Revolutionary War
Where did the first battle of the American Revolution take place?
Lexington
What document was America’s first constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Why were Southerners angered over the 1860 election?
Lincoln was elected
What amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
What is the belief that U.S. had a God-given right to expand west?
Manifest Destiny
What document formally announced the colonies’ break with Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What eased Anti-Federalist fears by guaranteeing basic rights?
Bill of Rights
What event started the Civil War?
Attack on Fort Sumter
What amendment granted civil rights to African Americans?
14th Amendment
What movement worked to end slavery?
Abolition Movement
What battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
What established the national government and basic rights in 1787?
The U.S. Constitution
What was the North’s major advantage?
More people and money
What amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Why was Seneca Falls important?
1st women’s rights convention
Where did Cornwallis surrender, marking the last major battle?
Yorktown
What case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What was Lincoln’s early goal in the war?
Preserve the Union
What was a major failure of Reconstruction?
Not moving African Americans out of poverty
What book stirred outrage about slavery conditions?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What treaty officially recognized American independence?
Treaty of Paris
What purchase doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in rebel states
What was the goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Help former slaves adjust to freedom
What court case declared enslaved people property?
Dred Scott decision