Acts
This was the first act directly levied on the colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
He was the second president of the United States and the first chief executive to live in the White House.
Who was John Adams?
They lived in wigwams in the eastern part of the US. Famous members of these tribes include Squanto, Pocahontas, Powhatan, and Tecumseh.
Who were the Algonquians?
These Battles were fought on April 19, 1775 and were the opening actions of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington & Concord?
This Battle was fought April 12-14, 1861, and was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.
What was the Battle of Fort Sumter
This required colonists to provide lodging and supplies for British Soldiers at the scene of a disturbance.
What is Quartering Act?
He authored the Declaration of Independence, sponsored the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and increased the size of the country by acquiring the Louisiana Purchase from France.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
They lived in southwest deserts in homes made of stone or adobe. Many of them built their houses on cliffs.
Who were the Pueblo Tribes
With the Americans nearly out of ammunition, the British led an assault that succeeded in forcing the rebel militia to retreat off the Charlestown Peninsula.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
His raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry increased the tensions that pushed the United States to the the Civil War
Who was John Brown?
This act taxed printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents
What is the Stamp Act?
He had to flee Washington when British troops burned the White House.
Who is James Madison?
They lived in the far north in skin tents or igloos and were talented fishermen who built kayaks.
Who are the Aleuts and Inuits?
This American victory proved key in securing a treaty of alliance with France.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
The Supreme Court ruled on this landmark case that any African American, enslaved or free, whose ancestors had been sold as slaves could not be an American citizen, and that the federal government had no authority to regulate slavery in the federal territories.
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
These acts taxed paper, paint, lead, and tea that came into the colonies
What are the Townshend Acts?
He came to office following the election of 1824, which became known as "The Corrupt Bargain."
Who is John Quincy Adams?
These tribes lived between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. They lived in teepees and hunted buffalo, and wore headdress feathers.
Who are the Plains tribes?
Forces led by these two Colonels captured Fort Ticonderoga providing an important link between New York and Canada as well as held a treasure trove of badly-needed artillery.
Who were Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold?
This was the first great federal agreement over the slavery issue, was also important in setting the precedent that Congress could regulate slavery in new territories and states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Enacted in 1651, they were an attempt by Britain to dominate international trade. They banned foreign ships from transporting goods to the British colonies
What are the Navigation Acts
His governmental reforms were denounced as the spoils system, and his views on finance led to the bank war.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Another east coast tribe who lived in rectangular houses and wore buckskin cloths.
Who are the Iroquois?
This was the final battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This left a sixty-mile-wide path of destruction in the Confederacy's heartland from Atlanta toward the coast.
What was Sherman's March to the Sea?