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He was the Commander of the continental Army and our 1st president
What is George Washington
100
This book was written in the 1850's as a novel depicting slave life, becoming the most popular book written during the antebellum period.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
What is the economy that is praciticed in the United States
What is Capitalism
100
This speech was a warning against foreign alliances and political parties
What is Washington's Farewell Address
100
This would be the place where the "shot heard round the world" occured
What is Lexington and Concord
200
This was the leader of the Shawnee Indians during the War of 1812 who alligned himself and his nation with the Brittish after a series of bad treaties with the Americans
What is Tecumseh
200
"Life liberty and Property"
What is John Locke
200
This is the economic system where a colony gives raw materials to its mother country, and the mother country in turn sells finished products back to the colony
What is Mercantilism
200
This was the election that lead to the 12th amendment (name the candidates)
What is John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
200
This battle was the turning point for the American Revolution(North)
What is Saratoga
300
This man would be the leader that would lead us into the Mexican-American War to complete our Manifest Destiny
What is James K. Polk
300
This man said "Give me liberty or give me death"
What is Patrick Henry
300
This is a tax on foreign or imported goods, which usually leads to more homegrown products being purchased
What is a Tariff
300
This was the election where the corrupt bargain occurred, name the major 3 people involved
What is Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson
300
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg
400
This would be the Monarch of England during the Revolutionary Period
What is King George III
400
"No taxation without representation" What group used this slogan and why?
What is the colonist, to explain why they should not have to follow the rules of the British, and to advocate for revolution.
400
This a ban on a country's goods being sold in our country, used by Thomas Jefferson and later by other presidents to hurt the economy of other countries
What is an Embargo
400
What are the 3 major differences between the Whig party and the Democrats?
What is Location, States vs National Rights, Occupation, members
400
Put these events in order: Texas Revolution, Shay's Rebellion, Bacon's Rebellion, Mexican American War
What is B,S,T,M
500
Name 3 abolitionist leaders, and their contributions to the movement
What is Harriet T, William LG, Fredrick D, John B,
500
“Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right." This concept that is described in the quote is?
What is Civil Disobedience
500
This is the movement that would lead to booming businesses in the North and a productivity that would later prove to be the difference in the Civil War
What is the Industrial Revolution
500
What did the Anti-Federalist argue to be added to the constitution before they would ratify it?
What is the Bill of Rights
500
This rebellion almost destroyed the Jamestown Colony and led to stricter laws that would separate poor whites from poor blacks
What is Bacon's Rebellion