This is the event when 5 civilians were killed by British soldiers
the Boston Massacre
name 2 rights protected under the 1st amendment
speech, religion, assembly, petition, press
he was the very first Vice President of the US
John Adams
this invention was used in ships and in trains
steam engine
this was the biggest export of the south
cotton
This man gets credit for the Midnight Ride to Lexington & Concord
Paul Revere
he wrote the US Constitution
James Madison
He was the 3rd US President & bickered with Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
this invention connected New York to the midwest and allowed for faster movement of items
Erie Canal
this invention led to more slaves
cotton gin
Name 3 of the 6 acts that Parliament passed without the colonists' consent that angered them & led to war
Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Declatory Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act
this is the number of people in the US Senate
100
this word means that someone did something and others followed/copied without having to do so - Washington set many of these
precedent
This is how much the Louisiana Purchase cost the US
the surrender of Lee to Grant was signed in the parlor of this man's house (need the last name)
Wilmer McLean
this act was passed after the Boston Tea Party as a punishment
Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
Give what rights are covered by the 3rd, 4th & 5th amendments
3rd-no soldiers in homes
4th-no search and seizure without a warrant
5th-no double jeopardy/don't have to testify against yourself
Name 2 people in Washington's Cabinet
Secretary of War-Henry Knox
Secretary of Treasury-Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of State-Thomas Jefferson
Attorney General-Edmund Randolph
This piece of land was the last piece to make the contiguous US states, it was small and only needed for the railroad
Gadsden Purchase
this was the day the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861
The Proclamation of 1763 said that no colonists could cross the ________ Mountains to settle
Appalachian
To find this number you add the House + Senate
Electoral College
He was the 4th US President - he declared war on GB
James Madison
This US President moved a large amount of Native Americans on the Trail of Tears. He canceled a national bank and is on the $20 bill.
Andrew Jackson
name the dates of Lincoln's getting shot and the day he died
shot-April 14, 1865
died-April 15, 1865