Goodbye King George
This man led Continental forces during the Revolution and then became our president
George Washington
What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the US?
France
What is the name of our national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
What was the Underground Railroad?
Secret path that runaway slaves took to reach freedom in the North
This invention started the Industrial Revolution
Steam engine
These were the 2 sides of the Revolutionary War
Colonists vs Great Britain
Who were Louis and Clark?
Explorers
What invention started the Industrial Revolution?
Steam engine
Name 2 Union leaders
Lincoln, Grant, Sherman
Name 1 of the titans of industry during the Gilded Age
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Why was Sacagawea important?
She was a guide and translator on the Louis and Clark Expedition
What did the U.S. gain after the Mexican American War?
Territory in the southwest
Name 2 Confederate leaders
Jefferson Davis, Lee, Stonewall Jackson
Why was the time period called the "Gilded Age"
On the outside, this time period seemed great, but in reality there was a lot of poverty, corruption, and inequality.
The 1st Amendment protects these rights
Free speech, petition, press, religion, and assembly
What was the Indian Removal Act?
Forced Native Americans to move off their homeland to Indian Territory in the west.
What were the 2 parts of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine joins as a free state, Missouri joins as an enslaving state. All new states south of Missouri will be enslaving states.
Turning points of Civil War
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Describe horizontal integration
A business buys other competitors in the same market
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the Revolution?
These two future US presidents fought in the War of 1812.
Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
US foreign policy that limits European influence in the Western Hemisphere
Where was Sherman's March to the Sea? What did they do?
Georgia. They destroyed railroads, killed livestock, burns homes, and destroyed towns
What was the 15th amendment?
Gave voting rights to all men in U.S.