American National I.D.
Work, Exchange & Tech.
Geography & the Environment
America & the World
Culture & Society
100

Following the end of this conflict in 1763, some American colonists began to question their identity as British colonists, or something distinct 

The French and Indian War / Seven Years War

100
Invented by Eli Witney, this innovation allowed for increased production and employment of non-skilled workers

Interchangeable Parts

100

This body of water previously separated the "Old" and "New" worlds, but later served as a "highway" of people, ideas, technology, food, disease, etc.

The Atlantic Ocean 

100

These territories played a central role in the rising tensions between the North and South, as popular sovereignty would decide if they would be Free or Slave states in 1854

Kansas and Nebraska

100

This ideology is rooted in a fear/distrust of incoming immigrants coming to the United States. 

Nativism 

200

This hands-off policy by Great Britain helped foster the notion of independence among colonists in the Americas. Ex: Increased taxes and increased legal control

Salutary Neglect 

200

The steam engine was invented during this major technological movement 

The First Industrial Revolution (1760) 


200

This crop became the cash crop of the South, replacing indigo, rice, and tobacco as the main revenue source for plantations by the end of the 1700s 

Cotton 

200
This conflict is often regarded as America's "Second War of Independence," which helped solidify the new nation's standing in the world
The War of 1812
200

This religious revival between the 1790s-1840s helped lead to an increase in evangelical Christianity and helped spark new faiths such as Mormans, Shakers, and other social movments

The Second Great Awakening

300

Throughout much of the 19th Century, the North and South began to form their own distinct identities, which contributed to tensions leading to the Civil War

Sectionalism 

300

This invention played an important role in spreading information during the 20th century. FDR used this for his "Fireside Chats" to speak to Americans during the Great Depression & WWII 

The Radio 

300

A "rush" of American settlers and immigrants to the western United States, especially California was in large part due to the discovery of an abundance of this precious metal in the mid-19th Century 

Gold 

300

British aspirations competed with these other European powers in colonial domination of the "New" world ______, _______, and _______

Spain, France, and the Dutch 

300

During the 1960s, American youths took part in an anti-establishment movement that often took part in protests against the War in Vietnam, Civil Rights injustices and other social justice issues  

The Counterculture 

400

As the Cold War began, many American political leaders argued that this political/ economic system was inherently Anti-American in nature and a rival to capitalist democracies 

Communism 

400

Following  the Sputnik's launch, America increased its dedication to scientific advancements and engineering and launched the _____ _____

Space Race 

400

The Proclamation of 1763 banned colonial expansion west of this geographic boundary 

The Appellation Moutains 

400

The notion that the United States should not interfere with the political concerns of other nations 

Isolationism 

400

The Harlem Renaissance was seen as the flourishment of Black culture which started in the 1920s and was a product of this mass movement of Black Americans from the South to the urban centers of the West and North

The Great Migration 


500

The idea that immigrant and indigenous groups should adopt American cultural practices in favor of their ancestral/ traditional ones  

Assimilation 

500

This technological in the mid-1990s increased the interconnectedness of markets across the country and around the world

The Internet 

500

President Theodore Roosevelt was a large advocate for this movement which sought to protect America's natural resources, species, and environment 

Conservationism 

500

This major waterway was a goal of the Union Army to strangle the South by capturing it during the Anocanda Plan

The Mississippi River  

500

This philosophical and political movement helped inspire and influence many of the Founding Fathers - it largely shaped the American concept of natural rights 

The Enlightenment