Important People
First President of The United States
George Washington
According to archeologists, how did the first people come to The Americas?
The Land Bridge
What was the piece of land that Tommy J bought that doubled the size of our country?
The Louisiana Purchase
Which President is known for his abuse of powers and ruling as a tyrant
Andrew Jackson
What was the name for someone who wanted to end slavery?
Abolitionist
Third President of The U.S. (Louisiana Purchase)
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name for an Inuit Ceremonial Dinner where gifts would be exchanged
Potlatch
The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it....
convinced the French to support the Americans/Turning Point of The War
In 1825, New York City was connected to the Great Lakes by the opening of the.....
Erie Canal
What is the period of America's shift away from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing-based economy
The Industrial Revolution
The Inventor of The Lightbulb
Thomas Edison
What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?
Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.
What did James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton write in support of the Constitution
The Federalist Papers
During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the.....
acquiring of new territories
What was the controversial law passed that spurred violence in Kansas over slavery
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Spanish Conquistador who destroyed the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in what is now New York State?
The Dutch
Which document guarantees freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure?
The Bill of Rights
One result of the War of 1812 was that the United States.....
maintained its independence from Great Britain
What was the conference where women publicly demanded for rights for the first time
The Seneca Falls Convention
The World's Richest Man of All Time
Mansa Musa
The Virginia House of Burgesses was important in the development of colonial America because it was the first attempt to
Practice Representative Government
Which feature of the Constitution prevents one branch of the national government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
One effect of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was to.....
establish the power of the Court to declare a law unconstitutional
What was the immediate cause of the secession of Southern states from the Union prior to the start of the Civil War?
election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency