Periods 1-2 (1491-1754)
Period 3 (1754-1800)
Period 4 (1800-1848)
Period 5 (1844-1877)
Period 6 (1865-1898)
100
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware made up this colonial region
What are the Middle Colonies?
100
Contrary to popular belief, the Benjamin Franklin political cartoon seen below was not originally created to garner support for the American Revolution, but rather for this conflict, fought twenty years earlier
What is the French & Indian War (or Seven Years' War)?
100
This conflict more or less ended in a stalemate, but a US victory at the Battle of New Orleans two weeks after a peace treaty was signed caused an outpouring of national pride
What is the War of 1812?
100
One of the two battles commonly referred to as the "turning point" of the Civil War
What are Gettysburg and Vicksburg?
100
This term, the title of Mark Twain's 1873 satirical novel, referred to the rampant corruption and greed of the late 19th century
What is the Gilded Age?
200
While many migrated to the New England colonies in search of religious freedom, the primary motivator of most of the new settlers in the Southern colonies was this
What is economic gain/money/etc?
200
The Continental Army's victory over the British at this upstate New York battle in 1777 helped convince France to join the Revolutionary War
What is Saratoga?
200
The "Corrupt Bargain" involved an alleged deal between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams to ensure Adams's election to the presidency in 1824 at the expense of this man; he would get his revenge four years later
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
A major cause of the Civil War was an 1857 Supreme Court decision that ruled that this man was unable to sue for his freedom since, as a slave, he had no constitutional rights
Who is Dred Scott?
200
An immigrant from Scotland, this man rose to staggering wealth through his early investment in steel, and became an advocate for the "Gospel of Wealth" while also crushing the Homestead Strike
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
300
Roger Williams's belief in religious tolerance led him to clash with the Puritans and form this colony in 1636
What is Rhode Island?
300
After the Boston Tea Party in 1773, the British responded with a series of laws that closed the port of Boston, dissolved Massachusetts's colonial charter, and expanded quartering of British troops in colonial homes; they were collectively known by this name
What are the Intolerable (or Coercive) Acts?
300
An 1820 compromise involved the admission of this state as a slave state; Henry Clay proposed the admission of Maine as a free state for balance
What is Missouri?
300
Another cause of the war was the failed Compromise of 1850, which angered Southerners by its admission of California as a free state, while also angering Northerners through the imposition of this harsh law
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
300
Immigration soared to new heights during this time period; Congress allowed it to continue mostly unchecked, with the notable exception of this restrictive 1882 law
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
400
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield were two of the preachers most associated with this period of religious revival, beginning in the 1730s
What is the (First) Great Awakening?
400
Thomas Jefferson resigned as George Washington's Secretary of State in 1793, due to the two men's disagreement over whether the US should get involved in this world event
What is the French Revolution?
400
The Democratic-Republican Party split after the Era of Good Feelings, creating the Democratic Party of Andrew Jackson and this other party, organized in 1833 to counter him
What is the Whig Party?
400
This president, most closely associated with Manifest Destiny, fulfilled his campaign promises to annex Texas and gain the California territory from Mexico during his one term in office
Who is James K. Polk?
400
The head of the Tammany Hall political machine, this man amassed near-total control over New York City through corruption; he was later convicted of hundreds of crimes and died in prison
Who is Boss Tweed?
500
The harsh practices of Spanish colonial rule led this Native nation to "revolt" in modern-day New Mexico in 1680
What is the Pueblo nation?
500
The shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation were dramatically exposed in 1786, when the federal government was unable to respond to an uprising of Massachusetts farmers led by this Revolutionary War veteran
Who is Daniel Shays?
500
Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped to organize a landmark women's rights convention in this New York city in 1848
What is Seneca Falls?
500
When this group of Congressmen took control of Reconstruction away from President Andrew Johnson, they quickly passed legislation protecting the rights of freedmen and put the South under military occupation until they enforced that legislation
Who are the Radical Republicans?
500
The conflict between white settlers and Native Americans in the West led to many battles, the most infamous of which occurred in 1876 at Little Bighorn, resulting in the defeat of this controversial US general
Who is George Armstrong Custer?