Early History
What two countries fought in The French and Indian War?
Who are Great Britain and France?
This was Britain's solution to cover the cost of F & I War.
What is "taxing the colonists"?
This revolt, by overtaxed farmers, led to America to revise their first form of government.
What is "Shays Rebellion"?
We stray from Social Studies! This person is the Culture Fair Organizer and ELL Teacher.
Who is Ms. Robinson?
This event "won" the March-ish Madness bracket play.
What is "The Election of President Lincoln"?
This is the land the two groups fighting over.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This was the rallying cry from the colonists about British taxes.
What is "Taxation Without Representation"?
The Executive, Judicial and Legislative.
What are "The Branches of Government"?
This term said that people believed they had the rights to all the land to the Pacific.
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
This abolitionist lived in Cincinnati and witnessed a slave auction at a young age.
Who is "Harriet Beecher Stowe"?
This was a main issue for Great Britain following the F & I War.
What is debt?
This conflict, with five civilians dying, escalated tensions between Britain and the Colonists.
What is "The Boston Massacre"?
Each branch of the government can keep the other two from getting to strong.
What are "Checks and Balances"?
Part of expansion, this event relocated thousands of Native Americans to Oklahoma.
What is "The Trail of Tears"?
Besides keeping slavery, what was the main reason the South went to war?
What is "Popular Sovereignty (states decide position on slavery)"?
This was French and Native Americans main war tactics.
What is "Guerilla Warfare"?
This was the cause of the greatest percentage of death in Revolutionary War.
What are "Diseases"?
One of the reasons the first government after the Revolutionary War failed.
What is... Inconsistent laws from state to state OR No national military for protection.
This is Thomas Jefferson purchasing 828,000 square miles of land, doubling America's territory.
What is "The Louisiana Purchase"?
Besides many being against slavery for moral reasons, what was the main reason the North went to war?
What is "Keeping the Nation together"?
This act allowed British soldiers to be housed in colonist homes.
What is "The Quartering Act"?
Following Revolutionary War, this was the colonist's first form of government.
What are "The Article of Confederation"?
This person was generally considered the main Constitution writer.
Who is "James Madison"?
This act gave Americans 160 acres of land free if they agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years.
What is "The Homestead Act'?
This state, with the Confederate capitol, hosted more Civil War battles than any other state.
What is "Virginia"?