Early European Explorers
Name Christopher Columbus' three ships.
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10 Amendments
What are the two sides of the war?
Union & Confederate
What country did Henry Hudson sail for while exploring the Hudson River?
Netherlands
What was the name of the war between the British and the French that had lasting effects on the American colonies?
French and Indian War
What event occurred on July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence was signed
What is the "supreme law of the land" in the United States?
The Constitution
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was the main goal of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas?
To find gold and other riches
What was the main cash crop of the southern colonies?
Tobacco
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How many Amendments are currently in the Constitution?
27th
What law required citizens to help return escaped enslaved people.
Fugitive Slave Act
What water route did early European explorers hope to find to reach Asia?
The Northwest Passage
What were the Intolerable Acts a response to?
Boston Tea Party
What battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
an introduction to our government that gives us 6 promises
This event, involving violence in Kansas, showed the conflict over slavery turning violent.
Bleeding Kansas
Which explorer claimed the lands of New France for France?
Jacques Cartier
What event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?
Boston Massacre Or Battle of Lexington and Concord
Who famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
List at least half of the Amendments in the Bill of Rights.
Amendment 1 Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
Amendment 2 Right to bear arms
Amendment 3 Quartering of soldiers
Amendment 4 Search and arrest
Amendment 5 Rights in criminal cases
Amendment 6 Right to a fair trial
Amendment 7 Rights in civil cases
Amendment 8 Bail, fines, punishment
Amendment 9 Rights retained by the People
Amendment 10 States' rights
This group of African Americans fought for the Union after 1863.
United States Colored Troops