Pre-Revolutionary
Christopher Columbus sailed for this European nation
What is Spain?
Continental Army general who became President
Who is Washington?
1st 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
Thomas Jefferson bought this from France, doubling the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
1st battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine
What is New England?
Date the Declaration of Independence was written
What is July 4, 1776?
President's ability to block a law passed by Congress
What is veto?
This term refers to the blief that the US should expand to the Pacific coast
What is Manifest Destiny?
Name of the counry frmed by the 11 states that seceded
What is the Confederate States of America?
The 1st permanent British colony in the New World
What is jamestown?
Site of Massacre and Tea Party
What is Boston?
The 4th amendment says police need this to search or arrest you
What is a search warrant or probable cause?
State which joined the union in 1820 as a slave state
What is Missouri?
Abolitionist who wrote an autobiography called "Narrative Life of..."
Who is Frederick Douglass?
The 1st English colony, which disappeared
What is Roanoke Island?
Boston silversmith who warned Lexington and Concord of British troops
Who is Paul Revere?
The name of the rights read to you by police
What are Miranda Rights?
What Texans wanted US President Andrew Jackson to do
What is annex?
Abolitionist who raided Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown?
Name of the Land Bridge the 1st Native Americans crossed
What is Bering?
Author of Common Sense, calling for independence
Who is Thomas Paine?
His rebellion led to the end of the Articles of Confedaration
Who was Daniel Shays?
The policy that European powers should not interfere in the Americas
What is the Monroe Doctine?
Confederate general who surrendered to the Union
Who is Robert E. Lee?