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What war was fought "pointlessly" that led to the burning down of the White House?
War of 1812
What was the name of the first Constitution the United States adopted?
The Articles of Confederation
Who was the first official President of the United States?
George Washington
What issue was the United States divided on in the early to middle of the 1800s?
Slavery
What were the names of the armies that fought in the American Civil War?
The Union and Confederate Armies
What was built that boosted the economy and growth of New York City?
The Erie Canal
What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create for the United States?
Weak central government
True or False: The original US Constitution does not actually mention the term slave or slavery
True
What was the name of the act that led abolitionist John Brown to conduct the raid on Harper's Ferry?
Kansas Nebraska Act
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed enslaved people in rebelling states.
What national expense doubled the size of the US?
The Louisiana Purchase
What rebellion exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
What is the name of the voting system we use to elect our Presidents?
The Electoral College
What act split the country by the 36 degree 30 line?
Missouri Compromise
What new form of money was used to fund the war?
Greenbacks
What was the first war America fought where we invade a foreign country?
Mexican American War
What was the legislation that created a system to survey and sell land in the Old Northwest? (Hint: it banned slavery in this area)
Northwest Ordinance
What compromise boosted the political power of slaveholding states, especially in the South that allowed these states to gain more representatives in Congress.
Three Fifths Compromise
In the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford, Dred Scott first filed a lawsuit in Missouri state court, arguing that living in free land had made him a free man. What was the Supreme Court ruling?
The Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott.
The Court decided that:
African Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue in federal court.
Enslaved people were considered property.
Congress did not have the power to ban slavery in the territories.
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
Who was the first President to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
What acts restricted immigration, limited free speech, and targeted political opponents?
Aliens and Sedition Act
What rebellion proved the strength of the new government under the US Constitution?
Whiskey's Rebellion
What was the name of the group that opposed the ratification of the Constitution?
Antifederalists
What idea/doctrine worsened the issue of slavery in America by promoting expansionism west of the frontier?
Manifest Destiny
Forgiveness