First Settlers and Native Americans
Why did people come to North America
To find better hunting grounds
What are natural rights
Rights people are born with
How long is one term for a president
2
Who was fighting during the Civil War and who was in charge of each army
Union vs Confederates
General Lee was in charge of the Confederates General Grant was in charge of the Union
In what year was Jamestown founded and who founded it
1607 by the Virginia company
What animal was crucial to the Great Plains people
The Buffalo
Who wrote common sense
Thomas Paine.
Who was the guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition
Sacagawea
When did the civil war take place
1861 to 1865
What cash crop eventually made Jamestown successful and who helped develop it?
tobacco, John Rolfe helped developed it
What are the “3 Sisters”
Corn, Beans, and Squash
What does the word “revolution” mean
When they overgrow a system or government
These 2 individuals were in charge of what departments
Alexander Hamilton was in charge of the Treasury department
Thomas Jefferson was in charge of the states department
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Why was Captain John Smith an important leader in Jamestown
He took control and forced people to work
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
An alliance of Iroquois tribes formed to promote peace, cooperation, and mutual defense
What was the Enlightenment and what ideas did it focus on
It focused on individual rights.
What war was referred to as the “Second War for Independence"
The war of 1812
What state was first to secede from the union
South Carolina
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to New England
Religious freedom
What were the 5 tribes of the Iroquois
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca
What was the overall goal of the revolution
The main goal of the American Revolution was for the colonies to gain independence and form their own government.
What Native American chief opposed American expansion and aimed to stop it
Tecumseh
How many battles were fought in the Civil War
What was the Mayflower Compact, and why was it important
Set up rules and self government