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American Revolution
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Expansion and Change
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Was the beginning of the American Revolution.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
Publication that had a direct effect on the attitudes of Northerners toward slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
100
slave states
What are the confederate states?
100
Doubled the size of the country.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
Hugely important cotton-harvesting device invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It increased cotton production.
What is the cotton gin?
200
Commander of the Continental Army during Revolutionary War?
Who is George Washington?
200
Document that guarantees freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
President during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
Justification (belief) in westward expansion by many Americans.
What is Manifest Destiny?
200
Amendments added to the Constitution as a result of the Civil War.
What are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?
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Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts...
What are policies that led to the start of the American Revolution?
300
Document that contains the basic rules used to run the United States.
What is the Constitution?
300
free states
What are the northern states?
300
British taking American ships and sailors.
What is a cause of the War of 1812?
300
stretched from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast. No longer would people travel in long wagon trains that took months to reach California. They could now travel faster, safer, and cheaper by train. In addition to people, things like mail, supplies, and trade goods could now be shipped across the country in just a few days.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
400
George Washington
Who is the commander of the Continental Army during Revolutionary War?
400
Lincoln issued the proclamation Jan. 1, 1863. It was a technical document, granting freedom to all slaves in all areas of the Confederacy still in rebellion. The proclamation did not pertain to slaves in the border states, but it did allow for the popular use of African-Americans in the Union Army and Navy. The proclamation also made the war a crusade against slavery, meaning that England and France, both morally opposed to slavery, could not in good conscience ally themselves with the Confederacy.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
400
African Americans gained their freedom.
What is an important change after the Civil War?
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President Jackson's effort to remove American Indians from the land east of the Mississippi River.
What is the Trail of Tears?
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Explored the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Along the way, they hired several guides, among them a Native American woman named Sacagawea, who led them the entire trip west to the Pacific Ocean and back again.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
500
Document declaring the 13 American Colonies independent from Great Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson and declared in effect by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
delivered Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the cemetery containing the men killed at the battle of Gettysburg.
What is Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863?
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1. opposing views on slavery 2. opposing views on the right of states to make their own decisions 3. economic differences
What are the factors that led to the Civil War?
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They fought to keep their land and maintain their way of life.
Who are the American Indians?
500
Commander of the Continental Army during Revolutionary War and first President.
Who is George Washington?