The First Americans
How can we identify a good ruler?
by whether he is just and fears God.
Did everyone in the colonies love and obey God?
No
What kind of transportation increased in the United States?
canals and railroads
Which colonist came to the New World because they wanted to worship God the way the Bible taught?
Pilgrims & Puritans
Was the North a slave state or a free state?
Free State
When did the Europeans discover the Americas?
1492
What happened during the Great Awakening?
Many people turned to Christ for salvation.
What allowed instant communication from one place to another?
the telegraph.
George Whitefield.
Who fought in the Civil War?
North vs South
What caused some countries to take interest in the new lands that Columbus discovered?
gold, natural resources, tools, furs
What did Americans write in 1787 that set up the government of the U.S.?
the Constitution.
What country owned land to the south and the west of the US.
Mexico
Held position as General in war against the British before becoming US President.
George Washington
Why did some Christians believe slavery must be right?
They said the Bible permitted Slavery
How did the governments in the colonies displease God?
They were not always just. They permitted slavery and mistreated Indians.
What two countries fought the the Revolutionary War?
Great Britain and the Americas
What kind of government did the American founders form to prevent weaknesses of a democracy?
a republic.
The American general and hero who did not always do what was right?
Andrew Jackson
What one great good came of the Civil War?
Slavery in the United States ended.
What did the Mayflower Compact do?
provided a self-government in the New World.
The Constitution gives people the power to chose ____ to Congress?
Represenitives
This system was put into place in 1824 to help decided the total number of votes a state can give for president
Electoral College.
General who was appointed by President Lincoln and won the Civil war
Ulysses S Grant
What challenges did America face after the Civil War?
It needed to rebuild itself after the war.