is for Appomattox Court House

General Robbert E Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant ending the civil war on April 9 ,1865

is for Boston Tea Party

To protest British tax on tea, "no taxation without representation." The citizens dumpt tea into Boston Harbor.

is for Constitution

The Constitution is the supreme law of the USA written in 1789.

is for Declaration of Independence

Composed by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, this is the formal documentation of the US declaring freedom from Great Britain.

is for Executive Branch

The Executive Branch carries out laws, and includes the President, Vice President and cabinet.

is for the Fourth of July

A national holiday in July, that celebrates the freedom of our country and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

is for the Gettysburg Address

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863; dedicating the national cemetery for soldiers killed at the battle of Gettysburg.

is for History

The study of our past as described in written documents.

is for Industrial Revolution

A period in American history in which society moved to a focus on machines, factories and industry.

is for Johnny Reb

The name of a confederate solider on the American Civil War.

is for Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and a WWII veteran.

is for Loyalists

An American colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.

is for Mayflower

A ship that transported pilgrims to America in 1620.

is for Native Anerican

Any member of the peoples living in north or south America before Europeans arrived.

is for Oregon Trail

2000 mile route to the west for thousands of settlers in 19th century America.

is for Plymouth Rock

The landing site in America of the Mayflower in 1620.