Colonial America
Who were the first people to live in North America before Europeans arrived?
Indigenous people/ Native Americans
Colonists protested "taxation without _____."
representation
The Civil War was fought mainly between the North and the _____.
South/ Confederacy
The amendment that abolished slavery was:
What is the 13th Amendment?
Workers formed these organizations to improve wages and working conditions.
Labor unions
What type of source was created during the time period being studied ?
Primary source
This European country established the thirteen colonies that later became the United States.
Great Britain/ England
This document announced the colonies' independence from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
One major cause of the Civil War was disagreement over:
Slavery
What is the 14th Amendment?
The amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection
A company that controls an entire industry is called a:
Monopoly
A textbook, documentary, or article written after an event is an example of this type of source.
Secondary Source
This system forced millions of Africans into labor in the colonies.
Slavery
The economic system where colonies supplied raw materials to the mother country
Mercantilism
The debate over whether states or the federal government held more power is known as:
states' rights
What is the 15th Amendment?
The amendment that protected voting rights for African American men
Many immigrant families lived in crowded apartment buildings called:
Tenements
Historians examine multiple sources because one source may contain this.
Bias/ limited perspective
Many Indigenous nations resisted colonization by doing this.
fighting back, forming alliances, preserving culture, or protecting land
This document established the structure of the U.S. government
Constitution
As the nation expanded westward, debates over slavery became more intense because:
People disagreed about whether slavery should expand into new territories.
After the abolishing of slavery, southern states enforced the following to limit black peoples rights
Give two problems workers faced during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Low wages, dangerous conditions, long hours, child labor, no benefits.
A letter written by a Civil War soldier would be considered what type of source?
Primary
How did settler colonialism impact Indigenous nations?
It led to loss of land, conflict, displacement, disease, and reduced political power.
What was two major reasons colonists wanted independence?
Lack of representation, unfair taxes, or desire for self-government.
Explain how the issue of slavery created tension between liberty and order.
Slaveholders viewed slavery as a property right while enslaved people sought freedom and human rights.
After slavery was abolished, what was one way African Americans benefited society
Voting, holding office, building schools/churches, organizing communities, political activism, or legal challenges.
This term describes the growth of factories and machine production.
Industrialization
Why do historians evaluate multiple sources before making conclusions about the past?
Historians compare sources to verify information, identify bias, understand different perspectives, and develop a more complete and accurate understanding of historical events.