Definitions
Acts and Laws
People
Dates and Time
100
The slave trade in the U.S. had been named illegal in 1808
What is Amistad
100
America believed they had the right to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean
What is the Manifest Destiny
100
Knox the Ox
Who is Henry Knox
100
1781
When was the Battle of Yorktown
200
it's the act of leaving the union
What is secession
200
It repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (it forbidden slavery in most of the territories)
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
200
A famous enslaved person from Missouri
Who is Dred Scott
200
Lasted 9 years
When was the American Revolution
300
Somone who sparks revolution
What is a Firebrand
300
Runaway slaves who make it to a free state must be returned to their owners
What is the Fugitive Slave Law
300
They hated slavery and unionists
Who is Robert E. Lee and Cassius Marcellus Clay
300
1787
When was The Northwest Ordinance
400
Are Americans that wanted to be free from British Rule.
What is a patriot
400
The less there is of something that everyone wants, the more it will cost.
What is the law of supply and demand
400
Give me liberty or give me death
Who is Patrick Henry
400
1607
When was Jamestown settled
500
It created a weak parliament and no president
What is The Articles of confederation
500
ended 28 years of joint occupation in the Pacific Northwest by setting the boundary at the 49th parallel, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Georgia
What is the Oregon Treaty
500
First president of Congress (Parliament)
Who is John Hanson
500
April 12th, 1861
When was the Civil War