The American Republic & Early Republic
Where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?
Lexington & Concord
What is one major event in the western colonization of the United States? (Manifest Destiny)
- Lousiana Purchase
- Mexican-American War
- Indian Removal Act
- War of 1812
What was the goal of the Abolition Movement?
The end of slavery in the United States
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery in the United States
Explain the importance of one of the Reconstruction Amendments: 13th, 14th, or 15th
13th Amendment - Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment - Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment - Guarantees citizenship regardless of race, color, or if previously enslaved
What was the name of the first constitution of the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
Why did three times as many people vote in the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?
By 1828, voting laws had been changed in most states to give all white men the right to vote
What are two forms of transportation that were a part of the "Transportation Revolution" of the 1800s?
Steamboats, canals, roads, bridges, turnpikes, and railroads
What person led a failed raid of weapons at Harpers Ferry, Virginia to initiate a slave revolution?
John Brown
He was captured by Robert E. Lee and the event incited tensions further between North & South
What was the name of the revolution that to the rise of labor unions, urbanization, and the growth of big business?
The Industrial Revolution
What was the name of the compromise that decided the counting of enslaved people in determining a state's total population?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
It warned European nations that any intervention in the Western Hemisphere (the Americas) was a potentially hostile act against the United States
What reform movement was the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention connected to?
Women's Rights & Women's Suffrage
Whose election sparked the creation of the Confederacy and eventually the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
He had only won northern states but won the Presidency. The South realized they were vastly outnumbered politically.
What was the goal of the Women's Suffrage movement?
The right to vote for all women
Why did some Colonists want independence from Great Britain?
- Taxation without direct representation
- The Proclamation of 1763
- The Age of Enlightenment
- Fear of British abolition of Slavery
- And many more!
What political party formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson?
The Whigs
Which group of people became the primary workforce for New England mills?
Women
What are two major events that led to the American Civil War?
- Missouri Compromise
- Nat Turner's Revolution
- Fugitive Slave Act
- Compromise of 1850
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Bleeding Kansas
- Dred Scott decision
- Raid on Harper's Ferry
What was the result of the Supreme Court case - Plessy v. Ferguson?
Permitted segregation by race through the "separate but equal" reasoning
This was overturned 60 years later with the decision - Brown v. Board of Education
What are 4 rights found in the First Amendment?
Freedom of/to:
- Religion
- Speech
- Assembly
- Press
- Petition
In the Compromise of 1790, Alexander Hamilton agreed for the US Capital to be built in the South, while Jefferson & Madison agreed....
the federal government would pay off all federal and state debt from the American Revolution
What was the name of the nativist, anti-immigration political party that formed in the mid-1800s?
The Native American Party or "Know-Nothings"
What Massachusetts Regiment is well known for fighting at Fort Wagner?
Massachusetts 54th Regiment
They were an African-American regiment with is a monument in from the statehouse.
The movie "Glory" was made about their experiences
The Spanish-American War led to the annexation of what places?
The Philippines, Guam, & Puerto Rico