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100

What is the name for Spanish explorers who came to conquer parts of North and South America in the 1500s?

Conquistadors

100

What 2 countries fought for control of North America, sparking the French and Indian War?

Who are France and Great Britain. 

100

The 1st President of the United States. 

Who is George Washington?

100

What was the design of the 1st American Flag?

13 stripes and 13 stars. 

100

What was the route that runaway slaves used to get to the safety of the North? 

The Underground Railroad. 

200

Which country did most of the American colonists living in the East coast come from in the 1600 and 1700s?

England

200

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?

200

The capitol city of the United States of America. 

What is Washington DC

200

What was the event where President Jackson forced the Cherokee people to leave their homeland?

The trail of tears

200
What was the name of the speech where President Lincoln stated that slaves were free?

The Emancipation Proclamation. 

300

Which colony was the first to allow religious freedom?

Rhode Island

300

Who rode through the streets of Massachusetts issuing the warning- "The British Are Coming!" 

Who is Paul Revere?

300

The two men who lead an expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi River. 

Lewis and Clark

300

The 15th Amendment said what?

Black men had the right to vote.

300

What was the name of the war where Americans fought over Slavery? 

The Civil War

400

The name of the people who started the 13 colonies in America. 

Who are the Pilgrims. 
400

Thomas Jefferson wrote this document announcing that the 13 colonies were now an independent country called the United States of America. 

What is the Declaration of Independence. 
400

Who was the Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark during this expeditions?

Sacagawea

400

This old Spanish mission was defended by 187 Texans. They were surrounded and defeated by the Mexican Army.

The Alamo

400

What do the stripes on American flag represent?

Number of colonies

500

What were the names of Christopher Columbus's three ships?

The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

500

What was the main slogan of the colonists who were opposed to King George III?

"No taxation without representation!"

500

During which war was the Star Spangled Banner written?

The war of 1812

500

Which president proposed in 1784 to end slavery in all the territories, but lost in Congress by one vote?

Thomas Jefferson

500

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