Period 1-2
Who first discovered the America's?
Christopher Columbus
Who caused the French and Indian war?
George Washington
(Fired the first shot)
Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
Who Led the US during the Civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the most popular Holiday in the United States?
Christmas
What system forced/threatened Native Americans to do labor for the Spanish?
Encomiendna System
Who was first killed at the Boston Massacure?
Crispus Attucks
Who viewed their Presidency as unsuccessful?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Free Soil party?
A party dedicated for stopping the spread of slavery.
What was the first US state?
Delaware
Which group of people were kind to Natives, and Anti-slavery, and have a unique religon style?
Quakers
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were forbidden from crossing the Appalachain Mountains.
Who signed the Indian removal act?
Andrew Jackson
What did the US force Mexico to sign?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
What significant American object/symbol has a typo on it?
The Liberty Bell
What rebellion burns down James Town?
Bacon's Rebellion
Who criticized King George the III and what was the document called?
-Thomas Paine
Common sense pamphlet
What was the Embargo Act?
Law passed to forbid any US goods to be exported into other contries.
What is the Fugative Slave Law?
Ordered Northern states to return escaped slaves.
What state has more cattle than people?
What was the First Great Awakening?
A Dramatic Religious revival.
First battle of the Revolutionary War.
- Lexington and Concord
What is the Nat Turner Rebellion?
One of the Largest Slave Rebellions
States that voting cannot be denied based on race.
What is the most southern state in the United States?
Hawaii