DEUS History Review {Savannah Harris}

Expansion and Migration"

100

This 1803 purchase from France doubled the size of the U.S. overnight

Louisiana Purchase

200

The 19th-century belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent

Manifest Destiny

300

This 1849 event led to a massive population surge in California

The Gold Rush

400

This Act gave 160 acres of land to settlers willing to farm it for five years

Homestead Act

500

The forced relocation of Native Americans from the Southeast to Oklahoma

Trail of Tears

America in the World

100

This 1776 document declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain

Declaration of Independence

200

The policy of "containing" communism during the post-WWII era

Containment

300

This 1914-1918 conflict saw the U.S. join to "make the world safe for democracy"

World War I

400

The surprise attack on this naval base brought the U.S. into WWII in 1941

Pearl Harbor

500

This 1823 policy warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere

Monroe Doctrine

Politics and Power

100

He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution

George Washington

200

This 1863 proclamation by Lincoln technically freed slaves in rebelling states

Emancipation Proclamation

300

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s series of programs to end the Great Depression

The New Deal

400

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

The Bill of Rights

500

This 1803 Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

Struggle for Equality"

100

This 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave this group the right to vote

Women

200

The 1954 Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools

Brown v. Board of Education

300

He gave the "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington

Martin Luther King Jr.

400

This movement fought to end slavery in the United States

Abolitionist Movement

500

This 1848 convention was the first major meeting for women's rights

Seneca Falls Convention

Fun

100

This is the capital city of Virginia

Richmond

200

This "Greatest Showman" character is based on a real-life circus promoter.

P.T. Barnum

300

How many states make up the United States

50

400

This animal is the national bird of the United States

Bald Eagle

500

This is the current year

2026