American Revolution
What country originally colonized what would become America?
England
How did Native Americans arrive on the Americas?
Bering land bridge, ice age, walking
What was the term given to mean that America was meant to spread from sea to shining sea?
Manifest Destiny
Where did American slaves originate?
Africa
This President issued the emancipation proclamation freeing the slaves in the southern states.
Abraham Lincoln
What was one Act that caused tension between colonists and Britain? (More than one)
Stamp, Sugar, Quartering, Townshend, Tea, Intolerable
What president issued the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Andrew Jackson
Who did Texas gain independence from before joining the United States?
Mexico
What was the name given to the voyage taken by slaves from Africa to the Americas?
Middle Passage
This agreement meant that there had to be equal numbers of slave and free states
Missouri Compromise
Who was the main American general during the American Revolution?
George Washington
What name was given to the act of removing the Cherokee and Creek in Georgia and Florida?
Trail of Tears
How did America gain the Florida Territory?
From Spain, Spanish American War and money
Who captured slaves in Africa to sell to slave buyers?
African kings and tribal leaders
This court case, named after a former slave, established that black people could not be citizens of the United States.
Dred Scott
What siege was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
What general was famously massacred at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
General Custer
How did America gain the California territory?
Winning the Mexican American War
What was promised to former slaves following the Civil War?
40 acres and a mule
This law forced everyday citizens to check African Americans to see if they had papers to prove their freedom.
Fugitive Slave Act
This was the name given to the first 10 amendments in the constitution.
Bill of rights
Who was the last tribe to surrender to the U.S. military?
Comanche
What was a main reason for people moving west?
Gold rush, religious freedom, economic
What famous conductor on the underground railroad led over 70 slaves to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
This man lead one of the most famous slave revolts in American history. (Two possible answers)
Nat Turner or John Brown