Wars/Battles
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution?
Lexington & Concord
Who save GW's Portrait in the White House fire?
Dolly Madison
What was a common vehicle on the Oregon Trail?
Prarie Schooner
What treaty ended the Mexican American War?
Guadalupe Hidalgo
What Battle Happened on Christmas Day?
Trenton & Princeton
What Treaty ended the war of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
Who was Baron Von Steuben?
Prussian Army Officer who trained the continental army at Valley Forge.
What did the US claim as the border with Mexico? What did Mexico say it was?
Rio Grande
Nueces
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on written documents
What was Manifest Destiny?
Written by John O'Sullivan, it was the belief that the US was meant to expand its borders.
Who was given credit for the victory at the Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Who were the Son's of Liberty?
An organization that carried out the Boston Tea Party and hated British laws.
What conditions did the Africans face in the Middle Passage?
What were the parts of the Coercive/Intolerable acts?
Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Govt Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Acts
What 2 European countries led the competition in navigating?
Spain
Portugal
How did Washington win at the battles of Trenton and Princeton?
His forces overpowered the Hessians
What were the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga
What region of the country did the Industrial Revolution start in? Why?
New England
Poor soil, rivers, natural resources, many ports for imported goods
What were the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
What were the 3 G's explorers sought to spread or game during the Age of Exploration
God
Gold
Glory
What famous battle was fought at an abandoned Spanish mission near San Antonio? Who was the commander of the Texans? Name 2 men who died there
The Alamo
Sam Houston
Jim Bowie & Davy Crocket
Who wrote the pamphlet, "Common Sense?"
Thomas Paine
What did the Erie Canal allow for?
A direct water route from NYC to the Midwest
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on molasses, sugar, and other imported goods.
How could Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre be considered propaganda?
Showed the Boston crowds as weak and the British were seen as murderers.