Pre-Revolutionary War
The country that Christopher Columbus sailed for.
Spain
The state where the last battle of the American Revolution was fought.
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Virginia
The purchase of North American land from the French which doubled the size of the United States.
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The Louisiana Purchase
The three main countries that were a part of the Axis Powers during World War Two.
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1. Germany
2. Japan
3. Italy
The idea of stopping the spread of communism and preventing a "domino effect" from surrounding countries.
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Containment
The first North American settlement.
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Jamestown
*DAILY DOUBLE*
The first legal document of the United States.
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The Articles of Confederation
The act giving 160 acres of lands for development to anyone who agreed to farm it.
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1862 Homestead Act
The boat that sank, "starting" the Spanish-American War.
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USS Maine
A series of government programs which aimed to solve issues of poverty, race, and crime through social reform.
LBJ's Great Society
The main religion spread throughout Dutch settlements.
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Calvinism
The first battle fought in the American Revolution.
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The alliance between Native American Tribes near the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Sioux Alliance
Series of dust storms and poor climate that destroyed American agriculture in Midwest states.
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The Dust Bowl
Economic policies responding to theories made by supply-side economists based on tax cuts and cuts to domestic programs.
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Reaganomics
The economic model that the English developed to help colonize North America.
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Joint-stock companies
The location that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Company that used mainly Irish immigrant workers to build railroads connecting the East and West parts of the US.
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Union Pacific Company
This states that every year from 1840-1980 that ends with 0 and has an election, a president dies.
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Tecumseh's Curse
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Agent Orange
A religious judicial institution notoriously known for expelling 20,000 jews, and leading to widespread death and suffering.
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Spanish Inquisition
The period in time where parliamentary laws were not enforced upon American Colonists.
Salutary Neglect
The Battle taking revenge on Colonel George Armstrong Custer by the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne tribes.
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1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn
The term for when a person's position gives them a great opportunity to express their ideas.
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Bully Pulpit
The killing of Vietnam citizens in a small village which caused protest from the American public.
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My Lai Massacre