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Manifest Destiny
Civil War
American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
Vocabulary
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What was the manifest Destiny?

The Manifest Destiny was a movement by the United States that claimed that the United States must reach coast to coast.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin laid the foundation for the Civil War because it was a anti-slavery novel
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
100
The American Revolution was a war between the United States and England. The war began when the United States created a formal declaration of war, also known as the Declaration of Independence.
What was the American Revolution?
100
There was no National army or navy under the govern of the AOC.
What was the state of the Army under the Articles of Confederation?
100
1787 was the day the United States Constitution was created.
On what day was the United States Constitution created?
200

.Was the Louisiana Purchase part of the Manifest Destiny?

The Louisiana Purchase was part of the Manifest Destiny because it is what started the belief that the United States must reach coast to coast

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The Battle of Fort Sumter was the battle that began the Civil war. The battle of Fort Sumter happened when the confederates bombarded Fort Sumter.
What was the battle of Fort Sumter?
200
The Declaration of Independence is a document that declared the United States' independence and it was also a formal declaration of war.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
The government did not have the ability to tax under the power of the Articles of Confederation
What were the downsides when taxes were involved in the AOC?
200
Natural Rights are rights a man is given at birth and they are rights that cannot be taken from him or her. These rights are: Life, Liberty, and Property.
What are Natural Rights?
300
The Texas Republic was formed after a rebellion in Mexico caused Texas to secede from Mexico.
Where did the Texas Republic originate from?
300
The Union and the Confederate were the two sides fighting each other.
What were the two sides fighting during the Civil War?
300
The Bill of Rights is a bill passed that contained 12 amendments that would govern over the United States people.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
Under the Articles of Confederations, there was no system of of national courts.
Were there any national courts with the Articles of Confederation?
300
The Great Awakening is a period of time in the United States in which different religions began appearing.
What is the great awakening?
400
The Homestead Act was a law passed by Abraham Lincoln that would give people moving west 160 acres of land.
What is the Homestead Act?
400
The Abraham Lincoln election was one of the causes for the civil war because the southern states didn't want him as a president. The southern states seceded from the states because of his anti-slavery laws.
How did Abraham Lincoln become a cause for the civil war?
400
Philadelphia was the US Capital during the American Revolution, which came before Washington D.C
What was the US Capitol during the American Revolution?
400
Under the Articles of Confederation, states were allowed to issue their own currencies.
What was the state of the currency used?
400
Thomas Paine was the author of Common Sense.
What was the author of Common Sense?
500
The United States gained the land to the west by winning the Mexican American war.
How did the United States get the land from the pacific coast?
500
The Emancipation Proclamation was a law passed by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the southern states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
George Washington was the United States President and the Commander and Chief during the American Revolution
Who was the United States President during the American Revolution?
500
Under the AOC, there was only one vote per state, regardless of it's size.
What was voting like under the Articles of Confederation?
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The Checks and Balances system is the system used by the United States, it is separation of powers between branches. Checks and Balances ensures that not one person has too much power.
What is the Check and Balances system?