Pre-Civil War
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
In what year did the first African slaves arrive in the Virginia Colony?
1619
What year did the Battle of the Alamo occur?
1836
What year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?
1787
Which Indian tribe was forced from their homes over the “Trail of Tears?”
Cherokees
What was the name of the expedition that mapped out the new Louisiana territory in 1803?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
What was the name of the lady who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, igniting the Civil Rights Movement?
Rosa Parks
Who led Mexican forces during the Battle of the Alamo?
Santa Anna
What political party wanted to keep slavery out of the new western territories?
Free-Soil Party
At what famous battle was General George Custer ambushed by a large force of Sioux Indians?
Little Bighorn
What agreement banned slavery north of the 36 ° 30 parallel?
Missouri Compromise
In what year was the Civil Rights Act passed by Congress?
1964
Who was the second president of Texas?
Mirabeau Lamar
What state in 1849 had a “gold fever” craze?
California
Which tribe of Indians lived on the land now occupied by Blinn College?
Tonkawa
What battle was considered the turning point of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
In 1957, nine Black students were escorted into Central High School by the National Guard in which Southern state?
Arkansas
What famed Texan was involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Doris Miller
Which president was known as the “Great Communicator?”
Ronald Reagan
Which famous Indian is supposed to have said, “I will fight no more forever?”
Chief Joseph
Who was the first American president impeached?
Andrew Johnson
What ended slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
Who was elected governor of Texas in 2000?
Rick Perry
What new federal department did George W. Bush created in response to the September 11th Attacks in 2001?
Department of Homeland Security
The former Indian Territory became which U.S. state?
Oklahoma