Colonial History
American Revolution
A Growing Nation
Civil War
Gilded Age
100
He was a symbol of social mobility- an inventor and author of "Poor Richards Almanac." He was know for his rags to riches story.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
100
Massacre in Boston where colonists taunted British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre
100
Who is referred to as the Great Compromiser
Who is Henry Clay
100
Most famous abolitionist who published The Liberator
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
100
Formed the standard oil company
Who is John Rockefeller
200
Rebellion started by indentured servants in western VA. Proved to rich Virginians that slaves were the better choice.
What is Bacon's Rebellion
200
A compromise for the South whereby three of five slaves would be counted toward the people's House.
What is the 3/5ths. Compromise
200
This "Purchase" more than doubled the size of the US
What is the Louisiana Purchase
200
Led an unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown
200
Invented the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison
300
Name of the trade network, which supported the cycle of raw materials, cheap labor, and finished goods (merchandise)
What is Triangle Trade
300
Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
300
His Farewell Address warned against "entangling alliances" with foreign nations.
Who is George Washington
300
1st Battle which started the Civil War
What is the Battle of Ft. Sumpter
300
Also known as a trust. They are price makers in the marketplace.
What is a monopoly
400
Economic policy whereby the colonies exist to generate wealth and profit for Great Britain.
What is Mercantilism
400
Wrote Common Sense and persuaded colonists to favor the move toward independence
Who is Thomas Paine
400
The first common man President nicknamed "Old Hickory"
Who is Andrew Jackson
400
The name of the Union's strategic plan to win the Civil War
What is the anaconda plan
400
Were investigative journalists. They intended to expose unfair economic conditions
What are muckrakers
500
Cash crop on the Southern Plantation
What is tobacco
500
Mr. Richards refers to this document as a long, detailed, break up letter
What is the Declaration of Independence
500
Also known as obvious future. This idea led Americans westward
What is Manifest Destiny
500
Published Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
500
Was the most significant reform for women
What is women's suffrage
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