Colonization
The primary reason(s) for American colonization.
What is...God, Gold, and Glory. (GGG)
Founding father. Member of the Continental Congress, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, first President of the United States.
What is....George Washington.
The first constitution that proved to be "too weak" to support ALL people.
What is...Articles of Confederation.
The idea that Americans were meant to explore the entire country of America.
What is...Manifest Destiny.
The main cause of the Civil War.
What is...slavery expansion.
The section of colonies were considered the "breadbasket" colonies?
What is....the Middle colonies.
This act placed a tax on all paper goods. This highly upset the colonists.
What is...the stamp act.
They argued for a stronger national government after experiencing the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation.
What is....Federalists.
The major cause of the Mexican-American war.
What is..the annexation of Texas.
He claimed that secession was “a necessity, not a choice, we have resorted to the remedy of separation, and henceforth our energies must be directed to the conduct of our own affairs, and the perpetuity of the Confederacy which we have formed.”
What is...Jefferson Davis.
The religion that migrated to the New England colonies to escape the British King.
What is....the Puritans.
The system of function that ONLY benefited the mother country.
What is...mercantilism.
Constitution resulted in a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate maintaining equal representation from all states, took from the two previous plans.
What is...the Great Compromise.
This purchase from France doubled the size of the US instantly.
What is...the Louisiana Purchase.
The single bloodiest day in the Civil War.
What is...Battle of Antietam.
A common job in the New England colonies. (Trade with the Natives)
What is.....Fur trapping.
A boundary set by King George to settle the growing tensions with the native americans
What is....the Proclamation of 1763.
A fraction of the enslaved population would be counted towards representation in the House of Representatives; southerners supported the compromise as a way to gain political power in the House of Representatives yet enslaved people were not considered citizens of the United States
What is...the 3/5ths Compromise.
The spread of Christianity to the people of America.
What is...the Great Awakening.
The turning point in the Civil War.
What is....Battle of Gettysburg.
The economic system of the south.
What is....the plantation system.
The "shot heard around the world" that officially began the American Revolution.
What is....Lexington and Concord.
One of the SEVEN principles of government.
What is...Popular Sovereignty, Republicanism, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Limited Government, and Individual Rights.
Adult head of families were given land for helping to farm land and build up the western economy.
What is...the Homestead Act.
He was appointed general-in-chief of the Union Army during the Civil War.(Future President)
What is....Ulysses S. Grant.