What was the primary reason that Pilgrims and Puritans came to the New World?
religious freedom
Who sponsored the Journey to Jamestown
The Virginia Company
Colonist had to buy stamps for playing cards, newspapers, legal documents, because of this law
Stamp Act
the 13 colonies
First Plan of Government for the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Under what law did President Andrew Jackson feel justified in removing the Cherokee?
the Indian Removal Act
Which numbered territory is the Louisiana Purchase
3
What event caused the first Southern state, South Carolina, to secede from the Union?
Lincoln's election as President
What is the belief that it was America's destiny to expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
Why were the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut founded?
colonists seeking religious freedom
Which historic document, signed in 1620, laid the foundation for creating a government by the people and for the people in the British colonies?
Mayflower Compact
Patrick Henry was apart of a secret organization that sometimes used violence, like the Boston Tea Party.
This organization was called?
Sons of Liberty
What was this document called?
Thomas Paine
Common Sense
Under the articles of Confederation , how many votes did each state have?
Which event is depicted in this painting?
the Trail of Tears
Who provided information about the territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase.
Lewis and Clark
What advantage did the Confederacy have when the Civil War? There is 2
military was fighting on home ground
Great Military Generals
What was the period of mass migration to California after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill?
Gold Rush
was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit,
Squanto
John Smith
The Ohio River valley played a pivotal role in what War?
French and Indian
A war tactic used to give and advantage to the patriots against the red coats
Guerilla Warfare
How many per region would make a state?
North West Ordinance
60,000
Jackson had more electoral votes and more popular votes than any other candidate in the 1824 election.
He believed he was cheated out of presidency, what was this know as?
The Corrupt Bargain
From what nation did the United States gain the Louisiana Purchase?
France
The fort located in South Carolina where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired is -
Fort Sumter
What is the compromise that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
Missouri Compromise
Which colony was founded with the main purpose of expanding the fur trade?
New York
What made Jamestown a success ,
and what man was responsible for this
Tobacco, John Rolfe
This was established to prevent colonist from going west and prevent further fighting with the Native Americans.
Proclamation Line of 1763
They signed the Treaty of Paris here
Yorktown
This made people realize that we needed a stronger national or federal government
Shays Rebellion
rewarded his supporters with government jobs
Spoils system
In 1803, the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison enacted which constitutional principle?
judicial review
What is the strategy used by the Union to blockade Confederate ports and control the Mississippi River?
The Anaconda Plan
What religious group migrated to Utah to escape persecution and seek religious freedom?
Which religion led William Penn to found Pennsylvania as a religious haven?
Quaker
Which nation established one of the first permanent North American colonies in Jamestown, Virginia?
England
Another Name for the battle Lexington and Concord
Shot heard around the world
At this Battle , The French decided to help by giving Americans supplies, soldiers, and Money
Saratoga
Which compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention defined the representation each state would have under the United States Constitution
Great Compromise
John C. Calhoun advocated for Southern states to be able to ignore protective tariff laws.
Andrew Jackson said he would send the entire army on South Carolina
What is this known as?
Nullification Crisis
Which territory did the United States gain as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Florida
What is the decree issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 over territorial disputes?
Mexican War
Which number correctly identifies the location of Plymouth Colony?
1
Enslaved people who were transported from Africa to the Americas experienced a brutal voyage known as the
Middle Passage
After the French and Indian War, The British established_______________________
to stop American colonists from moving westward
Proclamation Line of 1763
Who wrote this Cartoon and for what reason?
Ben Franklin ,
Colonists began to see themselves as a group of colonies separate from Great Britain.
Why was the separation of powers put into place
to prevent any one branch of government from getting too powerful
Despite the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia, what action did Andrew Jackson take against the Cherokee?
He had them forcibly relocated to land in Oklahoma.
This Doctrines primary goal was to to limit European influence in Latin America
Monroe Doctrine
What speech was given by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery about the principles of equality and democracy?
Gettysburg Address
What law was passed in 1854 that allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty?
Why was Anne Hutchinson exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
she challenged the belief that only men could preach
They led to a greater emphasis on religious tolerance in the colonies.
First Great Awakening
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War
In what order did these events take place
BAC
The Federalist and Anti Federalist parties were founded by which two national icons ?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Fight between President Jackson and the bank that held the country's money, which ended with Jackson taking the money out of the bank.
Bank War
How did white slave owners respond to events such as Nat Turner's Rebellion?
They placed tighter legal restraints on slaves and often resorted to violence to control them.
What is the name of the significant battle fought in Maryland - known as the bloodiest single day battle in American history?
Battle of Antietam
Supreme Court case in 1857 that ruled African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not citizens and could not sue in federal court.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which colony’s charter was approved by England because it was thought the colony would be a buffer from Spain?
Georgia
It ensured that European nations exported more than they imported.
mercantilism
What event is happening below
Boston Massacre
During the American Revolution, which battles took place before the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This slogan is in response to which event?
"Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute!"
XYZ affair
Andrew Jackson argued that the National Bank favored the _______
wealthy
How did this innovation impact economic activity in the United States?
It made transporting goods along major rivers easier and quicker.
Union general of the Civil War who became the 18th President?
Confederate general known for his military leadership and surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Political figure known as the "Great Compromiser" for his efforts to resolve sectional conflicts through compromise,
Henry Clay
Which numbered colony relied on cash crop farming as its primary economic activity?
4
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia were all part of what colonial region?
Southern Colonies
this was the document used to announce that the American colonies were no longer a part of Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
What did Britain do to make the colonies pay for the debt from the French and Indian War?
They taxed the colonies
What was the significance of Maine being granted statehood in 1820?
Maine was admitted as a free state to maintain the balance of free and slave states.
Supreme Court case in 1832 that ruled that the state of Georgia could not regulate the Cherokee Nation or enforce laws within Cherokee territory
Worcester v. Georgia
many women became outspoken advocates of women’s rights after first being involved in what movement?
abolition
What decree made this regiment’s participation in the Civil War possible?
Emancipation Proclamation
Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the harsh realities of slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin