Colonies & Independence
This document listed colonial grievances and declared independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This document is the supreme law of the United States.
The Constitution
What belief stated that Americans were destined to expand west?
Manifest Destiny
The main cause of the Civil War was conflict over this issue.
Slavery
What economic crisis began in 1929 and caused widespread unemployment?
The Great Depression
What European country originally controlled the 13 colonies?
Great Britain
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
The U.S. fought Germany and Japan in this global conflict from 1939–1945.
World War II
The colonists protested this tax on printed materials in 1765.
The Stamp Act
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
What reform movement worked to end slavery?
Abolition
This war was fought between the North and the South from 1861–1865.
The Civil War
What movement fought to end segregation and discrimination?
The Civil Rights Movement
This 1773 event protested British taxes by dumping tea into a harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What group was forcibly relocated west on the Trail of Tears?
Native Americans
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
The 13th Amendment
Who led the Civil Rights Movement and gave the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This war was fought between the American colonies and Great Britain.
The American Revolutionary War
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
This 1848 meeting marked the beginning of the women’s rights movement.
Seneca Falls Convention
The ___ era focused on rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
Reconstruction era
This long-term conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was based on political and economic differences.
The Cold War