Colonization
The first inhabitants of America
Who are the Indians?
The reason Britain had to raise taxes on America
What is the French and Indian War?
The main reason for the passage of the Constitution
What is weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?
State which started the Civil War, thus committing treason, by firing on the American army at Fort Sumter
What is South Carolina?
The event in 1849 which drew thousands to California
What is the Gold Rush?
They discovered America before Columbus
Who were the Vikings?
A British attempt, which was unenforceable, to freeze the colonies in place by preventing westward expansion
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
The country we fought to gain California and the western states
What is Mexico?
Preventing any ships from getting into or out of an enemy's port cities
What is a blockade?
The transportation route which made it possible for easterners to go west quickly and comfortably
What is the transcontinental railroad?
Married Pocahontas and introduced tobacco to Virginia
Who is John Rolfe?
An attempt to force a supplier to change its policies by not buying their products - like the colonies used against Britain with tea
What is a boycott?
The country we negotiated with to gain Oregon
What is Britain?
Policy of Abraham Lincoln, announced in 1863, designed to cause rebellion and manpower shortages in the south
What is emancipation?
Pieces of land, often small and hard to farm, set aside by the white government for Indian nations to live on
What are reservations?
The economy of the southern colonies
What is slavery?
A type of warfare, used by patriots in the Revolutionary War, that emphasizes hit and run tactics
What is guerilla war?
The practice of forcing sailors from American ships to work on British ships, as used by Britain against the USA before the War of 1812
What is impressment?
Three amendments to the Constitution, passed during Reconstruction, which abolished slavery, established birthright citizenship, and guaranteed Black people the right to vote
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
Granted the right to vote in the west up to 50 years before the rest of the country
Who are women?
The economy of the northern colonies
What is fishing and farming?
The reason that the United States ultimately defeated Britain on the battlefield
What is help from the French?
Term for the secret network of safe houses used by fugitive slaves to make their way from south to north
What is the Underground Railroad?
The party of Abraham Lincoln, whose majority in Congress forced the southern states to accept pro-Black governments during Reconstruction
Who are the Republicans?
Freed slaves who joined the Union Army and were sent west to fight the Plains Indians
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?