Different Wars/ Battles
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
This is the name of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
He lead the U.S through the Civil War and is most known for writing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
This took place after the Civil war as an attempt to rebuild the war torn South.
Reconstruction
In the French and Indian War, why did each side want control over the Ohio River Valley?
France wanted to trade in that region and Britain wanted to settle there permanently
A war fought between Britain and the Colonies vs France and the Indians. It was a battle over the Ohio River Valley.
The French and Indian War
The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
An early English philosopher and physician known as the Father of Liberalism who believed men are by nature free and equal.
John Locke
Ideal that every US citizen has an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative
The American Dream
Describe the Federalists
Supported creation of the Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation because they believed the Articles were too weak
What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
What were the Alien and Sedation Acts?
It made foreign colonization illegal in the U.S and gave the president power to kick anyone out of the U.S. This act also made it illegal for to criticize the government.
Abolitionists were _____________________________, two examples of abolitionists are ______________ and _____________.
Those who wanted to end slavery. Some include Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
The economic system the United States disagreed with during the Cold War
Communism
What party supported slavery during the Civil War era?
Democrats
What caused the War of 1812?
The U.S declared war on Britain because of the trade restrictions put on them due to war between Britain and France.
The first Constitution of the United States that was was insufficient because it created a weak National government that couldn't create currency or collect taxes
Articles of Confederation
An English American political activist and philosopher who believed we should become independent from Britain and wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are all ________.
Inalienable Rights, Natural Rights
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What president organized the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
The ________________ was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony and is cited as the first example of self-government in America.
The Mayflower Compact
What president warned against foreign alliances and political parties in his Farewell Address?
George Washington
The freeing of people from slavery
Emancipation
Who designed the American flag?
Betsy Ross