The Road to Revolution
What is the proclamation of 1763?
This British law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This rebellion by angry farmers showed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This 1803 deal doubled U.S. size and gave control of the Mississippi River.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This U.S. president said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This movement in Harlem celebrated Black culture and creativity.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1765 law taxed paper items and led to cries of “no taxation without representation“
What is the Virginia Plan?
This compromise created the House and Senate to satisfy big and small states.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This act led to the forced migration of Native Americans in the 1803s.
What is Texas?
The South feared Lincoln would end slavery after this state joined in 1845.
What are flappers?
These young women symbolized changing roles for women in 1920s.
What is the Tea Act?
This law gave a tea monopoly to one company, angering colonial merchants.
What is the Great Compromise?
This amendment gave citizenship to all born in the U.S, including former slaves.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This journey forced Native Americans west and led to thousands of deaths.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This document shifted the Civil Wars goal to ending slavery.
What is the G.I Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act)?
This 1944 law helped WWII veterans attend college and buy homes.
What are the intolerable Acts?
These laws punished Boston and took away freedoms like town meetings and port access.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This amendment allowed the people to elect U.S. Senators directly.
Who is Chief Joseph?
He was a Native leader who tried to escape to Canada and spoke for peace.
What is Brown V. Board of Education?
This Supreme Court case banned segregation in public schools.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This event led to the U.S. joining WWII in 1941.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
This proposal to ban slavery in land from Mexico angered Southern planters.
What is the 17th amendment?
This amendment allowed the people to elect U.S. Senators directly.
What is the Mexican American war?
This U.S war victory brought land but deepened tensions over slavery.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This amendment changed the meaning of citizenship and protected rights.
What is the Great Society?
This 1960s domestic plan aimed to fight poverty and injustice.