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Although it is usually associated with the process to removing a president from office, this word also applies to removing any politician from office before their term is complete
Impeach
The half-way point (888 miles) of the Transcontinental Railroad was in what state/territory?
Wyoming
This name for the type of slavery in the U.S. during the 1800s comes from the fact that slaves were treated like cattle
Chattel Slavery
As Mr. Green mentions in the Crash Course video on American Imperialism, imperialism, American or otherwise, is all about what?
Trade
Although it is often the most cited charge when it comes to removing a president from office, it is also the most vague/unclear
High Crimes and Misdemeanors
What piece of land did the U.S. purchase for $15 million?
Even though the Treaty of Fort Laramie conceded the Black Hills region to the Lakota, who considered the area to be sacred, the U.S. would end up breaking the Treaty. Why?
Gold was discovered in the Black Hills.
The Civil War began when the Confederates fired upon what fort?
Fort Sumter
What was the biggest tragedy of Manifest Destiny i.e. all westward expansion across the American continent?
The mistreatment of American Indians
As Edward, Michael, and Virgil were setting up camp for the night, and having their evening coffee, they were grateful that the brief thunderstorm earlier that day had not frightened their cattle and started a what?
Stampede
An official agreement, usually regarding trade or defense, between multiple nations is called what
Treaty
South Carolina was the first state to do this...the fancy word for leaving the Union
Secede
Although it isn't the deadliest battle of the Civil War, because it only lasted one day, what Civil War battle is the deadliest DAY in American history?
The Battle of Antietam
John Brown is was the most militant (aggressive) version of this type of person who works to end slavery
Abolitionist
The San Francisco 49ers of the NFL were named after a group of people that went to California in search of what?
Gold
What was General George B. McClellan's favored excuse when called out for losing?
"I didn't lose, I merely failed to win."
What was the nickname given to the conflict between the U.S. and Canada over the San Juan Islands?
The Pig War
Throughout the 1800s, the U.S. government wanted American Indians to do this word into American culture, which means to adopt the ways of another culture
Assimilate (assimilation)
Which president was the first to be impeached by the House of Representatives?
**he came after Lincoln**
Andrew Johnson
**he was impeached by the House but he wasn't convicted by Senate**
Who were the two leaders whose forces fought each other at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Colonel Custer and Sitting Bull
Displacement
Why did Reconstruction fail in the South?
**remember the Presidential Election of 1876**
Rutherford B. Hayes and Republican leadership agreed to give control of the South back to Southern States.
**this meant laws that gave equal rights to blacks wouldn't be enforced any longer**
What did Republican leadership fear would happen if they didn't give control of the South back to the South and instead continue to enforce Reconstruction and equal rights for blacks?
A Second Civil War might ignite.
Harriet Tubman is most famous for leading escaped slaves to freedom using what?
The Underground Railroad
To refuse to follow a law, because to do so would go against one's conscience, is called an act of what?
Civil Disobedience