Go West Young Man
This idea justified U.S. expansion across North America.
Manifest Destiny
This system divides power between national and state governments.
Federalism
First president of the United States
George Washington
This crisis involved South Carolina challenging federal tariffs.
Nullification Crisis
This event marked the start of the Civil War in 1861.
The Battle of Fort Sumter
This tax on printed materials angered colonists.
The Stamp Act
This 1803 event doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
The New Jersey and Virgina plans were combined to create a bicameral legislature in this "better than good" agreement.
The Great Compromise
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson (T.J.)
This nickname described Jackson’s use of loyal supporters in government jobs.
The Spoils System
This document freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation
This slogan, made famous by the Sons of Liberty, showed colonial anger toward British taxation.
“No taxation without representation”!"
Don't die from dysentary when using this path forged by American settlers moving to the Pacific Northwest
The Oregon Trail
Don't wreck yourself! This principle prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
Known as the “Father of the Constitution", this founding father served as the 4th president of the country. He was a short king.
James Madison
This law led to the forced relocation of Native Americans.
This Union victory was a turning point in the war, marking the last time the Confederacy would fight a battle in Northern States.
Battle of Gettysburg
This event involved colonists dumping 342 chests into Boston Harbor. A total value of nearly $2 million dollars in today's money.
The Boston Tea Party
This U.S. victory led to gaining land in California and the Southwest.
Mexican-American War
This group supported the Constitution and a strong national government.
The Federalists
When he wasn't inventing the lightning rod or glasses, he was helping negotiate an alliance with France during the Revolution
Benjamin Franklin
Jackson opposed this national financial institution, and would eventually shut it down in 1832.
The Second National Bank of the United States
This general led Union forces to victory, and was nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender".
Ulysses S. Grant
These laws punished Massachusetts by closing its port, suspending the local government, and forcing homeowners to quarter British soldiers in their homes.
The Intolerable Acts
This law forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
This was the first addition to the US Constitution, added in 1791.
The Bill of Rights
This Federalist leader supported a strong national government and a national bank. He also died in a duel!
Alexander Hamilton
The Corrupt Bargain
This Union strategy focused on controlling the Mississippi River and blockading Southern ports to divide the Confederacy and constrict its resources.
THe Anaconda Plan
This "Shot heard 'round the world" marked the first battle of the American Revolution
The battles of Lexington and Concord