People
The enslaved man who sued for his freedom in Missouri
Dred Scott
His election led to the South seceding from the Union.
Lincoln
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
America's "God-given right" to expand westward
This president asked Congress to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798 to stop people from disagreeing with the government.
John Adams
This group wanted to do away with slavery
Alexander Hamilton
The first shots fired of the Civil War happened here.
Fort Sumter
What is the "Iron Horse"?
the transcontinental railroad
This president believed in Manifest Destiny, so he went to war with Mexico to gain Arizona, Nevada, California, and more.
James K Polk
What territory did the US gain from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Florida
Thomas Jefferson
First major battle of the Civil War
Battle of Manassas (Battle of Bull Run)
What is a protective tariff?
taxes, dues, or fees placed on foreign goods.
Andrew Jackson
What is "White Man's Burden"?
It is the United States' job to "civilize" new territory
He was Lincoln's vice president, and he was impeached but was acquitted.
Andrew Johnson
This was the turning point of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
What is the name of the Compromise that ended Reconstruction?
Compromise of 1877
This president chose to drop the atomic bombs in Japan to save American lives instead of invading Japan.
Harry Truman
What roles did women do during World War II?
In factories, they did typically male manufacturing jobs.
William Randolph Hearst was a newspaper owner during the Spanish American war. What type of journalism did Hearst use?
Yellow journalism
Confederate troops surrendered here in 1865
Appomattox Courthouse
Speakeasies and Gangsters were associated with what in the 1920s?
Prohibition
Mr. Madison's War is officially know as this war - "the Second War for American Independence" because the British government never respected the United States as a free nation.
War of 1812
This treaty gave the US rights to navigate the Mississippi River