Unit 1
This was the most important and profitable crop in colonial Virginia and Maryland. (Hint: It's NOT cotton!)
What is tobacco?
During the Revolutionary War, this country agreed to send troops to aid the colonies and played a pivotal role in the American victory.
What is France?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison teamed up to write a series of essays in support of the US Constitution called this.
What were the Federalist Papers
This anti-slavery Free Soiler murdered 5 or 6 pro-slavery advocates in Kansas before attempting to instigate a slave rebellion in 1859.
Who was John Brown?
This general and president was involved in several duels, including one where he killed Charles Dickinson after being shot.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This is the name of a form of coerced labor where a person incurs a massive debt and then works for a set period of time to pay of that debt.
What is indentured servitude?
This was the name of a 47 page pamphlet by Thomas Paine which argued that the colonies should separate from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
Andrew Jackson's policy of appointing friends and donors to government jobs was known as this.
What is the Spoils System?
This enslaved man from Missouri attempted to sue for his freedom, but was denied the right to a trial by the Supreme Court.
Who is Dred Scott?
During the election of 1800, mudslinging was at its height. Supporters of Thomas Jefferson accused John Adams of being intersexual. Adams' supporters accused Jefferson of this
What is being dead (Sally Hemings accusation was two years later)
The dominant religion of the early Pennsylvania colony was this. This was the religion of William Penn and followers opposed slavery and advocated against violence.
What are Quakers?
Supporters of the British during the Revolutionary War were commonly known by this nickname:
What are Loyalists?
This was the name of the organization which fought to free enslaved African Americans and then send them to western Africa.
What is the American Colonization Society?
The Union General who adopted the practice of "Total Warfare" shared his middle name with the name of this former Shawnee leader and rebel.
Who was Tecumseh?
The first death of the Civil War occurred because of a gun misfiring during the celebration after what battle?
What is Fort Sumter?
This is the belief that a supernatural force could inhabit inanimate objects. It was popular among most Native American nations.
What is animism?
The "Shot Heard Round the World" was fired at this battle.
What is the Battle of Lexington (and Concord)?
What is the Lowell System?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was proposed by this Illinois Senator and rival of Abraham Lincoln.
Who was Stephen A. Douglas
While in New Hampshire, Mr. Berkley met a women who really really liked this "Doughface" president.
Who was Franklin Pierce?
These were a series of laws passed by the British government which required the American colonies to abide by mercantilist policies.
What are the Navigation Acts?
The Ottawa, under the leadership of this man, burned down British forts after the French and Indian War out of anger over the British refusal to provide gifts to his people.
Who is Pontiac?
This famous 19th century politician proposed the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
Who was Henry Clay?
This newspaperman famously coined the term "Manifest Destiny"
Who was John O'Sullivan?
This woman was the wife of the Secretary of War and her mistreatment led to the resignation of the entirety of Andrew Jackson's cabinet.
Who was Peggy Eaton?