Compromises
What were the two groups the US government had to compromise between leading to the Civil War?
Abolitionists
Slave Owners
Who was the militant leader of Jamestown who stated "if you do not work, you do not eat"?
John Smith
What was the first declared war in US History?
War of 1812
Which compromise added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
Missouri Compromise
Who was the first to grow tobacco in Jamestown?
John Rolfe
What was the name of the Native American leader who fought against settlers
Tecumseh
What compromise stated that the new states would decide whether or not they would have slaves by popular sovereignty?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who was the Great Awakening preacher who gave the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon?
Jonathan Edwards
What is the act of capturing/sinking a ship and forcing its sailors to work on your ship?
impressment
What was the reaction to Bleeding Kansas?
Caning of Sumner
Republican Party rises --> Abraham Lincoln becomes leader
Who was the Great Awakening preacher who preached to common people, slaves, and Native Americans?
George Whitefield
Name two reasons for the start of the War of 1812?
1) Impressment of American sailors by Great Britain
2) US wants Canada
3) Great Britain forcing American ships to stop and pay taxes before trading with other European nations
Which compromise added California as a free state and created a stronger fugitive slave law?
Compromise of 1850
What was the purpose for European exploration during the 1400s?
find a new trade route to the East (India)
Who led American forces to victory in the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson