Civil War
What region fought the North in the Civil War?
What is the South?
An official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office
What is a nominating convention?
he is known as the "father of his country"
George Washington
Who invented the lightbulb?
The Revolutionary War was fought between America and what country?
What is great Britan?
Who was the President during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Attempted to create a perfect human society
What was a transcendentalist?
This inventor and diplomat helps write the declaration of independence
Benjamin Franklin
What invention by Eli Whiney helped speed up the process of cleaning cotton?
What is the cotton gin?
This famous midnight rider warned colonists the British were coming?
Who is Paul Revere?
Issued in 1863, this executive order declared all states in the confederate states to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
What is the spoils system?
he wrote the first draft of declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
What two groups were often hired to work in factories because they would be paid less?
Who were women and children?
This 1775 battle showed the colonists could stand up to the British, even though they lost?
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860?
What is South Carolina
A wave of religious waves
What is the second great awakening?
this founding father was the first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
What method of transportation expanded during the industrial revolution helped connect cities across the US?
What is the Railroad?
This 1781 battle was the last major battle of the war?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What year did the Civil War start?
When is 1861?
A movement to end the production and consumption of alcohol
What is the temperance movement?
he was president during the war of 1812
James Madison
What invention powered factories and allowed machines to run without relying on water wheels?
What is the Steam Engine?
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?
What is the Treaty of Paris?