Module 1: Colonialism
Mod 2: Growing a Nation
Module 3/4/5: The Early Years
Module 6: Sectionalism
Module 7: Civil War
100
Name this state
What is New York?
100
This is the leader of the American forces against the British
Who was George Washington?
100
This is the founding document of the United States that created the CURRENT United States Government
What was the Constitution?
100
This cash crop replaced Tobacco in the South
What was Cotton?
100
The election of this man lead to South Carolina to withdraw from the United States
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
200
Which colony?
Founder: John Smith
Grew: Tobacco
Facts: House of Burgesses (1619). Only 60 of 1st 900 survived.
What is Jamestown (Virginia)?
200
In this event, the colonists captured tea from British trading ships and poured them into the Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
200
This was the very first government in the United States. It was incredibly weak because it could not set taxes nor have an army
What were the Articles of Confederation?
200
This event inspired Christians and the growth of social reform movements, like the Temperance Movement
What was the Second Great Awakening?
200
This was the name of someone who wanted to outlaw slavery.
What was an Abolitionist?
300
The three G's
Motivation for English Colonization (Glory, God, and Gold)
300
The first LIBEL (printing false information) trial in the United States, Peter Zenger was put on trail over this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
300
This was who the War of 1812 was fought against
Who were the British?
300
This part of the United States is mostly known for railroads, industry, and cities.
What is the North of the United States?
300
To withdraw from the United States.
South Carolina was the first to do this.
What does the word Secede mean?
400
Made up of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey; this region was nicknamed the "breadbasket" of the colonies for the large amount of wheat they produced
What were the Middle Colonies?
400
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
400
This were the terms of the 3/5ths Compromise about the Constitution
What compromise made slaves count as 3/5ths of a person?
400
This event outside of Memphis created Reelfoot Lake.
What are the New Madrid Earthquakes?
400
Abraham Lincoln gave this speech at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg and addresses how to preserve the land
What was the Gettysburg Address?
500
Named after a type of delicious meat, this rebellion in Jamestown made slavery even more prominent in Virginia, and eventually the rest of the Southern Colonies.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
500
This act passed by the British government placed a tax on all paper goods by placing a stamp on them
What was the Stamp Act?
500
This man was a federalist who created the financial system of the United States. He was a strong supporter of a strong federal government
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
500
This deal in 1820 allowed Missouri to enter into the United States as a slave state
What was the Missouri Compromise?
500
This side won the Civil War
What was the North (or the Union)?