Important People
The first president of the United States
George Washington
The Boston Tea Party
This time period looks golden and fancy, but underneath the surface is poverty and exploitation.
The Gilded Age
The Capital of the United States
Washington D.C.
Money that goes to the government to improve the country and fund government programs
Taxes
The 16th President of the United States, President during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
We went to war with this country, and in return we got California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
Mexico
When America wanted land, because God made it for us.
Manifest Destiny
The biggest city in America, home of the Statue of Liberty
New York City
People coming to permanently live in a new country
immigration
Famous man who fought to end slavery, tried to start rebellion in Harpers Ferry.
John Brown
These two men explored the Louisiana Territory and recorded discoveries of new plants, animals, and landmarks
Lewis and Clark
This time period, after the Civil War, where America is rebuilding
Reconstruction
The 5 civilized Tribes were forced to march to this state
Oklahoma
The name for slavery in the South
The Peculiar Institution
Famous author who escaped from slavery, and spent his life writing about the truths of slavery.
Frederick Douglass
This bloody event led to 5 colonists dying after they were shot by Redcoats
The Boston Massacre
The time period before America was a country, and instead belonged to England
Colonial America
This city grew in size because of the nearby California Gold Rush
San Francisco
Blaming immigrants for society's problems (crime, unemployment, etc)
Nativism
Man who led a slave rebellion that ended with 50+ people dead. He spread fear throughout the South.
Nat Turner
This event was the deadliest battle in the Civil War
Gettysburg
The latin word meaning "before the war" that describes America before the Civil War
Antebellum
This state led it's own war for independence, but then joined America as a state in 1845
Texas
The process of changing someone's culture to look like the dominate culture. Being Americanized. Being reprogrammed.
Assimilation