First Americans & Colonial Regions
What land bridge did early people use to migrate from Asia to North America?
What is Beringia / the Bering Land Bridge?
What war led Britain to tax the colonies to pay off debt?
French & Indian War
What was the first government of the United States?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What purchase doubled the size of the United States?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
What event began the Civil War?
attack on Fort Sumter
How did physical geography affect Native American groups?
It influenced food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and culture.
What slogan showed colonial anger over taxes without colonial representation?
“No Taxation Without Representation”
What event showed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
What invention increased cotton production and expanded slavery in the South?
Cotton Gin
Which side had more factories, railroads, and population during the Civil War?
Union/North
Which colonial region had rocky soil, shipbuilding, fishing, and trade?
What is New England?
Who wrote Common Sense to persuade colonists to support independence?
Thomas Paine
What compromise created a two-house Congress?
What is the Great Compromise?
How did canals, roads, and steamboats affect the U.S. economy?
They made trade, travel, and migration faster and cheaper.
What amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
A map shows plantations near warm climates and long growing seasons. Which colonial region is most likely shown?
What is the Southern Colonies?
What battle was a turning point because it helped convince France to support the Patriots?
Battle of Saratoga
What group supported ratifying the Constitution because they wanted a stronger national government?
Who were the Federalists?
How were the North and South economically different before the Civil War?
The North was more industrial, while the South relied on agriculture and slavery.
What amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law?
14th Amendment
How did colonial settlement impact Native American populations?
It caused conflict, loss of land, disease, displacement, and cultural changes.
How might a Loyalist and a Patriot interpret the same British tax differently?
A Loyalist may see it as a legal duty to Britain, while a Patriot may see it as tyranny without representation.
How did the Bill of Rights help solve concerns about ratifying the Constitution?
It protected individual rights and liberties from government abuse.
Why did westward expansion increase sectional conflict?
It caused arguments over whether new territories would allow slavery.
Why did Reconstruction have both successes and failures?
It expanded rights through amendments, but discrimination, Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and violence limited those gains.