Colonial
Explorers from country #1 were interested in acquiring fur while country #2 wanted glory for their country.
What is 1. France & 2. England/Great Britain
Accomplishing many "firsts" in his life, this 6'2'', blue-eyed and once "ginger" veteran of the French and Indian War who possessed the discipline to teach himself to read and write, was selected by Congress to command the American Army
Who was George Washington
If you went around "shooting" off your mouth about his wife, he would definitely shoot back!
Who was Andrew Jackson
State delegates made a deal, agreeing to the Senate using the New Jersey Plan and the House of Representatives using the Virginia Plan
What is the Great Compromise
A cause of the Civil War, this court case stated that any African American who had an ancestor who was a slave could never be a US citizen
What is the Dred Scott Case
This document, adopted in 1639, was the first legal document that stated the powers and limits of government
What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This movement "woke up" American colonists to reading and making their own decisions
What is the First Great Awakening
This early political party believed in a weak central government and a national economy based on agriculture and trade with France
What was the Democratic-Republican Party
This poorly designed document prevented the central government from collecting taxes and gave the states most of the power
What was the Articles of Confederation
The first African American elected to the United States Senate
Who was Hiram Revels
The first colonial legislative body in the British colonies formed in 1619
What is the House of Burgesses
This battle was the turning point of the war
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Against the wishes of President Jackson, John C. Calhoun, the "Champion of the South", supported States' Rights during this national crisis in 1832
What is the Nullification Crisis
President George Washington used the army to put down this "drunken" rebellion, showing that the federal government had authority
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
The bloodiest single day in American history
What is the Battle of Antietam
Written in 1620, this was the first document to establish self-government in the New World British colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact
Though they were hungry and nearly froze to death, the American Army trained at this place during the winter of 1777, becoming a much more disciplined fighting force
What is Valley Forge
This "pushy" British maritime action American merchant vessels was one cause of the War of 1812
What is the impressment of US sailors
1. This guarantees a person's right against self-incrimination
2. This guarantees one's right to bear arms
What is the 1. the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution & 2. the Second Amendment
He assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theater.
Who was John Wilkes Booth
1. This first British colony simply "disappeared into the oaks", leaving no trace of the colonists until this day
2. This second British colony was the first permanent British colony in the New World
1. What is Roanoke Colony
2. What is Jamestown
Note: this answer has TWO questions!
After losing this 1. siege/battle, 2. I surrendered my army to General Washington, effectively ending all fighting in the American Revolutionary War.
1. What was the Siege/Battle of Yorktown
2. Who was General Cornwallis
This cause of the War of 1812 also kick-started the Industrial Revolution in the United States
What is the British Trade Embargo
This agreement allowed the southern states to count each slave as 3/5 of a person in the states' population in order to determine the number of representatives each state would get in the House of Representatives
What is the 3/5 Compromise
The 1. Fourteenth Amendment & 2. Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution did this
What is
A. give African Americans U.S. citizenship, and
B. give African American males the right to vote