Colonies to Independence
What was the other name for the "Seven Years War"?
The French and Indian War
EC- Where was it fought and for what was it fought?
Who was Nat Wheeler?
He is the main character- He starts on the farm, but is sent to Boston to apprentice as a printer.
This military commander and politician was the foremost American leader during the last 3 decades of the 1700's
George Washington
The invention of this device by Eli Whitney in1793 had a major effect on the economy of both the south and the north.
The Articles of Confederation
What was Betsy Ross known for
Sewing the first flag of the United States with stars and stripes
What conflict began on the village green of Lexington, Massachusetts and ended on the battlefield of Yorktown, Virginia
The Revolutionary War
What level of Hurricane was the Great Hurricane of 1780 purported to be?
Level 5 Hurricane
What Virginian actor shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Boothe
EC- What gun did he use?
What was the nickname of the deadly road that became deadly after the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
The Trail of Tears
What was the first piece of legislation that enraged American colonists during the mid 1760's?
Hint you had to purchase a mark for nearly all paper products
The Stamp Act
Extra Credit- What were some of the different things you had to have stamped?
Give at least 2
What was the name of the master printer for whom Nat worked?
Benjamin Edes
Thomas Jefferson
To what machine did inventor James Watt add a condenser, thereby improving efficiency and making it viable to use in factories, as well as transportation later?
the steam motor
What major governmental purchase did Jefferson make in 1803, in effect doubling the size of the US?
The Louisiana Purchase
EC- How much did it cost per acre?
In the early 1800's mountain men went west to trap beavers for their pelts. What were the pelts used for?
The were used to make top hats.
At which southern fort were the first cannon shots of the Civil War fired?
New York City
What was the "Sultana"?
A river boat on the Mississippi river that caught fire after the end of the war with around 1,300 soldiers dying.
Which American religious "prophet" emerged from the Burned Over District in the 1820's and 30's with a new book of scripture?
Joseph Smith
Another act that annoyed and angered colonists was the Quartering act. What was it?
The colonies were required to provide quarters for British soldiers who in the colonies to keep the peace. Many times this meant that said soldiers would be sleeping in the peoples homes.
Who was the patriotic silversmith who engraved a somewhat "colored" portrayal of the Boston Massacre.
Paul Revere
When this man was elected to the presidency in 1860, he won only 39% of the popular vote. Primarily because of his stance against slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
What invention, first seen in Britain, caught on in the US, revolutionizing the transportation of heavy materials on land over long distances
the steam locomotive
What were the 3 branches created by the constitution to check each other
The Executive Branch (President+ Cabinet)
The Judicial Branch (Supreme Court+ court system)
The Legislative Branch (House of Reps and Senate)
What is sectionalism?
It was the growing divide between the Northern and the Southern states over the issue of slaver and states rights.
Which war between the US and Britain, saw British troops burn the white house?
The War of 1812
Which famine led to the first mass immigration from Ireland to the US in the 1840's and 50'?
The Potato Famine
What was Mary Surratt convicted of ?
Conspiracy to assassinate the president. Although she was truly only guilty of owning the boarding house where the conspirators (Boothe and company) met.
Which American president was a proponent of the idea of "Manifest Destiny"?
James K Polk
EC what was manifest destiny?
What was the purpose of the Declaratory Act of 1766?
To assert the British government's authority to rule in the colonies in all cases.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
A house-slave in Boston who after having been taught to read and write became a poet.
This politician was the first secretary of the treasury, wrote most of the Federalist papers, which advocated for having a strong central government. Died from wounds sustained in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
Alexander Hamilton
What 2 inventions was Samuel Morse known for?
The Electric Telegraph
Morse Code
What foreign policy forbade the intervention of European power in the Western Hemisphere in the 1820's and later?
The Monroe Doctrine
What was the Burned Over District?
It was an area in western New York State known for its high concentration of religious revivals during the early 1800's. By no means were said revivals confined to this area, on the contrary the entire US experience a Second Great Awakening to religion during this time.
Which war, fought in 1846-48 allowed the US to gain control of California, (most of) Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah?
The Mexican War
What colorful sickness saw major epidemics break out several times over the first century and a quarter in the US, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths?
Yellow Fever
What Civil War nurse is credited with starting the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What former slave became an outspoken advocate for the abolition of slavery?
Frederick Douglass
The British East India Company
EC
True or False- the tea sold by the British East India Company was more expensive than other teas.
The 2 British soldiers who were convicted of manslaughter after the trial that came in the wake of the Boston Massacre-
The both received the privilege of clergy rather than being imprisoned- They were branded on their right thumbs
This military commander and politician was well known for his involvement in fighting indians, doing away with property requirements for voting rights and his nickname, "Old Hickory".
Andrew Jackson
What American Inventor was inspired on his trip to India upon seeing the ratcheting action of the capstans and windlasses on the ship to create the first commercially viable revolver?
Samuel Colt
What 1854 law overturned the Missouri Compromise by allowing new territories to vote whether they would be free states or slave states?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman were authors of this American literary movement
The Transcendentalists
Which rebellion, prompted by the inflation of currency and the repossession of farms in Massachusetts helped lead toward the creation of the constitution?
Shay's Rebellion
Iceland
EC -What effects did this eruption have in the US and other Northern hemisphere nations?
What money did Lincoln have in his wallet when he was shot?
a Confederate 5 dollar bill
To what patriotic group did John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere belong to?
The Sons of Liberty