Native Americans
Name of the head or leader of a Native American tribe
Chief
Up to 95% of the Native American population would be wiped out at the arrival of the Europeans. This was mostly because of what?
Disease
Name for British soldiers, who were the best in soldiers in the world at this time
Redcoats
What is the term length for the President of the United States?
4 years
Which amendment gives us our 5 freedoms: Right to religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly
1st amendment
Carved images into wooden poles, meant to be ancestors or spirits
Totems
Which country was the first to sail west to get to Asia but landed in the Caribbean islands instead?
This founding father was the general for the American Army in the Revolutionary War
George Washington
For what job must you be 30 years old, been a US citizen for 9 years, and live in the United States?
Senator
This founding father was an inventor and scientist who helped convince France to join America's side of the Revolutionary War
Ben Franklin
A shared belief between almost all Native Americans is that religion is linked to what?
Nature
There were 13 colonies in colonial America. They are split up into three regions. What are the three regions?
New England
Middle
Southern
The gunshot that started the Revolutionary War was known as what?
The shot heard around the world
This branch has the commander in chief of the US army, makes treaties with other countries, has the power to veto bills, and appoints Supreme Court judges
Executive Branch
What was the horrific boat trip from Africa to the Americas for slaves called?
Middle Passage
The original Native Americans traveled, hunted animals and gathered wild plans for food without a home. What are they called?
Nomads
Italian explorer who sailed for Portugal and was the first to realize the land they found was a new continent, not Asia. "America" is named after him
Amerigo Vespucci
What was the iconic phrase patriots used to describe their stance on taxes?
No taxation without representation
This branch contains the Supreme Court, interprets the laws, and determines whether laws are constitutional or not
Judicial Branch
The Southeast Native Americans used these strings of beads for money
Wampum
What was the name of the alliance in the northeast between the Native American tribes Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca?
The Iroquois League
The Columbian Exchange was when the new world and old world began to mix. Which three things began to mix as part of the Columbian Exchange?
Food, Animals, Diseases
What is the name of the treaty signed following the Revolutionary War, that recognized the United States as a country to the rest of the world?
Treaty of Paris
How many House of Representatives are there in the United States congress?
435 Representatives
What was the name of the first British colony in what is now the United States that DID last?