1. Colonies,
States, and
Plantations
1pt
Battles of
Independence
Government,
People, and
Religions
Leaders
and
Natives
Independence
and
Revolution
1 pt
1 pt
1 pt
1pt
1 pt
2 pt
2 pt
2pt
2pt
2 pt
3 pt
3 pt
3 pt
3 pt
3 pt
4 pt
4 pt
4pt
4 pt
4pt
5pt
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt

2. Florida

3. What U.S. state is a peninsula?

4. Lines of Longitude

5. What do we call the imaginary lines that run North and South on the globe and meet at the poles?

6. Delta

7. What type of landform is New Orleans an example of?

8. Legend or a Key

9. What do we use to help interpret symbols on a map?

10. Other states followed its lead and seceded also

11. What was one result of South Carolina’s decision to secede from the Union?

12. Battle of Yorktown

13. Where was the last battle of the American Revolution?

14. Shay’s Rebellion

15. What was the rebellion called in the 1780’s where a group of farmers rebelled over high taxes?

16. Lexington / Concord

17. Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?

18. Battle of Saratoga

19. What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

20. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington/Concord

21. What are the names of a few of the Revolutionary War Battles?

22. Ammendments

23. What do you call additions to the Constitution?

24. 4 years (hint: Executive)

25. How many years is a Presidential Term?

26. Preamble

27. What serves as the introduction and sets the goals for the Constitution?

28. Thomas Jefferson

29. Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

30. George Washington

31. Who is known as the “Father of our Country?”

32. Meriwether Lewis

33. Who was the leader of the Corps of Discovery?

34. Trail of Tears

35. What do we call the route that the Cherokees followed to Indian Territory when they were forced to leave their homes?

36. Potlatch

37. What is a Native American ceremony where the host gives the gifts?

38. John Rolfe

39. Who helped make tobacco a major crop in Jamestown, Virginia?

40. Plymouth, Massachusetts

41. What colony did the Pilgrims settle in?

42. To help pay for the French and Indian War…

43. Why did the British Parliament begin taxing the colonies?

44. Common Sense

45. What booklet did Thomas Paine write to persuade the colonists to unite together in war against Britain?

46. “Give me liberty or give me death.”

47. What is Patrick Henry’s famous saying?

48. Declaration of Independence

49. What document was written by Thomas Jefferson and sent to the King of England telling why the colonist must separate from England?

50. Ships
(hint: from a country who waited to see who wins at the Battle of Saratoga)

51. What valuable item did France loan us that helped us win the Revolutionary War?