The Young Republic
How many colonies did "New World" America have before independence?
How were Native Americans impacted by Westward Expansion?
forced removal to reservations, Trail of Tears, fights between "Cowboys + Indians"
What is a "civil war?"
A war within 1 country; it's own citizens are fighting each other
Describe the Progressive Era.
Making USA better on purpose, women's rights, civil rights, healthier cities, better schools.....
Between WWI and II, America had 1 period of prosperity called the "Roaring _______" followed by a period of turmoil called the "G________ D_______"
20s; Great Depression
America wanted independence from Great Britain because of ________
high taxes and/or "neglect"
The belief that God wants USA to expand West (coast to coast) is called "M_______ D_______"
Manifest Destiny
The American Civil War ended slavery. TRUE or FALSE: The Civil War's ONLY GOAL was to outlaw slavery.
FALSE -- forced a change in southern economy (no more plantations)
During the Progressive Era, many Black universities were established. Today in 2026, which demographic of people are the HIGHEST EDUCATED?
Germany started WWII because they were upset about the T__________ of V____________
Treaty of Versailles
The war general ____________ ____________ was America's first president.
George Washington
USA purchased much of the Western territory from which country?
FRANCE
After slavery was outlawed, many slaves became "indentured servants." Explain what that is...
low paid worker who lives on the farmland and might be working off a debt to "earn" freedom
During the Progressive Era, women, Black citizens, and the poor all received better treatment. Which groups did not experience better treatment?
Immigrants (Mexicans, Asians, Irish, Italians) and Native Americans
TRUE or FALSE: the Great Depression was international
true
The Articles of Confederation, written before the Constitution, failed because it protected STATE rights too much -or- FEDERAL rights too much?
STATE
Why did Napoleon sell USA so much to them land cheaply?
to pay for European Wars (mostly against Great Britain)
When did Reconstruction happen and what was it?
after the Civil War and it is the rebuilding of America
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, China
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect individual rights. They are also known as the first "#" "A____________"
10 Ammendments
The Northern economy heavily depended on industrialization, fishing, lumber mills, and trade. Describe "industrialization."
factory work
Before the Civil War, a man named "J____ B____" trained Black people how to fight the KKK, provided weapons, and believed racism is morally wrong. Mr Tripp also named his cat after this person.....
John Brown
Why was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
symbolic gesture to "destroy monarchy"
America did not join WWII until what event committed by who?
Pearl Harbor, Japan
The Age of Enlightenment inspired the idea of "unalienable rights," such as.......
right to life, liberty, property, individualism, freedom of religion/thought, voting for leaders, a free-market........
The Southern economy depended on _____________.
Slave labor and plantations
TRUE or FALSE: northerners believed Abe Lincoln was too soft on the south after the Civil War
TRUE
Germany
atomic weapons, space race, puppet governments.....