Unit 1
These people settled in Plymouth to escape religious persecution—like a "main character" seeking a new start
Who are the Pilgrims?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first three words of the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
The belief that it was America's "destiny" to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The 16th President who led the Union and wore a very tall top hat.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Founded in 1607, this was the first permanent English settlement in North America
What is Jamestown?
The ultimate "spilling the tea," where colonists dumped British tea into the harbor to protest taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The name for the first 10 Amendments that protect your basic freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
In 1803, Jefferson made this "big purchase" from France, doubling the size of the U.S.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This was the first state to leave (secede) from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
This 1620 document was the first plan for self-government in the colonies; the "Terms and Conditions" of the ship.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The famous 4-word slogan used by colonists angry about paying money to a King without a voice in government.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming a "Final Boss" with too much power.
What are Checks and Balances?
The tragic, forced 800-mile march of the Cherokee people to the West.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The 3-day "Turning Point" battle in Pennsylvania where the North stopped the Southern invasion.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Because they grew so much grain and wheat, the Middle Colonies earned this "foodie" nickname
What are the Breadbasket Colonies?
This 1777 battle was the "turning point" that convinced France to help the Americans
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The branch of government that includes the President and is responsible for carrying out laws
What is the Executive Branch?
The nickname for the thousands of people who rushed to California in 1849 to find gold
Who are the Forty-Niners?
This specific Amendment to the Constitution officially banned slavery in the U.S.
What is the 13th Amendment?
A "work now, pay later" deal where people worked for several years in exchange for passage to America.
What is Indentured Servitude?
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to argue that breaking away from England was the only logical choice.
What is Common Sense?
This compromise determined that 5 enslaved people would count as 3 people for representation in Congress.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This 1820 deal drew a line across the U.S. to settle the argument over where slavery could exist.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
The name for Southern laws that kept Black and white citizens segregated in public.
What are Jim Crow Laws?