In his first military command in the French and Indian War, ____was defeated at Fort Necessity but was allowed to retreat.
Who is George Washington
100
The ____ Act required that colonists try those accused of theft in admiralty courts.
What is Quartering
100
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, _________intended to show the cruelty of slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
First Secretary of War.
Who is HENRY KNOX
100
5th U.S. President & political party.
Who is Monroe/Democratic-Republican
200
England's defeat of the _____ in 1588 helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic.
What is Spanish Armada
200
This territory, bought from Napoleon, doubled the size of the U.S.
What is LOUISIANA
200
In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in the _____decision that protection of slavery was guaranteed in all the territories of the United States.
What is Dred Scott
200
The U.S. defeat of this general would cause the largest addition to U.S. territory.
Who is GENERAL ANTONIO LOPED DE SANTA ANNA
200
7th U.S. President & political party.
Who is ANDREW JACKSON/DEMOCRAT
300
The __________was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills.
What is Iroquois Confederacy
300
The battle of _____ resulted in the death of the dream of an Indian confederacy.
What is Tippecanoe
300
Republican nominee for President in 1856.
Who is JOHN C. FREMONT
300
Democratic nominee for President in the 1856 Presidential Election.
Who is JAMES BUCHANAN
300
11th U.S. President & political party.
Who is POLK/DEMOCRAT
400
The ________undermined the prestige of the learned clergy in the colonies, was the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people, & split colonial churches into several competing denominations.
What is the Great Awakening
400
John Marshall uttered his famous legal dictum that "the power to tax involves the power to destroy" in ____
What is McCulloch v. Maryland.
400
In the ________, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was to be decided by popular sovereignty.
What is Compromise of 1850
400
____________plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
What is Stephen A. Douglas
400
16th U.S. President & Political Party.
Who is LINCOLN/REPUBLICAN
500
The soldier and explorer whose leadership in establishing French colonies earned him the title "Father of New France" was
Who is Samuel de Champlain.
500
The _____symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories.
What is Wilmot Proviso
500
Daniel Webster's famed ___________speech in 1850 resulted in visibly strengthened Union sentiment and especially pleased northern banking and commercial centers.
What is Seventh of March
500
__________ was a personable and popular Salem minister, challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter, & denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior.