Colonial Era
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This document was signed on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
What is California?
Fought from April 12 to April 13, 1861, this battle marked the beginning of the American Civil War.
What is the Battle (or Attack) at Fort Sumter?
This group of religious separatists sailed to America aboard the Mayflower in 1620 and established the Plymouth Colony.
Who were the Pilgrims?
This 1765 British law imposed direct taxes on the American colonies, leading to widespread protests and boycotts.
What is the Stamp Act?
This term describes the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States, acquiring territory from France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This famous address, delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, emphasized the principles of equality and national unity.
This 1620 document established a form of self-government for the Plymouth Colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?
This state was annexed by Mexico prior to establishing statehood in the U.S.
What is Texas?
This Confederate general, known for his bold tactics and leadership, commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This colony, founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe, served as a haven for debtors and a buffer against Spanish Florida.
What is Georgia?
DOUBLE POINTS: Published in January 1776, this pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence from British rule.
What is Common Sense?
This person has power to nominate justices to the Supreme Court.
Who is the President?
This famous expedition explored the Louisiana Territory and beyond
What is the Lewis & Clark Expedition?
This 1863 battle, fought in Pennsylvania, resulted in the largest number of casualties during the American Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
He was the founder of Pennsylvania, known for his beliefs in religious tolerance and pacifism.
Who is William Penn?
This treaty, signed in 1783, officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This term of government refers to having a two-house system of creating and establishing laws.
What is bicameral?
DOUBLE POINTS: Coined in the 1840s, this phrase expressed the belief that it was the inevitable fate of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, this executive order declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?