Vocabulary
People who migrate to a new part of land.
What are settlers?
The two sides that fought each other during the Civil War.
Who was the Union and Confederacy?
Better soil and the chance to own their own land caused people to do this.
What is move to the west?
This group of people who wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade.
What is the Federalist Party?
The time period when science and individual rights were the main focus in the U.S.
What is the Enlightenment?
The chant used by people who were unhappy with the new taxes.
What is Taxation without Representation?
This Civil War battle that had the largest number of casualties.
What was the battle of Gettysburg?
The Westward Expansion is also known as this.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This case established judicial review by the Supreme Court.
What is Marbury vs Madison Case?
What caused the colonists to be angry with the British rule.
What is they didn't have a voice in taxation?
An act of defiance against taxed goods.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The man who was the Confederate president during the Civil War.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The amount of acres that were being offered to people who moved to the west.
What is 160?
This event triggered the War of 1812.
What is the Impression of American soldiers?
These local men earned this name because they were ready to fight at a moment's notice.
Who are the Minutemen?
The actor who assassinated the 16th president of the United States.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
This plan called for Southerners to take an oath of loyalty.
What is Lincoln's 10% Plan?
This prevented the Native Americans from living their own way of life.
What is the settlers took over their land?
This Native American woman served as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
The battle of Lexington and Concord was best known for this title.
What are the first battles of the American Revolution?
The first secretary of the Department of Treasury.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This unwritten deal settled the 1876 presidential election and ended reconstruction.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
This is where Native Americans were forced to move to after the settlers took their land.
What is the new reservations?
This exploration was important to learn more about the newly acquired western territories.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
This man was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?