Flashback Facts
What was the major effect of the Battle of Saratoga? (unit 3)
it convinced France to join the war on Americas side
Connect Shays’ Rebellion and the Constitutional Convention. (unit 3)
example answer) Shays’ Rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles and helped prompt the call for a stronger federal government.
You arrive in 1776. Describe three significant events or developments in America during this time. (unit 3)
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Battles of Trenton and Long Island
Put these in order:
a. Treaty of Paris (1783)
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Washington elected President
d. Articles of Confederation ratified
(unit 3)
b, d , a, c
First group to name the first 5 presidents wins. Go!
(unit 3)
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.
Name two effects of the Market Revolution. (unit 4)
Rise of factories and wage labor; expansion of transportation.
How are the Second Great Awakening and the abolitionist movement connected? (unit 4)
The revivalist spirit of the Second Great Awakening emphasized moral reform, inspiring many to fight against slavery.
You arrive in the 1830s. What are three key events or trends? (unit 4)
Indian Removal Act (1830)
Nullification Crisis (1832–33)
Rise of Whig Party
Question: Put these in order:
a. Erie Canal completed
b. Trail of Tears
c. Seneca Falls Convention
d. Election of Andrew Jackson
(unit 4)
a, d, b, c
What figure was portrayed in the idea of manifest destiny? (unit 4)
An angel
What were two components of the Missouri Compromise? (unit 4)
Missouri entered as a slave state; Maine as a free state; 36°30′ line set for future territories.
Connect Andrew Jackson and the Bank War. (unit 4)
Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the U.S., viewing it as an elite institution; he vetoed its recharter, leading to the "Bank War."
ou land in the 1840s. What’s happening? (Unit 4)
Manifest Destiny expansion (Annexation of Texas, Oregon Trail)
Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
Mexican-American War (1846–1848)
What came first the war of 1812 or the market revolution? (unit 4)
The war of 1812
Why did Americans feel that they should move west? (unit 4)
They believed that it was their God given right and duty.
Name two causes of the Civil War. (unit 5)
Slavery; sectionalism; election of Abraham Lincoln; states' rights.
Connect the Dred Scott decision and the Republican Party platform. (unit 5)
The Dred Scott decision denied Congress's power to ban slavery in territories; Republicans opposed this, supporting "Free Soil" ideology.
You land in 1861. What's one major development do you witness? (unit 5)
Lincoln’s inauguration
Secession of Southern states
Battle of Fort Sumter (start of Civil War)
Put these in order:
a. Kansas-Nebraska Act
b. Election of Abraham Lincoln
c. Gettysburg Address
d. Surrender at Appomattox
(unit 5)
a, b, c, d
Where was Abraham Lincon killed and in what year did it happen? (unit 5)
Ford's Theatre, 1865
Name two results of the Compromise of 1850. (unit 5)
California admitted as a free state; stricter Fugitive Slave Law enacted.
How are the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment connected? (unit 5)
The Proclamation freed slaves in rebelling states as a wartime measure; the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide.
You arrive in 1865. What do you see? (unit 5)
End of the Civil War
Assassination of Lincoln
Ratification of 13th Amendment
Theme: End of slavery and beginning of Reconstruction
"With malice toward none, with charity for all…”
Who said this, and in what context? (unit 5)
Abraham Lincoln in his Second Inaugural Address (1865), promoting reconciliation at the end of the Civil War.
Draw Abraham Lincon (you have 30 seconds) (unit 5)
Best drawing wins.