Unit 1/2
What was the first permanent English settlement located?
Jamestown.
The colonists protests against the British raising taxes eventually lead to what war in 1775?
The Revolutionary War.
Where was Fort Sumter located?
Charleston Harbor.
After the Civil War, The U.S needed to figure out a way to put the country back together. What was this time period known as?
Reconstruction.
When did the 2nd Industrial Revolution occur in the U.S?
Late 1800s to the early 1900s.
In 1963, King Charles ll granted land to 8 English Noblemen. What were they called?
The Lords Proprietors.
What invention was made to help process and profit cotton better in 1793?
The Cotton Gin.
What event caused the start of The Civil War?
S.C attacking Fort Sumter.
Abraham Lincoln came up with a plan for Reconstruction. What was the plan known as?
The 10% Plan.
What were the most important transportation advancements?
Railroads.
Native American cultures were broken up between 3 different periods. What were they?
Paleo Period (10,000 BC - 8,000 BC)
Archaic Period (8,000 BC - 1,000 BC)
Woodland Period (1,000 BC - Arrival of Europeans)
Where did the British surrender on October 19, 1781?
Yorktown, VA
Where did most of the fighting during the Civil War occur?
Virginia, Tennessee, and along the Mississippi River.
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What was the government created agency that helped with problems Post-Civil War?
The Freedmen's Bureau.
What was the main industry in the South?
Textile Mills.
What was it called when Americans were expected to supply England's colonies with natural resources only to trade. (Think: Working for someone to get something in return)
Mercantilism.
Popular Sovereignty.
The union's strategy to blockade the South impacted what region of the state?
The coastal region.
What laws were passed by Southern States to restrict freedom for African Americans? (Reconstruction Era)
Black Codes.
Where did the first industrial Revolution begin?
England.
What crops have replaced cotton as the leading crop?
Tobacco and Soybeans.
In 1828, The U.S passed a tariff to increase taxes on imported goods called:
Tariff of Abominations.
What was the date when the confederates surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia?
April 9th, 1865.
The _______________ ___ came to an end in 1876 with the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Reconstruction Era.
In 1862, the U.S promised free land in the West to anyone who would agree to move there and settle. What was this called?
The Homestead Act.