The American Civil War
In 1787, delegates met in this building in this state to draft a new framework of government for the United States.
Lincoln
This 1770 event, where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston, killing five, became a major propaganda tool for colonial leaders advocating independence.
The Boston Massacre
This type of historical document or artifact is created by someone who directly experienced the event.
Primary Source
This Italian explorer, sailing for Spain, is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492.
Columbus
This U.S. land acquisition in 1803 doubled the country’s size and was purchased from France.
LA Purchase
The South’s economy during the Civil War relied heavily on this cash crop, which it hoped would secure foreign support.
Cotton
This 1765 British law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.
The Stamp Act
The tendency of someone to present information in a way that reflects personal opinions or beliefs is known as this.
Bias
This crop, first cultivated by Indigenous peoples, became a major cash crop in Virginia and was exported to Europe where it became extremely addictive.
Tobacco
This route, the primary path for settlers traveling west in the mid-1800s, was made famous by a computer game
The Oregon Trail
This bloody battle in Pennsylvania in 1863 became the turning point of the Civil War.
Gettysburg
This country formed an important alliance with the American colonies.
France
A textbook or scholarly article that interprets primary documents is an example of this type of source.
Secondary Source
This deadly disease brought by Europeans devastated Native American populations after contact.
Smallpox
An 1849 discovery of gold in this state led to a massive migration of settlers seeking fortune and this state soon became home to one of America's favorite NFL teams.
California - 49'ers
This famous actor of the 1800s shot and killed the President of the United States in Ford's Theater
John Wilkes Booth
This 1773 protest in Boston saw American colonists dump British tea into the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Historians use this process to compare evidence from multiple sources to confirm accuracy.
Corroboration
This crop, introduced from the Americas, became a major part of European diets and transformed global agriculture and today is the main ingredient in almost every cereal.
Maize (Corn)
This invention, which helped farmers in the West cultivate difficult soil, was developed by John Deere in 1837.
The Steel Plow
In 1838, this Black abolitionist and author escaped from slavery and became involved in American politics and help to get African Americans the right to vote.
Frederick Douglass
This 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence using plain language to inspire colonists.
Common Sense
When a historian evaluates a document’s creator, purpose, and context, they are engaging in this method of source evaluation.
Source Analysis
The Aztecs used this crop, known as “food of the gods,” in religious ceremonies and as a form of currency before it became a a dark or milky luxury in Europe.
Chocolate
The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand westward across the continent was called this.
Manifest Destiny