Indigenous & Colonization
The Native American nation that lived on the land now known as Eugene
What is the Kalapuya?
The commander in chief of the Continental army (and first president of the US)
Who is George Washington?
The number of branches in the US government
What is 3?
This was the first land purchase made by the US.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Debate over this issue was the main cause of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
He is often incorrectly credited with discovering the Americas
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The King of England during the Revolution
Who is King George III?
The constitutional amendment that gives people the right to freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This indigenous woman helped lead the Lewis & Clark expedition
Who is Sacagawea?
Another name for a someone who believed slavery should be illegal in the US
What is an abolitionist?
The first permanent English colony in North America
a.Plymouth Rock
b.Jamestown
c.New York
d.Delaware
What is Jamestown?
The name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
a. The Declaration of Independence
b. The Emancipation Proclamation
c. The Bill of Rights
d. The Bill of Freedoms
What are the Bill of Rights?
This US state was an independent country for 10 years before being acquired by the US.
a. Virginia
b. Alaska
c. California
d. Texas
What is Texas?
This president, known for his Emancipation Proclamation, was assassinated not long after the end of the Civil War.
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Theodore Roosevelt
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan & eventually married John Rolfe
Who is Pocahontas?
the branch of government that is led by the President of the US
a. the Legislative Branch
b. The Executive Branch
c. The Judicial Branch
What is the Executive Branch?
This is the name of the path traveled by the Cherokee and other indigenous nations after being forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands
What is the Trail of Tears?
This amendment, passed after the Civil War, officially abolished slavery in the US
the 7th Amendment
the 10th Amendment
the 13th Amendment
the 27th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
Name of the indigenous people who first encountered Columbus.
Kalapuya
Cherokee
Taino
Aztec
Who were the Taino (or Arawak) people?
The name of the document written by Thomas Jefferson that stated why the US wanted to separate from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The year the Constitution was written.
1619
1776
1787
1887
What is 1787?
This war led to the US acquisition of California.
the Revolutionary War
the Mexican American War
the California War
the Spanish American War
What is the Mexican American War?
This was the battle that marked the official start of the Civil War
the Battle of Fort Sumter
the Battle of Antietam
the Battle at Gettysburg
the Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Fort Sumter