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Name two longest rivers in the US

Missouri and Mississippi

Name the Great Lakes

Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie

Who was Louisiana purchased from?

Napoleon in 1803

Trail of Tears - what is it?

in winter 1838 about 100000 Indians were driven from their lands and sent off to reservations, half of whom died along the way.

What was the Indian Removal act?

the law that stated that all Amerindians living east of the Mississippi river would be moved to a place called Indian Territory.

On April 30, 1789, he was standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Who is he?

George Washington

Which document was created in 1787 in a convention in Philadelphia?

the Constitution of the United States

What was officially stated in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Britain officially recognised her former colonies as an independent nation.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

4 July, 1776

During the American Revolution, how were the part-time non-professional soldiers called?

minutemen

When and why did the settlers disguised themselves as Amerindians to cause trouble to the British trade?

1773 the Boston Tea Party

Name the event which happened in March, 1770 where several Americans were killed by the British soldiers and which caused quite a turmoil in the American society.

the Boston Massacre

What was the phrase the American settlers used to justify their unwillingness to pay taxes to the British Crown?

No taxation without representation

Shortly before the American Revolution a British PM Robert Walpole said this famous phrase about the colonists that he didn't want to disturb with more taxes.

Let sleeping dogs lie

What was the spirit called possessed by American settlers, which embodies toughness, independence and perseverance?

the Frontier spirit

Name the person in the image, what is he famous for?

Daniel Boone, found the trail to the west through the Appalachians to the fertile lands

How is the period called, when most settlements were located near the coast?

the tidewater period

Name the holiday which was first celebrated in November 1621 by Pilgrims

Thanksgiving

Name the first written agreement between the settlers of Plymouth to work for the good of all

The Mayflower Compact

What mysterious story surrounds Roanoke Island?

it was the first lost colony in 1590, where the settlers simply disappeared without trace

What important beginning had started in 1619 with a small Dutch warship anchored in Jamestown?

first black slaves were brought to America

Name the two categories of unwilling first settlers in America.

1. homeless children 2. convicts

Name the first Amerindian person to have visited London.

Pocahontas (1616)

How were the settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the first permanent colony in New England (1620) called?

the Pilgrim Fathers

Who do you see in the picture?

the Pilgrim fathers

What are the common nicknames for the American flag? (3)

the Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, the star-spangled banner

Name the two main reasons for people to flee to the New World.

1. Religious persecution 2. in search of better life and riches

Name the first permanent English settlement in America. (year, state and town)

1607, Virginia, Jamestown

Name at least five Indian tribes' names

Dakota = Sioux, Iroquois, Haida, Pueblo, Apache, Cherokee, Navajo

What was the Indian tradition of gift-giving called?

Potlatches

What does the phrase "an Indian giver" mean and where does it originate from?

a person who gives something and then demands it back, an Indian tradition of gift-giving, when the receiver had to give more than he had received

Who was a prominent Frenchman to have participated in the American Revolution?

Marquis de Lafayette

Who were the first Europeans to have visited the American continent, according to the scientists?

Vikings, Leif Ericson, AD 551