established a form of self-government to promote the good of all for Plymouth Colony
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
has the power to declare war, make laws, and regulate commerce
What is Congress?
100
The Declaration of Independence applied to only
Who were white free men?
100
at the end of the Civil War, General Lee surrendered to General Grant at...
What it Appomattox?
200
he thought it was important to preserve public land because he saw the growth of cities as a threat to the environment...
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
200
Issued by Lincoln, freed all the slaves in "rebel" states; it also allowed blacks to enlist in the military
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
made it clear that there was a need for a strong central government when the federal government had trouble controlling riots....
What is Shays' Rebellion?
200
risked her life leading slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
During the Civil War they had more resources (industry, transportation, manpower) to support its soldiers
What is The North?
300
someone who trades the cost of passage to America for services they would give for four to seven years
What is an indentured servant?
300
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan for the nation included this
What is a National Bank?
300
ended the Mexican-American War and established the Rio Grande River as the border between Mexico and Texas
What is Treaty of Guadalupe?
300
a former slave, spoke out for both abolition and women's rights
Who is Sojourner Truth?
300
When Abraham Lincoln said, "With malice toward none, with charity for all....Let us bind up the nation's wounds," he asked the nation to forgive....
What is The South?
400
the violence and intimidation of this group was one push factor driving African Americans away from the South after the Civil War
What is the Ku Klux Klan? (KKK)
400
led to Union control of the Mississippi River, cutting off trade to the south
What is The Battle of Vicksburg?
400
wrote a poem that became our national anthem
Who is Francis Scott Key?
400
created the Theory of Capitalism...that the govenment needed to leave individuals alone and let them make their own decisions in order to increase wealth
Who is Adam Smith?
400
the first battle of the Civil War was fought here
What is Bull Run?
500
considered the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
500
the voting system used to elect the President of the United States
What is The Electoral College?
500
the plicy that President Polk put into place where the United States would control land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
500
assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre five days after the war ended
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
500
the bloddiest three day battle fought on American soil was fought here...Lincoln later dedicated this battleground to the dead Union soldiers in the Gettysburg Address