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A political upheaval during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America.
The American Revolution/ Revolutionary War
100
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
100
He lead the U.S through the Civil War. He is most known for writing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
100
Took place after the Civil war. It was an attempt to help rebuild the war torn South.
Reconstruction
100

What was the name of the first English colony in the US?

Jamestown

200

A war over the Ohio River Valley that was fought between Britain and the Colonies vs France and the Indians. 

The French and Indian War

200
The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
200

An early English philosopher and physician, known as the Father of Liberalism. He believed"all men are created equal"

John Locke

200

The idea that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.

The American Dream

200

Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

Francis Scott Key

300

What began after Texas declared itself independent from Mexico.

Mexican American War. 

300

Four controversial acts passed by Congress in 1798 that restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and limited freedom of speech and of the press 

The Alien and Sedition Acts

300

Those who wanted to end slavery. Some include Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Abolitionists

300

This machine reduced the amount of time and the cost of separating the cotton seeds from the valuable white fiber.

The Cotton Gin

300

What was the first American state?

Delaware

400

A military conflict between the US and Britain because of trade restrictions imposed on the US by Britain caused by the war between Britain and France.

The War of 1812.
400

The first Constitution of the United States that was considered weak and was eventually replaced by the Constitution we use today.

Articles of Confederation

400
An English American political activist, philosopher and founding father of the U.S. He believed we should become independent from Britain and wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
400

What are also known as our "inalienable rights"?

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

400

Who created the American Flag?

Betsy Ross

500

The bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War, ultimately won by the Union

The Battle of Antietam 

500

The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It is also the first written framework of government established in the U.S and is cited as the first example of self-government in America. 

The Mayflower Compact

500

Those who supported the ratification of the Constiution

Federalists

500

A system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planter's land in return for a share of the crop. 

Sharecropping

500

What city was the first capital of the United States?

New York City