Colonial America
What continent were the English colonies located on?
North America
Who did the 13 colonies fight against in the American Revolution?
Great Britain (England)
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What was the name of the land purchase between Thomas Jefferson and Napolean Bonaparte called?
The Louisianna Purchase
The Boston Massacre
Northern Colonies, Middles Colonies, and Southern Colonies
What country did the 13 colonies create an alliance with in the American Revolution?
France
What were the first two political parties in the United States?
The Federalist and the Anti - Federalist (Democratic Republicans)
What was the name of the belief that Americans were chosen by God to settle in western lands and beyond.
Manifest Destiny
The event where thousands of people left the east coast to settle in the west in search of gold.
The Gold Rush
Slavery and Indenture Servitude
What battle is considered a turning point in the American Revolution?
The Battle of Saratoga
Who were the leaders of the first two political parties in the United States?
Alexander Hamilton (Federalist) and Thomas Jefferson (Anti Federalists)
What was the name of the compromise between the North and the South to keep the number of slave state and free states even?
The term for American citizens that opposed slavery.
Abolitionist
New England
What type of warfare did the colonists engage in to gain an advantage on the British?
Guerilla Warfare.
What was the first constitution in the United States called?
The Articles of Confederation
What president argued for removal of Native Americans off their lands (The Trail of Tears) and threated South Carolina to remain in the union after they threated to leave?
Andrew Jackson
The President that lead the United States through the Mexican American War and the Gold Rush
James K Polk
What war solidified England's place at the dominate European Power in North America? (It also put them in debt)
The French and Indian War (The Seven Years War)
What Treaty ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
Who was the second president of the United States, and what is he known for?
John Adams - The Alien and Sedition Acts
What was the name of the war in which American gained California, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Colorado?
The Mexican - American War
The War that turned Andrew Jackson into a war hero. This war is sometimes referred to as the second war of American Independence.
The War of 1812