People
The 1st President of the United States
First Battles of the American Revolution. "The shots heard round the world".
A document outlining the principles of a government
Constitution
Major chunk of land purchased in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Territory
What are the three main motivations for exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
Robert E. Lee
The forced removal of Cherokees to Oklahoma resulting in over 4,000 deaths.
Trail of Tears
Belief from the 1800s that Americans were supposed to stretch all the way across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
The completion of this allowed for easy transportation across the state of New York
Eerie Canal
Which court case set the precedent of judicial review or allowing Supreme Court justices to decide if laws are constitutional?
Marbury v. Madison
Federalist who supported the creation of the National Bank
Alexander Hamilton
Seneca Falls Convention
Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
Reconstruction
Location of Lee's surrender to General Grant
Appomattox Courthouse
Which amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Female Reformer who worked on prison reform and reform for the mentally ill.
Dorothea Dix
Turning point of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Scalawags
Location of the first permanent English colony in the New World
Jamestown
What Supreme Court ruling did Andrew Jackson ignore leading to the Trail of Tears?
Worcester v. Georgia.
President that was impeached during Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson
Final battle of the American Revolution where General Cornwallis surrendered.
Yorktown.
Forcing American sailors to serve in the British military. Major cause of the War of 1812.
Impressment
This was created (and built by immigrants) to stretch across the country between Nebraska and California.
Transcontinental Railroad.
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights