Antebellum America
Market Revolution
Late 1700s
People/Groups
Odds and Ends
100
In 1848, a group of these people met at Seneca Falls, New York to discuss equality within American society.
What are women?
100
The internet of the 19th century.
What is the telegraph?
100
In 1776, the 13 colonies agreed to formally seperate from the British government through the publication of this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
They helped America win its War of Independence against the British by sending troops, ships, and supplies to America.
Who is France or the French?
100
This amendment guarantees the basic rights of all Americans.
What is the 1st?
200
The women's rights movement was largely overlooked in the 1850s in favor of this group, who demanded an end to slavery in America.
Who are the abolitionists?
200
The Lowell System uniquely used these people as their main source of labor.
Who are women?
200
This document, was the first governing document of the United States, though it ultimately failed.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
He laid the foundation of America's financial/banking system during the presidency of George Washington.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
1651 act of Parliament which allowed England to control the trade of their colonies
What is the Navigation Act?
300
Cotton became the main cash crop of the South and slavery became important again after the invention of this device.
What is the cotton gin?
300
By 1860, people and goods moved rapidly across the North thanks to the construction of these.
What are railroads?
300
He led a farmer's rebellion in 1786. The result was the writing of the Constitution.
Who is Daniel Shay?
300
His leadership as president is often overshadowed by his more significant role as general of our armies during the Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
300
Landbridge to the New World.
What is Beringia?
400
The US acquired 1/3 of this nation through a series of conflicts during the 1840s.
What is Mexico?
400
As a result of Robert Fulton's 1807 invention, a rapid building project of these waterways occurred in the 1820s.
What are canals?
400
The Anti-Federalist demanded the creation of this to gurantee the federal government could not take away the rights of the individual.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
They explored the Louisiana Purchase.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
400
Case involving judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
500
America purchased territories from three different European nations during this time period: Spain, England, and _______.
What is France?
500
His steel plow allowed for the rapid tilling of farm fields, leading to a higher output for many farmers.
Who is John Deere?
500
The Revolutionary War began with this twin set of battles, fought in April 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord?
500
Nickname for the group who headed West in search of a fortune, though more often than not they found nothing, not even gold.
Who are the 49ers?
500
The destruction of the White House and the national anthem are both related to this event.
What is the War of 1812?
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