Colonial America
This event in 1773 was a direct response to British taxation on tea.
Boston Tea Party
This political party favored a strong central government and supported the ratification of the Constitution.
Federalists
This purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
This 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia sparked widespread fear and repression.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
This author is famous for his novels The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer.
James Fenimore Cooper
Name the US general who led the American Revolutionary Army.
George Washington
This rebellion of farmers in western Massachusetts highlighted the economic struggles of the early republic.
Shays' Rebellion
This famous expedition explored the Louisiana Territory and the Rocky Mountains.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
This abolitionist newspaper, edited by William Lloyd Garrison, played a key role in the anti-slavery movement.
The Liberator
This transcendentalist philosopher and author wrote the essay "Self-Reliance."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This document, signed in 1787, established the framework for the United States government.
The Constitution
This landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
This 1820 compromise resolved the issue of slavery in the newly acquired territories.
Missouri Compromise
This 1848 convention in Seneca Falls marked the beginning of the women's rights movement.
Seneca Falls Convention
This abolitionist and author wrote the influential novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This battle of the American Revolution led to the surrender of the British forces.
Yorktown
This political party emerged in opposition to the Federalists and supported states' rights.
Anti-Federalists
This trail was a major route for westward migration in the 19th century.
Oregon Trail
This 1830 law forced Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
This American poet is known for his dark and brooding works, including "The Raven."
Edgar Allan Poe
This document was sent to the British outlining all of the issues colonists had with British rule.
Declaration of Independence
This 1823 foreign policy doctrine warned European powers against interfering in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
This war with Mexico resulted in the United States acquiring significant territory in the Southwest.
Mexican-American War
This religious revival movement swept across the United States in the early 19th century.
Second Great Awakening
This artistic movement emphasized the natural world and the individual's experience.
Transcendentalism