Vital Vocab
This was the name of the period that started after the Civil War ended.
What is Reconstruction?
This young Native American girl- who now has a Disney movie named after her- convinced her father to keep peace with the English settlers in Jamestown, Virginia.
Who is Pocahontas?
During the 1840s, thousands of people flocked to this state in search of gold.
What is California?
He was chosen to serve as the first President of the United States after the Constitution was written.
Who is George Washington?
During this war, our country split into the Union and the Confederacy.
What is the Civil War?
What are amendments?
This man is credited with discovering the Americas but many question whether or not there should be a holiday in his name today.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
In this state, rebel colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is Massachusetts?
The election of this president- who spent much of his life in Springfield- was said to have started the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The Boston Massacre served as a major cause of this conflict.
What is the American Revolution/Revolutionary War?
This word describes someone who wanted to end slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
In 1804, these two men embarked on a journey to explore the American West.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Thousands of people risked their lives by crossing the West on a famous trail- named after the state they were hoping to make it to.
What is Oregon?
Before he was president, he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
During this 19th century war, Americans would face off against the British yet again.
What is the War of 1812?
The belief that America had a God-given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What is Manifest Destiny?
She was known as the conductor of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What is Oklahoma?
This president will be moved to the back of the $20 bill as a result of his harsh laws against Native Americans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This war was sparked when our government attempted to make Texas a U.S. state.
What is the Mexican-American War?
During the War of 1812, these groups kidnapped American sailors and forced them to serve for the British Navy.
What are press gangs?
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This state was the first to secede (break away from) the United States during the Civil War. The first battle also took place within this state.
What is South Carolina?
He served as the Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War before becoming president.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This war was not fought between the French and Indians but between the French and this other European power.
What is Britain?