Early United States History Final Exam Review #2

Area purchased by Thomas Jefferson that doubled the size of the United States

"City of Brotherly Love" that served as home of the Continental Congress

Boston silversmith who set off on a "midnight ride" to warn Patriots of the British approach

Name given by Native Americans to Spanish priests who worked to convert them to Christianity

Battle on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama where Jackson's forces wiped out Creek Indian forces

President of the United States during the American Civil War

Mexican military leader and dictator who warred against Texans at the Battle of the Alamo

Work by Harriett Beecher Stowe that exposed and convinced many of the evils of slavery

English philosopher who asserted all men are born with certain natural, God-given rights

Wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" while watching the British attack on Ft. McHenry

Mountain ranges extending from Alaska to Mexico and forms the North American watershed

What is considered to be the main factor leading to the discovery of America?

Norse (Viking) captain who led a New World expedition in the year 1000

What purpose of settlement did all of the New England colonies have in common?

Who is thought to be the first white child born in America?

First European to cross the Mississippi River

Boston brewer and patriot who organized "The Sons of Liberty"

Explorer who claimed and named Virginia for England

Land bridge that connected Siberia to Alaska during the last Ice Age

Which of the following was NOT one of Columbus's ships that sailed to the New World?