American History

Wars

100

This war was about the possession of the "Ohio" territory 

French and Indian war "7 years wars"

200

This war included many acts taxes by the british

and the "shot heard around the world"

American Revolution 

300

This war was about border issues with Texas and Texas breaking free from Mexico 

Mexican American War 

400

Due to the south wanting to keep slaves and the north being industrialized this led to the what?

Civil War

500

Cuba wanting independence from Spain led to what war?

Spanish-american war 

wars/people

100

This war ended with the Berlin Wall coming down "Tear down this wall"

and competition between Russia and America

Cold War

200

who invented assembly lines?

Henry Ford 

300

This woman had an impact on women's suffrage 

Susan B. Anthony 

400

author of uncle tom's cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe 

500

abolitionist   who led a raid on harpers ferry 

John Brown

People

100

viking explorer to discover Newfoundland 

Leif Erickson

200

This man founded Pennsylvania 

William penn

300

this man published "common sense"-beseeching Americans to rebel against British government 

Thomas Paine

400

This man was president during the American revolution 

George Washington 

500

This man was president during the Mexican American war 

Andrew Jackson 

Miscellaneous

100

protests by Americans in Boston at the harbor leading to the dumping of tea 

Boston Tea party 

200

This war also led to the start of the American revolution 

French and Indian war

300

This battle was a turning point in the American revolution- causing for French to ally themselves with the Americans 

battle of Saratoga 

400

this congress sent an appeal to the king of Britain in response to the taxes and wanting to repeal the intolerable act 

1st continental congress 

500

This era happened after the civil war which led to:

rebuilding of the south 

Reconstruction 

Miss.

100

This was the main cause for Americans to get involved with WW1 or the Great War

Zimmerman Telegram- intercepted by the British from the germans to Mexico 

200

this led to the cause of ww2 

treaty of versailles or blaming Germany for the war

"reparations" 

300

The U.S. dropped this bomb on Japan during ww2 

Hiroshima and Nagasaki 

400

president Truman developed this economic plan to help countries recover after the war 

Marshall plan 

500

This war included division amongst the north and south of this communist country with the 38th parallel 

Korean War