Unit 1
1492
When did Columbus land in the Bahamas?
They came for the Glory of God and the Honor of King and Country
Who were the Pilgrims/Puritans?
The name of the war America fought against Britain for independence
What was the Revolutionary War?
The document that currently governs the US, which established three branches of government for the separation of power and checks and balances.
What is the Constitution?
This state seceded from the Union after the election of 1860.
What is South Carolina?
Leif Erickson
Who was the first European thought to reach America?
The policy of overlooking the colonies' disobedience
What is salutary neglect?
He drew an engraving of the Boston Massacre.
Who was Paul Revere?
This event showed the Founding Fathers the ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation to stop uprisings.
What is Shays's Rebellion
16,000 Cherokees were forced to march from Georgia to Oklahoma in this event
What was the Trail of Tears?
The system by which Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies engaged in imports and exports of goods in the 18th and 19th centuries
What was Triangular Trade?
Jamestown received most of its profit from this product in the 1600s.
What is tobacco?
The American victory in this battle persuaded the French to join the war.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
He was the leader of the Federalist party, emphasizing a strong central government similar to Britain's
The court case Marbury v. Madison is important for establishing this precedent for the Supreme Court.
What is judicial review?
This man was the military leader who helped the British win the French and Indian war.
Who was William Pitt?
The British gained a lot of North America land after wining this conflict
What was the French and Indian War?
The location of the "Shot Heard Round the World"
What is Lexington?
This act allowed new states to enter the Union with the same rights as old states
The Northwest Ordinance
America paid Mexico $10 million for the southern sliver of AZ, including Tuscon and Yuma
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
The year Constantinople fell
What was 1453?
The lost colony of the British that mysteriously disappeared
What is Roanoke?
The name of the General at the Battle of Yorktown, and the year this battle was fought. (must answer both correctly!)
Who is General Cornwallis, and what is the year 1781?
This addition to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights protects citizens from "cruel or unusual punishments"
What is the 8th Amendment?
He was marked as a failure because of the Panic of 1837
Who was Martin Van Buren?