American Revolution
Westward Expansion
Civil war
Imperialism
Other stuff
100
Who was the commander of the continental army and later the first president?
George Washington
100
The Idea that the US should expand westward
Manifest Destiny
100
What was the main cause of the civil war?
Slavery
100
Which islands did the US take when sugar planters staged a revolt?
Hawaii
100
Secession refers to the south trying to do what?
Leave the union/US
200
What as a cause of the American Revolution?
Taxes, Stamp acts, intolerable acts etc...
200
Where was Gold Discovered in 1849
California
200
Who was president during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
200
Which country did the US fight to get Puerto Rico?
Spain
200
Where did immigrants who arrived at angel island typically come from?
China/Asia
300
What advantages did the Americans have?
Fighting on their own lands, familiar with territory, better generals
300
Which group suffered the most from westward expansion?
Native Americans
300
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
300
Which ship mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor?
USS Maine
300
Where did immigrants that arrived at Ellis island come from?
Europe
400
What document declared independence from England?
The Declaration of Independence
400
The Forced march of thousands of Cherokee indians
Trail of tears
400
The campaign to destroy southern infrastructure and southern morale to fight the war
Sherman's march to the sea?
400
What is the term for the exaggerated stories that helped cause the Spanish American War?
Yellow Journalism
400
What is someone who is against slavery called?
Abolitionist
500
What event is depicted in this image?
Washington crossing the Delaware or Battle of Trenton?
500
What did the government offer people to get them to move west?
cheap/free land
500
Who were the top commanders of the Union and Confederate Armies?
General Grant and General Lee
500
What country did the US create spheres of influence in which resulted in the Boxer Revolution?
China
500
The rebuilding of the south after the civil war was called....?
Reconstruction