American Revolution
During the American Revolution what slogan did colonists use to protest taxes?
“No taxation without representation.”
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis & Clark
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What event involved throwing tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
How many branches of government are there?
3
Who helped Lewis & Clark by guiding them and interpreting?
Sacagawea
Who served as President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which branch MAKES laws?
Legislative branch
What event caused thousands to travel to California in 1849?
The Gold Rush
What document freed enslaved people in the Confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What battle was the first of the American Revolution?
Lexington & Concord
What document protects freedoms like speech and religion?
The Bill of Rights
What does “Manifest Destiny” mean?
The belief that Americans should expand west across the continent.
Name one major cause of the Civil War.
Sample Responses: Slavery, states’ rights, sectionalism
Name two major causes of the Revolution.
Sample Responses: British taxes, Stamp Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts, French & Indian War
What was one major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Sample Responses: Could not tax, weak central government, no power to enforce laws
Name two hardships faced on the Oregon Trail.
Sample Responses: Disease, weather, river crossings, accidents, limited food
Name one challenge formerly enslaved people faced during Reconstruction.
Sample Response: Finding jobs, lack of land, violence, discrimination, unfair laws