
500
This man was a war hero of the war of 1812 and became the 7th president of the United States in 1829. He was nicknamed "Old Hickory" and was a rugged man who had killed a man in a duel. As president he passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and destroyed the Bank of the United States.
Who is Andrew Jackson
500
200 unarmed African Americans and whites were massacred by Confederate forces in 1864 at what place.
What is Fort Pillow
500
This was the first unofficial battle of the Revolutionary War and was lead by Samuel Adams and John Hancock. It was an American victory.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord