Colonial America
Which crop became the cash crop that helped Jamestown survive financially?
Tobacco
Who wrote the influential pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Whats the name of the purchase that doubled the size of the U.S.?
Louisiana Purchase
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Who said the famous line “we shall be as a city upon a hill"?
John Winthrop
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution commonly known as?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The forced migration of Cherokee and other tribes to Indian Territory is commonly known as?
The Trail of Tears
Who was the general for the Union at the end of the civil war?
Ulysses S. Grant
The conflict between Puritans and Native Americans, one of the bloodiest per capita wars in American history?
The King Philip’s War
What was the British Parliament’s first direct tax on the colonies, leading to widespread protest.
The Stamp Act
What issues caused farmers in Massachusetts to rise up in protest during Shays' Rebellion in 1786?
Farmers in Massachusetts were in debt and facing high taxes. When they couldn’t pay, courts began seizing their land and imprisoning them.
What idea said Americans had the right to take land all the way to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
What was the first battle of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
What was the document, signed in 1620, that have self governance to the Plymouth Colony?
Who was the king of england during the american revolution?
Which Supreme Court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury vs. Madison
This religious group migrated west to Utah to escape persecution.
The Mormons or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was the first representative legislative assembly in Colonial America called?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Whats the treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The treaty of Paris
Name the seven principles of the US government
Popular Sovereignty, Republicanism, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Limited Government, and Individual Rights
Tge Supreme Court case ruled in favor of Cherokee sovereignty, (President Jackson refused comply)?
Worcester v. Georgia
The Compromise of 1850 made five new laws. Name two of them.
Admitting California as a free state
Allowing Utah and New Mexico to decide on slavery via popular sovereignty
Banning the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
Resolve the Texas Border dispute.
Enforcing a stricter Fugitive Slave Act, all US citizens compulsory in turning in a escaped slave.