Units 1-2
George Santayana said those who do not remember the past are condemned to this.
What is repeat it?
The name of the first English attempt to establish a colony in North America.
What is Roanoke?
Great Britain tried this to help pay for the French and Indian war expenses in America.
What is raise taxes on the colonies?
The chairman of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
The major acquisition of land that President Jefferson oversaw
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The rulers of this country sponsored Christopher Columbus' first voyage.
What is Spain?
The first permanent English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown?
This man wrote Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
The two chambers or houses of Congress
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
These two men led The Corps of Discovery
Who are Meriweather Lewis and William Clark?
This explorer's crew sailed around the whole world.
Who is Magellan?
This man demonstrated that the Earth orbits around the sun.
Who is Copernicus?
This man was the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The length of term for the president and the vice president
What is four years?
The native American woman who was a translator for the Corps of Discovery
Who is Sacajawea?
This was the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.
What is St. Augustine?
This colonial militia officer tried to push the French from Fort Duquesne.
Who is George Washington?
This man led thousands of settlers through the Cumberland Gap
Who is Daniel Boone?
This city was the first capital of the United States
What is New York?
The victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans made this man a national hero
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This Roman Catholic priest challenged the Roman Catholic Church's teachings by posting 95 theses on a church door.
Who was Martin Luther?
This country controlled Louisiana after the French and Indian War.
What is Spain?
The first governing document of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The first president to live in the White House
Who is John Adams?
This percentage of the original colonies allowed slavery at some point
What is 100%?