Vocabulary
People
Places
Battle/War
Misc
100
The term when the President says "no" to a bill becoming a law
What is veto
100
Group of people started during Reconstruction to keep blacks submissive
What is KKK
100
Who did the U.S. hire to explore the Oregon Territory in 1803?
Who is Lewis and Clark
100
What was the South called during the Civil War?
What is Confederacy
100
What are the three branches of government?
What is Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
200
To put a president or politician on trial for wrongdoings in office
What is Imeach
200
General from the South who is considered the Hero of the Confederacy
What is Robert E. Lee
200
What is the name of the colony that mysteriously disappeared?
What is Roanoke
200
Who fought whom during the French and Indian War?
Who is the French and Indians vs. British
200
What is the name of the railroad finished in 1869 that spanned from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
300
A southerner who supported the Rebublicans and freedmen
What is Scalawag
300
He drafted the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
Where did the French originally colonize on North America?
What is Canada, northern U.S.
300
What was the first battle of the Revolution?
What is Lexington and Concord
300
What type of farming includes living on the Planter's land, planting what he says, and being paid in a portion of the harvested crop?
What is sharecropping
400
Economomic theory that a country will be more successful if they exported more than they imported
What is Mercantilism
400
General for the North that men's facial hair is named after. He was known for being overly aggressive, driving his men right into southern gunfire
Who is General Burnside
400
Where did the Dutch originally settle in the New World?
What is New York (New Amsterdam)
400
What battle ended the Revolutionary War?
What is Battle of Yorktown
400
The president has a group of secretaries that help him to make important decisions. They together are called what?
What is the cabinet
500
Document sent to King George from the colonists trying to compromise and avoid war
What is Olive Branch Petition
500
Who is known for inventing process of making steel more efficiently
Who is Bessemer
500
Which state was the first to secede?
What is South Carolina
500
In which battle of the Civil War were men burned in the woods and many killed by friendly fire?
What is the Battle of Wilderness
500
The portion of the triangular trade where slaves were forced from their homes and made to do forced labor was called what?
What is the Middle Passage
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