American Revolution/Colonies
Revolutions in Science/Politics/Industry
American Expansion
Mexico
CA History
100
What was the name of the protest done by the Sons of Liberty in the Boston Harbor after England enforced another tax on the colonists?
The Boston Tea Party
100
What is the name of the 17th century English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who is credited the developing laws of motion and gravity?
Isaac Newton
100
Thomas Jefferson was able to purchase the Louisiana Territory from which country?
France
100
What country colonized and ruled most of South and Central America?
Spain
100
How many missions were built in California?
21
200
How many original colonies were there?
13
200
What is the name of Eli's Whitney's invention which made plantation farming more efficient?
The Cotton Gin
200
What is the name of the Native American who helped Lewis and Clark as a guide?
Sacajawea
200
What was the name of this speech which inspired Mexicans to fight for their independence"
"Listen to me! Listen to the truth about those who rule you!" - Don Miguel Hidalgo
The Cry of Dolores
200
What is the name of the indigenous tribe who lived on the Central Coast?
The Chumash
300
Name the 3 branches of government
Executive, Legislative and Judicial
300
This invention contributed to the development of factories and the Industrial Revolution.
The Steam Engine
300
Most pioneers traveling along the Oregon Trail started from this town in Missouri.
Independence
300
The phrase "Remember the Alamo!" is linked to which state where a famous battle against Santa Ana and his Mexican army was fought.
Texas
300
This period followed the Mission era, where Mexican citizens were allowed to claim land in California to raise cattle.
The Rancho Period
400
What was the name of the American supporters of the British during the Revolutionary War?
Loyalists
400
Founding Fathers wrote this to explain how the U.S. government would be organized and run.
The U.S. Constitution
400
What was the name connected to the forced relocation of Native American tribes under the Indian Removal Act?
The Trail of Tears
400
After the Mexican-American War, America acquired land that now includes the states of: (name at least three)
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming
400
Where was gold first discovered in California?
Sutter's Mill
500
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
500
Complete the end of this statement from the Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are: "
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
500
This phrase was used to encourage Americans to move west with the belief that it was the right of the American people to occupy the whole continent of North American.
Manifest Destiny
500
Who is this famous Mexican artist?
Frida Kahlo
500
In what year was gold discovered in California?
1849