1.name two european countries that had colonies in what is now the united states. 2.what was the 1...

What do you know about US History? Pt. 1

1.Name two European countries that had colonies in what is now the United States.

2.What was the 1st permanent English colony in North America?

3.How many original colonies were there?

4. Name the three regions the colonies were divided into.

5. Name the western geographical boundary of the original colonies.

6. Who fought in the French and Indian War?

7. What was the rallying cry for the colonists during the Revolutionary War?

8. What was burned by the British during the War of 1812?

9. From which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

10.Give a set of names used to refer to the sides during the Civil War besides north and south.

11.Who sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

12.What were Lewis and Clark looking for?

13.Name as many of the 50 states as you can.

1.Name two European countries that had colonies in what is now the United States.

2.What was the 1st permanent English colony in North America?

3.How many original colonies were there?

Great Britain, France, Spain, Russia, the Netherlands, Sweden

Jamestown (Virginia)

Thirteen (13)

4. Name the three regions the colonies were divided into.

5. Name the western geographical boundary of the original colonies.

6. Who fought in the French and Indian War?

7. What was the rallying cry for the colonists during the Revolutionary War?

New England, Middle, Southern

The Appalachian Mountains

The British and the French

No Taxation without Representation!

8. What was burned by the British during the War of 1812?

9. From which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

10.Give a set of names used to refer to the sides during the Civil War besides north and south.

11.Who sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

The US Capitol and the White House (Washington DC)

France

Union/Confederate, Blue/Gray, Yankee/ Rebel, Federal/Confederate

Thomas Jefferson

12.What were Lewis and Clark looking for?

13.Name as many of the 50 states as you can.

The Northwest Passage (Water Route to the Pacific)

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine , Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming