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Early England & Elizabethan Age
Age of Exploration
American Revolution
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The Civil War and Reconstruction
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These tribes invaded England around 5th Century A.D.
What are the Norse and German tribes
100
this country was the first to finance large scale ocean voyages
What is Portugal
100
The British parliament raised taxes to pay for the Seven Years War war which they had won in 1763. Who did they fight?
Who are the French
100
The journey across the Atlantic Ocean for slaves
What was the Middle Passage
100
The president of the Union during the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln
200
England was invaded by William the Conqueror who came from which country ?
What is France
200
these Spanish explorers sailed to America in search of gold
Who were the Conquisidors?
200
The first act to tax the colonists.
What was the Stamp Act
200
These people fought to end slavery
Who were the abolitionists
200
Lincoln declared the slaves in Southern states freed by this law
What was the Emancipation Proclamation
300
This most famous playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet. He also introduced 2,000 words to the English language
Who was William Shakespeare
300
Spain sent this man to find a trade route to India. He ended up discovering America
Who was Christopher Columbus
300
This radical group opposed the British taxes and attacked tax collectors.
Who were the Sons of Liberty
300
**** Double Jeopardy ******** This series of secret paths and hiding places to help runaway slaves get to Canada which has free was called -
What is the Underground Railroad
300
These state laws created segregation, separating blacks from whites in public
What were the Jim Crow laws
400
Queen Elizabeth I succeeded her father, a man who broke away from the Catholic Church and started the church of England.
Who was Henry the VIII (8th)
400
***** Double Jeopardy ******* This country traded in furs with the Indians and controlled large parts of Canada before the British
What was France
400
After the Boston Tea Party destroyed the tea in the harbor,The British passed a series of acts meant to punish the colonists
What were the Intolerable Acts.
400
Slavery was outlawed in England by the effort of this man
Who was William Wilburforce
400
This Amendment to the American Constitution freed the slaves
What is the 13th Amendment
500
Protestant England went to war with Catholic Spain. The Spanish sent this large navy to invade England.
What was the Spanish Armada
500
The American Army defeated the British at this battle which convinced the French to help the Americans against the British.
What was the Battle of Saratoga