Jamestown
This is the word for when a country own land in another country.
What is a colony
These were the people who came to America to gain religious freedom from the Church of England
Who are the Pilgrims
This is why colonists no longer wanted to be an English colony
They did not like the laws that put taxes on them
True or False: The British King expected colonists to pay taxes, but colonists could not vote or make laws
What is True: The colonists demanded "no taxation without representation," which meant that colonists did not want to pay taxes unless they had control over the government of America
This is the number of states that made up the United States after the war
What is 13
By 1850, the U.S. extended between these two oceans
What are the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
This Native American famously fought back against white colonists who took his land
Who was Tecumseh
The settlers of Jamestown hoped to find this. They never did.
What is gold
This is the name of the boat that the first settlers of New England took
What is the Mayflower
This word means someone who has total control over all laws. The king was accused of being one
What is a tyrant
This was a violent protest in 1770 in which several colonists were arrested for fighting British soldier and tax collectors
What is the Boston Massacre
This word means a line that separates 2 countries
What is frontier
This is the name of the people who traveled west
What are Pioneers
This American general and later the 7th President is remembered for taking away much land from Native Americans
Who is Andrew Jackson
These people already lived in Jamestown when the English took it over
Who are the Native Americans
The Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrated the Harvest with a feast in 1620. Later, this became what holiday
What is Thanksgiving
This protest act happened in 1773 in which colonists dumped barrels of tea into the ocean
What is the Boston Tea Party
This is the name of the general that lead the colonists in the Revolutionary War. He later became the 1st President
Who is George Washington
This was the name of the land purchase by Thomas Jefferson from the French, which doubled the size of the U.S.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
This is the famous trail that joined the east and west sides of the country
What is the Oregon Trail
True or False: Native Americans never tried to live like Americans and refused to adjust their way of life
What is False: Although some Native Americans refused to become like the colonists, others learned English, became farmers and developed a Constitution like the U.S Constitution
Jamestown was named after the British ________
What is the King
True or False: Life was easy for the Pilgrims once they escaped England
What is false: Pilgrims often died from disease, hunger and cold weather in New England
This word means to stop buying or using another group's products
What is boycott
This word means to be free from British control and responsible for yourself
What is independent
These 2 explorers studied and surveyed the land bought in the Louisiana Purchase
Who are Lewis and Clark
True or False: Thousands of miles of roads and railroads were created the connect the different parts of America
What is True
This word means to be forced to move to another part of the country. The Cherokees did this from Georgia to Oklahoma
What is relocate
This is the name of England's first colony
What is Virginia
This is what the 13 original colonies later became
What is the United States
True or False: Newspapers, playing cards, almanacs, sugar and tea were taxed by the British on the colonists
What is True: This is what lead to the Revolutionary War
This document declared that "all men are created equal" and have the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence
What is False: Lewis and Clark collected many plants and animals and sketched maps for people to use in exploring.
This is what people dug to connect waterways and create irrigation channels. Boats would travel on these
What are canals. The Erie Canal is the most famous example
This is the name of the event in which 4,000 Cherokee Native Americans lost their lives relocating from Georgia to Oklahoma
What is the Trail of Tears