Colonization
Who were present in the Americans before Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
A cause of the American Revolution
Various answers acceptable
Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, British Rule, the king, etc.
The first president of the United States
George Washington
The main reason for the Civil War
Slavery
The president that took over after Lincoln died.
Andrew Johnson
Who was the viking that originally discovered North America?
Leif Ericson
The United States birthday.
July 4, 1776
What does a law start as before it becomes a law?
A bill
What happened to Lincoln at the end of the war?
He was assassinated
The president that sent the National Guard to the South
Ulysses Grant
What was the name of the first successful American Colony?
Jamestown
The person that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
The first president's policy regarding other countries
Neutrality
The first major battle of the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run / Manassas
The year the original Civil Rights Act that banned segregation was passed.
1964
The group responsible for the Salem Witch Trials
The Puritans
The final battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
The president largely responsible for the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
The place that Lee surrendered to Grant
The year the Voting Rights Act that banned discrimination on voting was passed.
1965
What year did Christopher Columbus land in the Americas?
1492
The Frenchman that was like a son to General Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Which branch of government controls the post office?
The Executive Branch
The General that won the Battle of Gettysburg before being fired.
General Meade
The year Reconstruction officially ended
1877