Wars
Why is Fort McHenry important significant in the war of 1812?
It is where Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner
Name something invented during the Industrial Revolution.
Lots of answers
What country led the Industrial Revolution?
England
Who was the first President of the United States of America? Did he want to be President?
George Washington. NO he didn't, but he the country needed him
What is the name of the National Anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
Were being unfairly taxed
Wanted to make own laws (were being oppressed)
developed a new culture apart from England
Didn't want to have to quarter (house) British soldiers
Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the Capital of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
What two men were in charge of mapping the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
What did Sacagawea contribute to the Expedition?
Direction, Knowledge about Herbs and food, Jumped in the river and saved research, could communicate with other Indians.
What war did the storming of the Bastille start?
French Revolution
What was the name of the artifact found by Napoleon that helped scholars translate Egyptian Hyroglyphs?
The Rosetta Stone
Where did England send their prisoners after the Revolutionary War?
Australia
Who was Marie Antoinette?
The queen of France during the start of the French Revolution
Why couldn't Napoleon defeat Russia?
It was too cold, and they burned bridges and food on their way in so they had nothing when they had to retreat.
How did the war of 1812 end?
No one won, they just signed a treaty to end it and nothing changed
what was the name of the king of the Zulus?
Shaka
What is the continental divide?
it is where rivers start to flow in opposite directions
Who rode through the night saying "the British are coming?"
Paul Revere
What happens on September 16th?
Hint: Piñata
Mexico Independence Day
What do we now call the march of the Cherokee in 1838, who were forced to march to Oklahoma territories
The Trail of Tears
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What land is know to Europeans as "the dark continent?"
Africa
Who took power in France after the French Revolution and the "Reign of Terror?"
Napoleon Bonaparte
What does Abolitionist mean?
Someone who wants to abolish savery