Colonial America
This was known as the "lost colony"
Roanoke
This famous phrase, often used by colonists protesting British taxes, included the words "No Taxation Without _____."
What is representation?
He is considered the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This journalist coined the term "Manifest Destiny" in 1845.
Who was John O'Sullivan?
This term means a state or region formally withdraws from a country.
What is secession?
These three colonial regions were the New England, Middle, and this region.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This group supported British rule and remained loyal to the king.
what is the Loyalists?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted in this year.
What is 1776?
This term describes the process of absorbing individuals or groups into the dominant culture.
What is assimilation?
This law required the capture and return of runaway enslaved people, even in free states.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
Colonists often came to the Middle Colonies because of their fertile soil, earning them this nickname.
What is the Breadbasket Colonies?
This act required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents.
What was the Stamp Act?
According to the Declaration, all people have these three natural rights.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
This rallying cry was used by Americans who wanted the entire Oregon Territory.
What is "54°40' or Fight"?
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while restricting slavery north of the 36°30′ line.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This New England colony was founded by Puritans seeking religious freedom.
What is Massachusetts?
These acts punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and included closing the Port of Boston.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
This city hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Texas entered the Union as this numbered state.
what is the 28th state?
This general was appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac just days before the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who was George Meade?
Which colonies had a Representative government - male church members voted each year for governors?
What is New England colonies?
This person is considered the first casualty of the American Revolution.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
This system was created to make sure one branch of government does not become too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
Name two forms of technology shown in American Progress painting that symbolize change and westward expansion.
What are railroads, telegraph wires, stagecoaches, wagons, or steamships?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in these states.
What are the rebelling Confederate states?