The Revolutionary War and the New Nations Expansion
Reconstruction
Changes on the Western Frontier
The 1st Americans and the Early Colonies
100
This battle signified the official beginning of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Ft. Sumter?
100
This nation provided the Colonies with military man power and a strong navy and were instrumental in the American victory in the Revolutionary War.
Who is France?
100
Their goal for reconstruction was to punish the south as much as possible for thier actions in the Civil War.
Who was Congress (or the Radical Republicans)?
100
These two minerals were the main resources that drove miners to the west in search of riches.
What are gold and silver?
100
Farming, fishing, and lumber production was the main economic activity of this colonial region.
Who were the Middle Colonies?
200
This side had the advantage of superior and more numerous factories/industries at the start of the war.
Who is the North (Union)?
200
This act of civil disobedience revealed the failures of the Articles of Confederation and the need for a stronger centralized government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
200
This government action guaranteed the right to vote for all African Americans.
What is 15th Amendment?
200
This treaty signed in 1868 said that the land provided for Native American groups in the treaty would be theirs to keep forever.
What is the Treaty of Ft. Laramie?
200
These 1st Americans settled and lived in the present day Salt and Gila River valleys of Arizona.
Who are the Hohokam People?
300
Their main goal of the Civil War was to maintain their independence and way of life.
Who was the South?
300
The colonies officially declared their independence from Britain at this important gathering.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
300
This practice allowed white landowners to divide land up and give it to former slaves, and then demand as much as half their crop in repayment for the land, seeds, and farm equipment.
What is sharecropping?
300
This economic condition is the main reason for the development of cattle ranching in the West after the Civil War.
What is the demand for beef?
300
The Adena, the Hopewell, and the Mississippian People were all members of this major 1st American cultural group.
Who were the Moundbuilders?
400
This battle was the bloodiest single day of battle in American history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
400
This government action called for Native Americans in the south to be forcibly removed and resettled west of the Mississippi River.
What is Indian Removal Act?
400
This was the period after the Civil War when our nation was adjusting to post-Civil War conditions.
What is Reconstruction?
400
This political organization focused on helping to meet the needs of farmers in their attempt to make the farming industry more profitable and have a voice in the government.
What is the Grange?
400
Despite its seemingly confusing name, the British and the French were the main participants in the early colonial war.
What is the French and Indian War?
500
This government action attempted to solve the issue of slavery by admitting California as a free state, and giving all future territories/states popular sovereignty on the issue.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
500
The act of the British forcing American sailors to join the British military was one of the main causes of this historic event.
What is the War of 1812?
500
They felt that President Johnson plan infringed upon their Constitutional powers and abandoned the cause of the Freedmen.
Who are the Radical Republicans/Congressional Radicals?
500
This government action promised Native Americans 160 acres of free land and citizenship after 25 years, but abolished all traditional tribal law.
What is The Dawes Act?
500
This Puritan leader of the colonies is best known for promoting the idea of Seperation of Church and State.