Unit 1
The 13 colonies were founded by this country.
What is Great Britain? (Lesson 8)
This 1770 event in Massachusetts resulted in the deaths of five colonists and was heavily used as anti-British propaganda.
What was the Boston Massacre? (Lesson 4)
This President advised against political parties.
Who was George Washington? (Lesson 9)
This name was given to the forced march of the Cherokee nation, during which thousands died from disease, exposure, and starvation.
What is the Trail of Tears? (Lesson 5)
The Dred Scott decision was caused by a man named _____ ______.
Who was Dred Scott? (Lesson 6)
The Three G’s stand for _____, ______, ______.
What is God, Gold, and Glory? (Lesson 3)
To protest the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor during this famous event.
What was the Boston Tea Party? (Lesson 6)
Former Revolutionary soldiers in Massachusetts rebel against US tax collectors.
What was Shay’s Rebellion? (Lesson 1).
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought this massive piece of land from France for $15 million, doubling the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase? (Lesson 1)
The _________ wins most of the battles in the beginning of the Civil War.
What was the Confederacy/South?(Lesson 9)
The Middle Passage is ________.
What is a voyage where slaves were forced to travel to America? (Lesson 6)
Colonists organized boycotts and protests like "No taxation without representation" in direct response to these British acts.
What were the Stamp Act/Townshend Acts? (Lesson 3)
A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
What were the Federalist Papers? (Lesson 6)
James K. Polk’s presidency was defined by this war (1846–1848), which ended with the U.S. gaining territory that would become California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.
What is the Mexican-American War? (Lesson 6)
The Compromise of 1850 added __________ as a free state and had made _________ laws.
What is California and what were fugitive slaves? (Lesson 5)
In the early days of Jamestown, English settlers had eaten _________.
What are corpses? (Lesson 9)
Thomas Paine's influential 1776 pamphlet that explicitly argued it was simple "good sense" for the colonies to break away from Britain.
What is Common Sense? (Lesson 7)
“A good compromise is when both sides are unhappy.” The compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan was called _______.
What is the Connecticut Plan? (Lesson 3)
Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, this historic 1848 convention in New York is widely considered the start of the women's rights movement.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention? (Lesson 10)
The Missouri Compromise had cause for _______ to be added as a free state and added _____ as a slave state.
What are Maine and Missouri? (Lesson 4)
These girls’ accusations implemented the Salem Witch Trials. (1692).
Who were Betty Parris and Abigail Williams? (Lesson 10)
This economic system focused on enriching the mother country, and Great Britain largely left the American colonies alone under a policy of salutary neglect.
What is Mercantilism? (Lesson 1)
Jefferson and this Founding Father disliked each other strongly.
Who was Alexander Hamilton? (Lesson 8)
Jackson's political opponents criticized his frequent use of this executive power, which he used more times than all previous presidents combined.
What is the veto? (Lesson 4)
The Kansas Nebraska Act was created in the year of ______.
When was 1854? (Lesson 7)