U.S. Government
How many branches of government are there?
3
The type of farm products grown in the South to make a profit
Cash Crops
In what year did the California Gold Rush take place?
1848-1849
The name of the group that wanted to legally end slavery in the United States.
Abolitionists
Who was the 1st President of the United States
George Washington
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The President
Invented in 1893 by Eli Whitney - revolutionized the processing of cotton
Cotton Gin
The idea that it was America's God-given right to expand westward and take over the North American continent
Manifest Destiny
The name the south gave to their country after they seceded.
Confederate States of America (Confederacy)
Which document is this quotation from:
"We hold these truths to be self-evidence that all men are created equal."
Declaration of Independence
The name for both the House of Representatives and the Senate that is responsible for passing laws.
Congress / Legislative Branch
The term for the voyage in which Europeans forcefully transported enslaved Africans to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
Middle Passage
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
Famous abolitionist who gave the "What to the Slave is the 4th of July" speech.
Frederick Douglass
What founding father was credited with inventing bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin
Interprets the Constitution and isable to declare laws unconstitutional
The Supreme Court
The name for the laws in the South that created a racial hierarchy and supported white supremacy
Slave Codes
In what year did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory
1803
This law created popular sovereignty in the territories that had been part of the Louisiana
What year was the declaration of independence signed?
1776
The Great Compromise
Name one thing that made slavery in the Americas different from previous forms of slavery
- hereditary
- based on race
- lifelong
The name of the treaty between the U.S. and Mexican that gave the U.S. most of the land in the American Southwest
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
In what state did the first battle of the Civil War (Fort Sumter) take place?
South Carolina
What year was the U.S. Constitution ratified
1789