The American Revolution
Boston colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped British tea into the harbor during this event
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This was the first president of the United States
The discovery of this valuable material caused people to move to California in great numbers
What is gold?
This Union general forced Robert E. Lee to surrender, winning the war
Who is Ulysses S Grant?
This half of the US had its major cities left in ruins
What is the south?
The philosopher with the ideals that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke?
Reasons for why Washington was chosen as president
Who is was the general of the continental army?
Who had gained the confidence of the American people?
This idea said the US was meant to rule from the Atlantic to the Pacific
What is Manifest Destiny?
Who was shot by their own army leading to his death
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
Reconstruction plan that involved 10% to sign a loyalty pledge
What is Lincolns 10% plan?
This was the first Constitution of the United States but failed due to lack of power in the federal government
What are the Articles of the Confederation?
There were this many positions in the first president's cabinet
What is 4?
This president forced natives to travel the "Trail of Tears"
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This general came up with the idea of total war
Who was William Sherman?
This group used supernatural threats to keep African Americans oppressed
What is the KKK?
This man wrote a book about the mistreatment of the colonies in an attempt to appeal to the emotions of the colonists and spark a revolution
Who is Thomas Paine?
This secretary of the Treasury created a financial plan in order to get the nation back on track
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This president doubled the US in size with the Louisiana Purchase
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This event led to the destruction of every southern city on the way to the Atlantic sea
What is Sherman's March to Sea?
This organization helped recently freed slaves adjust to American society
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
This was a list of grievances from the colonists to the British giving a final offer of peace.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
This event proved that the federal government had the power to enforce taxes
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
This video game simulated the hardships of moving to the west
What was the Oregon Trail?
Who was George McClellan?
This man killed Abraham Lincoln at the theatre
Who was John Wilkes Booth?