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Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Civil War
Early Republic
Age of Jackson
100
groups of people came to the New World in search of this
What is Religious Freedom
100
lists grievances against King George III and justifies the colonies breaking away from England
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
the Civil War started at this fort in South Carolina
What is Fort Sumter
100
First form of government established by the 13 states. It was replaced by the US Constitution because it was a weak form of central government
What is Articles of Confederation
100
The belief that America had the God-given right to expand across the continent
What is Manifest Destiny
200
Virginia's main source of wealth in the colonies
What is tobacco
200
wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American Independence
Who is Thomas Paine
200
slavery, state's rights, and sectionalism
What are major causes of the Civil War
200
this treaty ended the war of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent
200
The Industrial Revolution, the spread of cotton farming, and advances in transportation all contributed to
What is westward expansion
300
this town was founded in 1607
What is Jamestown
300
the turning point of the war
What is Saratoga
300
bloodiest battle during the Civil War
What is the Battle of Antietam
300
Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress. Two senators per state and representatives based on population
What is The Great Compromise
300
The act called for Native Americans living in the southeastern United States be moved west of the Mississippi River
What is Indian Removal Act
400
The Mayflower Compact was a document that represented an early form of colonial
What is self-government
400
conflict between colonists in Boston and British soldiers which resulted in the death of Crispus Attacks
What is the Boston Massacre
400
document declaring that all of the slaves in the South were free in territories under rebellion
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
400
The introduction of the Constitution that states it's purpose
What is the Preamble
400
The US-Mexican War ended with the signing of this
What is The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
500
a written constitution drafted by the settlers in Connecticut to form a democratic government controlled by citizens
What is The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
500
a series of laws passed by Parliament to punish the people of Boston and Massachusetts and bring the colonists under control
What is the Intolerable Acts
500
surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 and the South loses the war
Who is Robert E. Lee
500
To formally approve
What is ratification
500
What land acquisition allowed settlers to go around the Rocky Mountains
What is Gadsden Purchase