Manifest destiny
This belief stated that the United States was meant to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The assassination of this man sparked World War I in 1914.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
European explorers were motivated by “God, Gold, and” this.
What is Glory?
This act taxed printed materials and angered colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
This Supreme Court case guaranteed lawyers for people who could not afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This form of warfare involved soldiers fighting from long ditches.
What is Trench Warfare?
Diseases like this devastated Indigenous populations after European arrival.
What is smallpox?
This protest involved colonists throwing tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This Supreme Court case established the “right to remain silent.”
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This famous trail was traveled by pioneers moving west.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This dangerous area separated enemy trenches during WWI.
What is No Man’s Land?
The 13 British Colonies were located along this coast.
What is the Atlantic Coast?
This phrase summarized the colonists’ anger over British taxes.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
This author coined the term “Gilded Age.”
Who is Mark Twain?
This event in 1849 motivated thousands of Americans to head west looking for wealth.
What is the California Gold Rush?
This German submarine sank the Lusitania in 1915.
What is a U-boat?
The colonies were divided into New England, Middle, and this region.
What are the Southern Colonies?
The British hoped to split New England from the rest of the colonies by controlling this city.
What is New York City?
This branch interprets laws and decides if they are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Westward expansion forced Native Americans onto these areas of land set aside by the government.
What are reservations?
This secret German message proposing an alliance with Mexico helped bring the U.S. into WWI.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
European nations wanted new water routes to this continent.
What is Asia?
Colonists loyal to the British Crown were called these.
What are Loyalists?
The “gilded” appearance of this era hid poverty, corruption, and this major issue.
What is wealth inequality?