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AL History Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for the Mound Builders? | Mississippians |
| After they burned their bodies, where did the Mississippians bury their dead? | in mounds |
| Instead of moving the whole tribe looking for food, what did the Woodland Indians do? | grew crops and brought back food they hunted to the tribes |
| What trick did the Mississippians learn? | how to trade with other villages for supplies and food |
| Why did early explorers from Europe come to what is now known as North America? | for the 3 G's (gold, God, and glory) |
| What bad thing did the Europeans bring over during their early travels to North America? | diseases |
| What tall Native American chief did the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto try to scare into helping him? | Chief Tuscaloosa |
| What was the start of the American Revolutionary War called? | The Shot Heard Around the World |
| Name some of Benjamin Franklin's contributions to our country. | Among other things, he invented the lightning rod, swim fins, harmonica, bifocals, and the Franklin Stove. He also started the first lending library and fire department in America. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was our first American President (he is called the "Father of our Country")? | George Washington |
| 1. Who did we fight for independence during the Revolutionary War? 2. Who won the Revolutionary War? | 1. Great Britain (the British) 2. America (United States of America) |
| Did most people who lived in what is now known as Alabama support the British (Loyalists) or the Americans (Patriots)? | British (Loyalists) |
| What is the law of our land called? | the Constitution |
| What is it called when you are taxed but don't have a say in the taxes? | taxation without representation |
| Chief Tecumseh was part of what group that wanted war against the American colonists? | Red Sticks |
| Why did Chief Tecumseh and other Native Americans want to fight the colonists? | The colonists were taking their land. |
| What were Chief Pushmataha and other Native Americans that did not want war with the American colonists called? | White Sticks |
| What was the war called when the Creeks and other Native American tribes fought the American colonists? | Creek Indian War (or just the Creek War) |
| What is William Weatherford's Native American name? | Red Eagle |
| What happened at the Fort Mims Massacre? | Red Eagle and other Red Sticks slaughtered (killed) 250 settlers including women and children at Fort Mims. |
| What was the last battle of the Creek Indian War? | Battle of Horseshoe Bend |
| What military leader who became President of the United States won the Creek Indian War? | Andrew Jackson |
| What do most people call the Indian Removal Act? | Trail of Tears |
| To where did the Indian Removal Act force Native Americans to move? | west of the Mississippi River |
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