Road to Revolution
What war put Britain deeply in debt and led to new taxes on the colonies?
French and Indian War
What was the first government of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
It helped settlers move west to Oregon and other western territories.
Oregon Trail
What was the name of the secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Underground Railroad
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Which acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party in which they banned public meetings and closed Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts
Which plan originally made a one house legislature based on Population written by James Madison
Virginia Plan
From what country did the United States purchase Louisiana?
France
What event officially began the Civil War?
Attack on Fort Sumter
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What event occurred when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What are the first ten amendments called?
Bill of Rights
Who explored the Louisiana Territory after the purchase?
Lewis and Clark
This period of violence in the Kansas Territory occurred after the Kansas-Nebraska Act and showed how deeply divided the nation had become over slavery.
Bloody Kansas
Who was the "Father" of the Constitution
James Madison
What battle is known as the "turning point" of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What principle prevents one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
The belief that the United States should expand across North America.
Manifest Destiny
What document issued by Lincoln declared enslaved people in Confederate states free?
Emancipation Proclamation
This Founding Father served as George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury, created the National Bank, and helped write many of the Federalist Papers.
Which battle effectively ended the American Revolution.
Yorktown
Which branch has the power to make laws?
Legislative Branch (Congress)
Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House
Which Union general eventually became commander of all Union armies and accepted Lee's surrender?
Ulysses S. Grant