American Revolution
This person was general of the colonial army during the revolution and later our first US president.
George Washington
This person was the 16th president of the United States and his election caused the south to secede from the union.
Abraham Lincoln
This was the document written by the colonists that stated grievances to King George III and explained the reasoning for the Revolution.
Declaration of Independence
These are the two major reasons for the start of the Civil War (points for one, double for both)
States Rights
Slavery
This group of people were negatively impacted by the rapid expansion of the United States in the 1870s.
Native Americans
This was the battle cry used by colonist when voicing unfair treatment by British Parliament.
"No taxation without representation"
This was Abraham Lincoln's primary motivation at the beginning of the Civil War.
Preserve the Union
This was a protest where colonists snuck aboard British ships at night and destroyed supplies by throwing them in the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This act allowed for popular sovereignty to be the primary factor when deciding if a state could practice slavery or not.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This is the belief that the United States was meant to expand across the North American continent by God.
Manifest Destiny
This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine fueled colonial resentment towards the British.
Common Sense
This was a famous Supreme Court ruling that stated slaves were not U.S. citizens and had no legal rights to sue in court.
Dred Scott Decision
What was the first and last major battles in the American Revolution? (Half points to name one)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Yorktown
This compromise set a line across the middle of the country, saying that any state below the line could practice slavery.
Missouri Compromise
This act allowed for citizens to apply for 160 acres of land with the condition that they would use the land to create farms and communities.
Homestead Act
This was a military tactic used by Colonial militias to ambush the British.
Guerrilla Warfare
This was the major turning point battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
What were the major acts passed that fueled colonial resentment towards Parliament. (200 points for each one you can name. 4 max)
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Acts
Intolerable Acts
This book was written to portray the lives of slaves and fueled abolitionist anger.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This legislation authorized the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, providing land and loans to companies.
Pacific Railway Act
This is an economic system where colonies exist to benefit the "mother country" by providing raw materials and serving as markets for finished goods.
Mercantilism
This series of laws admitted California as a free state.
Compromise of 1850
This major battle was seen as a turning point for the colonist because it was their first victory since the early parts of the war. It also convinced the French to send aid to the colonists.
Battle of Saratoga
The Gettysburg Address famously freed slaves in the southern states. What was the clause in the address that would allow slavery to continue?
Any southern state that chose to stop fighting could keep their slaves.
This is the idea that the U.S. had a special mission to spread democracy and civilization.
American Exceptionalism