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The war, France and Britain fight in the New World between 1754–1763
French and Indian war 
In 1776 through 1783, this war fought for American independence from England 
American war for independence 
Who chose to remain loyal to Britain? 
Loyalist
Who wanted America to be free from Britain’s heavy control? 
Patriots 
Name the document adopted by the second continental Congress on July 4, 1776 declaring independence from Britain 
Declaration of independence
Name the title of the list of rights and freedoms that Constitution gives Americans 
Bill of Rights right
The commander in chief of the continental army
George Washington
The branch government that enforces the law
Executive branch 
The branch of government that makes the law 
Legislative branch 
The branch of government Interprets the law
Judicial branch
Name the trail blazed by Daniel Boone through the Cumberland gap 
The wilderness Road
This war resulted mainly of the kidnapping of American sailors on the high seas by the British in the early 1800s
War of 1812 
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? 
Francis Scott key 
Name the land purchase that doubled the size of US 
Louisiana purchase
America’s greatest contribution to music 
Spirituals 
She was the shoe shine guide for Lewis and Clark 
Sacagawea
Name the two writers whose words were popular during the second grade awakening
Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley 
Name the postal service ran between Missouri and California for a limited time 
Pony express 
The name of railroad that stretch from the East Coast to the West Coast 
Transcontinental railroad
Our nations motto 
In God, we trust 
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States 
The 13th 
What was the name for people who wanted to get rid of slavery? 
Abolitionist 
The secret network of escape routes from the south of Canada 
Underground railroads 
The title for the group of states that left the United States 
Confederate states of America 
The title of states that stayed with United States 
Union
Leader of the confederate troops 
Robert E. Lee
Leader of the union troops 
Ulysses S: Grant
One of the most famous conductors of the underground railroad 
Harriet Tubman 
16th President of the United States 
Abraham Lincoln
Land set aside for native American tribes by the US government 
Reservations 
The act passed by the government stating that any families setting in certain areas of the west could receive 160 acres of land 
Home state act
This event occurred in 1889 1000s of people lined up along the border of Oklahoma to claim land for themselves 
Oklahoma land rush
This became the 49th state in 1959
Alaska
This became the 50th state in 1959
Hawaii
Henry Ford use this method of production for his cars
Assembly line
This system of tapping dots, and dashes was used with telegraph 
Morse code 
He brought the oil industry to the United States 
J .D. Rockefeller 
He was the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code 
Samuel Morris 
He was the inventor of the telephone 
Alexander Graham Bell
What was the name of the famous male train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours?
Fast mail
 what were the difficult years of 19 29–19 39 called
The great depression
What are people called who affirm the truth of the Bible? 
Fundamentalist 
What do we call the statement of loyalty to America written by Francis bellum 
Pledge of Allegiance
What were Germany’s underwater boats called? 
U-boats 
What do we call November 11, the day we honor all those who have fought for our country in any war or served in our nations Army forces 
Veterans Day
Which incident served as an excuse for the beginning of World War I 
The assassination of our Archduke Ferdinand
This world war occur during 1914 through 1918
World War I 
The action that prove that Germany was a threat to US as well as the Europe was 
The Zimmerman note
The countries that sided with Germany and World War I were the blank 
Central powers 
The countries that sided against Germany and World War I were the blank
Allied powers/allies 
The unsinkable ocean liner that sank of the coast of Newfoundland in 1912
The Titanic
People who ruled by force, and do not allow their subjects any freedom 
Dictators
Dictator of the Soviet Union, Russia 
Joseph Stalin or Stalin (Lennon was before World War II. Therefore the answer should be Stalin and Joseph Stalin) 
Fascist dictator of Italy
Miscellany  or bento Mussolini 
Nazi leader and dictator of Germany 
Adolf Hitler
Military leader of Japan with more power than the emperor of Japan 
Tojo
Germany’s invasion of Poland started this war 
(1939-1945) World War II 
The president of the United States at the time World War II began 
Franklin D Roosevelt or FDR
Name given to Germany, Italy, and Japan 
Axis powers
The name given to the countries fighting against Germany, Italy, and Japan 
Allies/allied powers 
Hitler’s air raid over Great Britain 
Battle of Britain
Japan attacked the naval base on the island Oahu on December 7, 1941 
Pearl Harbor 
extermination of 6 million Jews not including the many Germans and other nationalities that were killed in the concentration camps 
Holocaust 
Formed after World War II to help the world settle their problems 
United Nations
Known as the wall of shame, built to separate east Germany from West Germany
Berlin wall 
This officially became a nation in 1948 
Israel
The policy meant to contain communism from spreading 
Containment
