Pre-Revolution
The document that is celebrated on July 4th
The Declaration of Independence
He was chosen to lead the colonial army because was basically there and wanted the job
George Washington
The name of the land Jefferson purchased from Napoleon, more than doubling the size of the country
The Louisiana Purchase
The first government after the Revolutionary War is won was formed around which document
Articles of Confederation
The main cause of the Civil War
Slavery
What product was dumped into the harbor of Boston as protest against the British
Tea
The Frenchman, who is made a general who played a major role in the colonial army winning the war
Lafayette
The largest gold rush the history of the West occurred in which state and in what years
California/1848-1849
The first ten amendments of the constitution are called
The Bill of Rights
The President of The United States and the President of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis
How many colonies will unite to resist British rule
13
This battle ends the war as the British troops and their commander, Cornwallis, are surrounded
Yorktown
The belief that the destiny of the U.S. was to stretch from ocean (Atlantic) to ocean (Pacific)
Manifest Destiny
Britain tries to take back the colonies in what war
The War of 1812
The deadliest battle in U.S. History
Gettysburg
The First Continental Congress met in this city
Philadelphia
The most famous traitor who turned against Washington and joined the British
Benedict Arnold
The most famous trail that people took to reach the West
The Oregon Trail
Eli Whitney's invention that he hoped would decrease or eliminate the need for slaves but actually increased the need
The Cotton Gin
The purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation
Freed the slaves
This was the primary grievance colonists had against the British rule
Lack of representation, especially around taxes
The British fought the war with an army mostly of mercenaries, most from what modern day country
Germany
Disputes over the border of Texas caused war with which country
Mexico
The name of the system of safe houses that slaves fleeing to Canada could follow
The Underground Railroad
The years the Civil War was fought
1861-1865