Early America
Describe both theory's on how people got to america
Land Bridge, and Coastal Migration
First successful tribe in America, known for tobacco
Jamestown
What was the 7 years war fought over
The Ohio river valley
What was the trail of tears
The forced removal of the Native Americans (mostly Cherokee) from their land in the south east (mostly georgia) to new “Indian Territory” in Oklahoma. The official name was the Indian Removal Act.
Who should we remember from the Mexican-American War
The Alamo
What was the Iriquois Confederacy
A loose agreement between the Iriquois tribes
Define monarchy
A place ruled by a king and queen
What was the "join or die" political cartoon
cartoon by Benjamin Franklin that pushed for the thirteen colonies to join together to fight the French. This was the cartoon of the snake in thirteen pieces.
Define Nationalism
Pride in your country
Which state was the Mexican-American War fought over
Texas
Define Conquistador
Someone from Spain who came to the new world to explore and conquer
What are the three g's
Gold, God, Glory
Describe any 3 acts from the British that led to the revolution
stamp, quartering, Townshend, tea, and intolerable acts
Describe 2 reasons why the war of 1812 happened
impressment, embargo act, wanted to acquire canada, great britain arming native americans
What book semi-caused the civil war
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What were the three major tribes in the America's
Maya, Inca, Aztec
What was the Mayflower compact
agreement by the pilgrims on how to govern their new settlement at Plymouth. Example of early self government
Who were the sons of liberty
A group of people who went against the crown in the colonies.
Who wrote the star spangled banner
Francis Scott Key
Which abolitionist raided the Virginian armory
John Brown
The people who conquered the Inca and Aztec tribe
Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizzaro
What was the first failed colony in America
Roanoke
What was the Continental Congress
A group of representatives from the 13 colonies
What did the war of 1812 end in
A Tie
Deadliest day of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam