Colonial America
These people signed a contract to work as a laborer in exchange for paid travel to America.
Indentured Servant
What is the name of the document colonists wrote to make themselves a new country?
Declaration of Independence
This compromise described how slaves would be counted in order to determine a state's population/representation in Congress.
3/5 Compromise
Lewis and Clark led an expedition of new land that Thomas Jefferson bought from France. What is the name of Jefferson's deal with France?
The Louisiana Purchase
This person gave a famous speech titled "Ain't I a Woman"
Sojourner Truth
This city had the worst relationship with Great Britain.
Boston
This group of people believed America should remain colonies as a part of England.
Loyalists
Name one rule around slavery the government had when the country was founded.
Fugitive slave laws, can't ban the international slave trade for 20 years, no laws regarding the domestic slave trade.
This is the name given to the forced marches many Native American tribes experienced
This man escaped slavery, wrote a book about his experiences in slavery, and traveled the country giving anti-slavery speeches.
Frederick Douglass
The British passed several new forms of taxes after this war.
Seven Years War
This group of people wanted America to become independent from England.
Patriots
Name one thing the U.S. government had the power to do under the Constitution that it did not have before.
Tax, have a military, regulate trade, print money.
This invention increased the need for slave labor in the South.
The Cotton Gin
This former slave knew 3 languages, became famous for writing poems, and wrote letters back and forth with George Washington.
Phyllis Wheatley
What was the biggest complaint colonists had when Britain passed new taxes?
That they did not have representation in Parliament
Taxation without representation
This group of people disagreed with many British policies but believed England and the colonists could find a peaceful solution.
Moderates
This was the name of the first government America created after the Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation
Name one big impact from the spread of factories in early America.
Answers will vary. Walek gets to say if they are right.
This early abolitionist made strong arguments about the hypocrisy of slavery during the Revolution.
Abigail Adams
This was the first written government in America.
The Mayflower Compact
On the seal of the United States, there is an eagle holding two things. What is the eagle holding, and which one is it looking at?
Olive Branch and Arrows. Looking at the Olive Branch
This group of people supported the new Constitution.
Federalists
Feminists proclaimed that "all men and women are created equal" at this convention for women's rights.
Seneca Falls Convention
This person signed the Treaty of New Echota and was considered a traitor by many Cherokee.
Major Ridge