Rebellion
The slave revolt that led to the hanging of twenty-seven black men was lead by this man
Who is Nat Turner
This compromise states that one state would enter the United States as a slave state and another would enter as a non-slave state
The Missouri Compromise
The colonists were aided by this group of people to defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown
The French
This antebellum half of the United States made good profits and feared economic change.
The South
This an act exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
The Stamp Act
Regaining colonial allegiance was the goal of this war.
American Revolutionary War
This was the line of latitude used for the Missouri Compromise
36°30'
The first colonial settlement in the United States was named this.
Roanoke
The development of this led to more U.S. dependence on slave labor.
The Cotton Gin
This is when enslaved workers would work all day (traditionally, from sunrise to sunset), chained together, under the supervision of an overseer.
Gang Labor System
T/F Most runaway slaves were caught and returned to their owners
TRUE
This compromise said that states were to choose their stance on slavery based on popular sovereignty
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
A man's natural rights are these...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
During most of the seventeenth century, New Netherland was under the control of this country
The Dutch
This ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1783
This was a skirmish in which five people were killed
The Boston Massacre
This pamphlet encouraged Americans to declare independence from Great Britain
Common Sense
This man took over the presidency upon Lincoln's assassination
Andrew Johnson
Slaves were counted as this in the Constitution
3/5
This granted citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws,
14th Amendment
Seven states seceded from the Union once this man was elected president
Abraham Lincoln
Rum, slaves, and sugar were traded via this passage
Triangular Trade
This is the term in which the House of Commons said it represented all British subjects, wherever they were.
Virtual Representation
This was the reason for the early prolonged absence of humans in the Western Hemisphere
The Americas detached from Pangaea
The Bill of Rights was a part of this founding U.S. document
Constitution