Manifest Destiny
What land purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the Civil War?
The North
How many branches of government are there in the United States?
3-Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
What was the most popular trail heading west?
Oregon Trail
Who was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
What document serves as the supreme law of the United States?
The U.S. Constitution
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What event in California caused a massive migration of people to head west?
Gold Rush
What battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
What organization was created to help formerly enslaved people after the Civil War?
Freedmen's Bureau
What are the first 10 amendments of the constitution called?
Bill of Rights
What event in 1770 involved British soldiers firing on unarmed colonists, killing five people?
Boston Massacre
What war ended with the United States obtaining the Mexican Cession (500,000 miles of land)?
What was the name of the Union's plan to blockade the South and control the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan
What were the laws called that restricted the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War?
Black Codes
What principle prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
What U.S. foreign policy warned European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?
Monroe Doctrine
What was the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" referring to?
The dispute between the U.S. and Britain over the Oregon Territory
Where was the peace treaty signed?
Appomattox Court House
What is the name of the system that started where old slave owners would rent out their land for African Americans to farm and live on?
Sharecropping
How many constitutional amendments are there currently?
27
What abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown