Civil War
First shots of the Civil War were fired here in 1861
Ft. Sumter
Gold was first discovered here in 1848
Sutters Mill
In the middle of the Mexican American war this future US state was actually its own country for about 9 years
Texas
The industrial revolution actually began in the country (not the US)
Great Britain
What are the 3 branches of government
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
This was the first major battle of the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run (mannassas)
Vocab term: A person who searchers for gold is known as a...
Prospector
Name 3 future states that US acquired via their victory during the Mexican American War
Wyoming, Texas, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado
Another name for clothes or cloth
Textile
How many ARTICLES are there in the Constitution
7
How many people were killed during the Civil War
about 620,000
Which US city sprang up during the gold rush. Think 49ers
San Francisco
What river did the US say the border with Mexico should be on (it is today)
Rio Grande River
Name one of the two "systems" industrial revolution workers worked in?
Rhode Island System
Lowell System
This is a term that means applying the law fairly to everyone?
Due Process
This was an infamous Confederate prison located in Georgia
Andersonville Prison
Name 3 continents people looking for gold came from?
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
The Mexican American war was part of Americans thought on its God given right to expand westward a term that is known as this?
Manifest Destiny
How long was a typical work day for an industrial revolution worker (must get the range correct)
12-14 hours
Name all 5 freedoms in the first amendment
Religion
Assembly
Petition
Press
Speech
Name 4 Union Generals
1. George McLellan
2. U.S. Grant
3. George Meade
4. William Sherman
5. Joe Hooker
6. Ambrose Burnside
She was a former slave who escaped and made it big/ rich during the Gold Rush
Biddy Mason
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American war called?
The Treaty of Gudalupe Hidalgo
What was the name of Peter Coopers locomotive called?
Tom Thumb
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