13 Colonies & American Revolution
Which region of the English colonies (New England, Middle, or Southern) relied most on shipbuilding, fishing, and small-scale farming?
New England
What was the FIRST government of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Who did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
France/Napoleon
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
What city fell giving the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Which country was the first to ally with the Americans?
France
Identify the 3 branches of the US government under the Constitution.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Define Manifest Destiny.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the president of the Confederacy during the war?
Jefferson Davis
Which act required colonists to pay an extra tax on all printed materials?
Stamp Act
Identify one precedent Washington set as the first President of the United States.
two term limit, so help me God, Mr. President, cabinet, etc.
Identify a minimum of 3 present day states the U.S. gained from the Mexican American War.
California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, & Colorado
What were the 2 reasons the Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott was still a slave?
What was the purpose of Black Codes, later known as Jim Crow Laws?
To restrict African American's freedom and civil rights
Name two staple cash crops grown in the Southern colonies that shaped their economy and labor systems.
Tobacco, rice, indigo
Identify the 3 parts of Hamilton's financial plan.
High tariff, national bank, paying off all debt
Lack of food/supplies, snake bites, disease, stranded, extreme weather, raids, etc.
What event began the Women's Rights Movement? What document was created at this event?
Seneca Falls Convention, Declaration of Sentiments
Identify the name and 3 parts of the Union's plan for the Civil War.
Anaconda Plan, blockade southern ports, take control of the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond (the capital)
Why did it take King George III so long to agree to the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
He didn't want to grant independence
What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?
Increase the time it took to become a citizen, allowed the president to deport any alien deemed dangerous, & made it illegal to speak negatively about the government
Identify one effect of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Identify the difference between prohibition and temperance.
Prohibition was completely banning alcohol, temperance was only limiting it.
Identify the Reconstruction Amendments and what each of them did. You must have the explanation matched with the correct amendment to get credit.
13- Abolished slavery
14- Granted citizenship to African Americans (if you are born or naturalized in the U.S. you are a citizen)
15- Voting rights to African American men (right to vote can not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude)