During the colonial period, which colonies had slaves?
All of them
100
What did Britain do after the French & Indian War to pay off its war time debts?
Raise taxes
100
After a Judge is nominated, the following person or group of people have the power to confirm that appointment. (be specific)
What is the Senate?
100
Which two crops dominated the south’s export economy?
Cotton and Tobacco
100
As the civil war started, what advantages did the North have?
More factories, more troops, more money, more supplies.
200
The British King had to have permission from the British Parliament before being able to do the following.
Raise taxes
200
In this battle, the Americans and French worked together to trap the British on a peninsula, leading to their surrender and the recognition of American independence by the British.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
200
This the clause in the Constitution says that Congress will have the power to pass any law that is “necessary and proper”
What is the elastic clause?
200
This was the name for the network of safe houses and contacts which helped slaves escape the south and reach freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
200
In the first main battle of the Civil War, Union troops marched into Virginia, hoping for a victory and a quick end to the war. Instead, they were defeated and "Stonewall" Jackson got his nickname.
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
300
Conflicts between Native Americans and English settlers tended to be about what?
Land
300
This battle ended British attempts to end the revolution in the northern colonies and convinced the French to assist the colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
What was Washington’s Policy during the French Revolutionary Wars?
Stay neutral.
300
This compromise got rid of the Compromise of 1850 and said that all territories would decide by vote if they would be free or slave.
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
300
This was the overall strategy of the North, consisting of blockades and gaining control of the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
400
These Laws were passed to control slaves and keep them out of power.
What are slave codes?
400
This act led to the dumping of tons of tea in Boston Harbor.
What is the Tea Act?
400
This court case established that courts have the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v Madison?
400
This compromise nullified the Missouri Compromise and opened up the New Mexico and Utah territory to slavery, created the Fugitive Slave Act, and admitted California as a free state.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
400
The bloodiest single day battle in American history, this battle was fought in Maryland as General Robert E Lee attempted to invade the north for the first time to win the war.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
500
In Iroquois society power was divided between men and women in what way? (be specific)
Equal Men were leaders, women choose the leaders.
500
This act on the part British King limited settlement by British colonists west of the Appalachians.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
500
What were the two main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? (must name both to get the point)
1) Can't raise taxes
2) Unanimous agreement required to amend the rules
500
This court case ruled that the federal government had no power to regulate slavery anywhere, and that therefore it was legal everywhere.
What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
500
In this three day battle fought around a small town in Pennsylvania in 1863, the Union beat Lee in what is widely seen as the turning point of the war.