American History 1
What is the name for Spanish explorers who came to conquer parts of North and South America in the 1500s?
Conquistadors
What 2 countries fought for control of North America, sparking the French and Indian War?
Who are France and Great Britain.
The 1st President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
What was the design of the 1st American Flag?
13 stripes and 13 stars.
What was the route that runaway slaves used to get to the safety of the North?
The Underground Railroad.
Which country did most of the American colonists living in the East coast come from in the 1600 and 1700s?
England
Great Britain taxed this imported item, causing the "Patriots" of America to board the ships and dump the contents into Boston Harbor.
What is tea?
The capitol city of the United States of America.
What is Washington DC
What was the event where President Jackson forced the Cherokee people to leave their homeland?
The trail of tears
The Emancipation Proclamation.
Which colony was the first to allow religious freedom?
Rhode Island
Who rode through the streets of Massachusetts issuing the warning- "The British Are Coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
The two men who lead an expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi River.
Lewis and Clark
The 15th Amendment said what?
Black men had the right to vote.
What was the name of the war where Americans fought over Slavery?
The Civil War
The name of the people who started the 13 colonies in America.
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document announcing that the 13 colonies were now an independent country called the United States of America.
Who was the Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark during this expeditions?
Sacagawea
This old Spanish mission was defended by 187 Texans. They were surrounded and defeated by the Mexican Army.
The Alamo
What do the stripes on American flag represent?
Number of colonies
What were the names of Christopher Columbus's three ships?
The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
What was the main slogan of the colonists who were opposed to King George III?
"No taxation without representation!"
During which war was the Star Spangled Banner written?
The war of 1812
Which president proposed in 1784 to end slavery in all the territories, but lost in Congress by one vote?
Thomas Jefferson
This idea was used to support westward expansion to the Pacific. It stated that it was God's Will for the U.S. to expand its dominion over North America.
Manifest Destiny