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The three G's for colonial expansion
The five freedoms of the First Amendment.
What are Speech, Press, Religion, Petition, and Assembly?
Thomas Jefferson purchased this land from Spain for 15 million USD.
What is Louisianna Territory?
__________ served as the general for the Confederate forces in the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This president was responsible for creating the Democratic-Republican Party, removing the property requirement for voting, and the Indian Removal Act.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
The first major successful English settlement was called...
What is Jamestown?
The first governing document of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This mass migration populated the state of California and established the city of San Fransisco.
What is the Gold Rush?
Lincoln gave this speech following the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Railroads, Steam Engines, and the Cotton Gin are some of the inventions created during...
What is "The Industrial Revolution"?
This war resulted in an expensive British victory resulting in the taxation of colonists.
What is The French and Indian War?
_____________ argued that the Constitution would create fair checks and balances to prevent Tyranny.
What are Federalists?
This document created a U.S. policy of abstaining from European wars and protecting the Americas from more colonization.
________ was attacked by Confederate soldiers marking the beginning of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
_____________ served as president during the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
These colonies were known for their trade ports and large businesses.
What are the Middle Colonies?
"Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?", Was the question answered by this National crisis.
What is "The Nullification Crisis"?
Ulysses S. Grant referred to this conflict as "one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation".
What is the Mexican-American War?
Lincoln passed the ____________ which stated that all slaves in Southern States were now freed.
What is the "Emancipation Proclamation"?
William Lloyd Garrison wrote a newspaper called "The Liberator" which promoted this belief.
What is Abolitionism?
This phrase was created as a result of the Sugar Act imposed on the American colonists.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"?
Government being created by the people and for the people is the principle of...
Popular Sovereignty
This document established a blueprint for how U.S. territories could petition to become states of the union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This Amendment declared slavery abolished except as a punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th Amendment?
______________ is considered the first large women's rights convention held within the United States.
What is Seneca Falls?