Vocabulary
What was the name of the person that assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
When did the Civil War happen?
1861-1865
What was the Manifest Destiny?
It was a Destiny to move West
What was the Enlightenment focused on?
Individual Rights
What is the definition of location?
A spot where a site can be found on Earth.
What are the people called that immigrated in the Gold Rush?
49ers
What was the most brutal war of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the main source of communication during this time?
telegraph
What was one disadvantage and one advantage that the Continental forces had?
They had less experience but knew the land well and fought on familiar land
Name the three lines that go across the Earth.
Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
When was the emancipation proclamation issued?
1863
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomotix Court House
What was being used as the main as the main scorce of power?
Water Power
What was the main purpose of the sons to Liberty?
To fight against the laws that were being placed on them
Which way does the Prime Meridian run?
North to South (Vertical)
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, place, region ,H-E-I, movement
What was the name of the person that wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Where did the US believe the southern boundary of Texas was?
Rio Grande River
Who argues that the people are born with natural and such as life and Liberty?
John Locke
What do political maps show?
Borders of different states, countries and territories
What was the name of the object that can measure the latitude of a ship at sea?
Astrolabe
Who was the president of the confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
When did the gold rush start?
1848
Which battle is considered one of the causes of the resolutionary War?
The battle of Lexington
What does the prefix "hemi" mean?
Half