Colonization
This was the first settlement by Britain in the New World
What is Roanoke Island
This man was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was unanimously chosen as the first president of the U.S. in 1789.
Who is George Washington
This term refers to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, to guarantee specific rights and freedoms to the American people and to reserve some powers to the states.
What is the Bill of Rights
Act that allowed people who gain land out west for free
What is the Homestead Act of 1862
The number one cause of the Civil War
Slavery
This was the first permanant settlement by Britain in the New World
What is Jamestown
The Turning Point of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Saratoga
This document was considered too weak because it granted more power to the states than to the national government. The Constitutional Convention (1787) was organized to fix the problems associated with this document
What are the Articles of Confederation
Agreement that allowed for slavery in some parts of America, but not others
What is the Missouri Compromise
Person, who elected President in 1860 led to states breaking away from the US
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This man saved Jamestown from the Starving time, by creating a system of "you don't work, you don't eat"
Who is John Smith
Document written by Thomas Jefferson
What is the Declaration of Independence
Wrote the Constitution
Who is James Madison
Country the US went to war with, gaining the southwestern states
What is Mexico
The turning point of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg
The crop that became the money maker for Jamestown
What is tobacco
An alliance with this nation was beneficial in allowing the Colonists to secure victory in the Revolution
What is France
When a tax on whiskey was put in place and people revolted, this event showed that the new national government had the ability to put down violent resistance to its laws.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
Author who wrote a book Abraham Lincoln said started the Civil War
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
Term used to describe rich Virginia land owners, growing plantations
What are Cavaliers
term used to describe colonists still loyal to Great Britain
What is Loyalist
The Louisiana Purchase, made by Thomas Jefferson, was bought from which country?
What is France
Amendment that allowed Women the right to vote
What is 19th
Location where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the Civil War
What is Appomattox Courthouse