American Beginnings
He was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire.
Who is Cortez?
He was the leader who was credited with saving Jamestown.
Who was John Rolfe?
This war resulted in France losing most of its territory in North America.
What is the French and Indian War?
These are the three branches of government.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
This doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Christopher Columbus was in command of these three ships.
What are the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
This cash crop brought wealth to Jamestown.
What is tobacco?
This order banned any further colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This formed the first central government of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
He was George Washington's treasury secretary. He started the National Bank.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Rulers of Spain who funded Columbus' voyage to the New World.
Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
They established the colony of Plymouth in 1620.
Who were the Pilgrims?
This law required the purchase of stamps for paper products, letters, and newspapers.
What is the Stamp Act?
This idea brought together the New Jersey Plan (Small State Plan) and the Virginia Plan (Large State Plan).
What is the Great Compromise?
Because of this, Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state and Missouri was admitted as a slave state. This also banned slavery in any territory north of 36°30' N.
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Hundreds of years before Columbus planned his first voyage, this group of Scandinavian explorers dominated the northern seas.
Who were the Norse (Vikings)?
This set of laws was formed between the Saints and Strangers aboard the Mayflower.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This secret society used violence to intimidate British tax-collectors.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
He is nicknamed the "Father of the Constitution" because he contributed many of the ideas contained within the document.
Who is James Madison?
This Supreme Court decision stated that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in a territory.
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
English explorer who circumnavigated the globe in 1577.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
Puritan minister and leader during Great Awakening who emphasized the individual's personal relationship with God.
Who was Jonathan Edwards?
This British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
Who was General Cornwallis?
This amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
After the bloody battle of Antietam, President Lincoln issued this executive order freeing slaves in rebellious states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?