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100
The name of the colony group in-between the New England and the Southern colonies.
for extra 100: how many colonies were there originally?
extra 300: name all colonies (states) in one colony group
What are the middle colonies.
How many are 13 colonies
100
The OG number of Colonies.
What is 13
100
A change to the Constitution.
What is an amendment.
100
Name of the compromise that stated that 3/5ths of the enslaved population would be counted toward the population of a state (enslaved people were 3/5ths of a person).
What is the Three Fifths Compromise
100
Name the two opposing sides of the Civil War
What is the Union and the Confederacy
200
Name the event where people dressed as Natives, poured tea over the sides of the ships
What was the Boston Tea Party
200
This purchase of land from France, doubled the size of the United States.
What was the Louisiana Purchase.
200
name the 3 unalienable/natural rights
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
200
What was the effect of the cotton gin on the Southern economy?
What is the reliance on enslaved labor in the South
200
Name three laws/events that deepened the sentiments of sectionalism leading up to the Civil War.
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Election of Lincoln/1860
- Fugitive Slave Act
- rise and splitting of differing political parties
- John Brown's Raid
- Dred Scott v. Sanford
300
Name 3 acts/taxes that colonists rebelled against during the time leading up to the American Revolution
What is the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Tea Act
300
This massive trench was dug by hand and when completed, connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic ocean.
What was the Erie Canal
300
Name of the party who advocated for the Constitution to be ratified; those who wanted a strong central government and weak state governments.
Who are the Federalists?
300
The law that preceded Bleeding Kansas which stated that those living in the Kansas territory would vote on the admission of slavery in the state.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
300
Describe the difference between patriotism and nationalism?
What is
- patriotism is pride and support for your country
- nationalism is believing your nation is superior to all others
400
Britain's unofficial policy of loosely governing the colonies, which allowed the colonies to self-govern (until the British started raising taxes...)
What is salutary neglect
400
They mapped out the newly purchased Louisiana Territory on behalf of Jefferson
What was the Lewis and Clark Expedition
400
What are the three branches of government.
The Executive, Judicial and Legislative.
400
Who was John Brown and what was he known for?
What is John Brown's raid of Harpers Ferry, VA
abolitionist who tried to incite a rebellion
400
The doctrine published by a president that warned European powers to stay out of the Americas, or it would be seen as an act of war.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
500
What was the name of the event that Paul Revere dramatized and used as propaganda to gather support for the revolution?
What was the Boston Massacre
500
The forced movement of Natives from their lands, including making them walk through harsh conditions, with no food, clothing or medicine.
Extra 100: name the law that initiated it
What was the Trail of Tears.
500
How do we determine how many representative seats a state gets in the House of Representatives?
extra: name the bicameral legislature that makes up the legislative branch
What is population
What is Congress
500
Name three advantages that the Union had over the Confederacy during the Civil War
- population
- manufacturing (factories)
- railroads
500
This president was known for expanding voting to all white males over 21, his spoils system and was a big advocate for Native American removal.
Who was Andrew Jackson