Colonization
Colonization II
American Revolution
American Revolution
New Nation
Jacksonian Era
Growth of a Young Nation
Civil War
Expansion
100

What was the primary reason that Pilgrims and Puritans came to the New World?



religious freedom


100

Who sponsored the Journey to Jamestown

The Virginia Company

100

Colonist had to buy stamps for playing cards, newspapers, legal documents, because of this law

Stamp Act

100
In the Join or Die Cartoon, what do the abbreviations stand for? 

the 13 colonies 

100

First Plan of Government for the United States? 

Articles of Confederation

100

Under what law did President Andrew Jackson feel justified in removing the Cherokee?

the Indian Removal Act


100

Which numbered territory is the Louisiana Purchase

3

100

What event caused the first Southern state, South Carolina, to secede from the Union?



Lincoln's election as President

100

What is the belief that it was America's destiny to expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?

Manifest Destiny

150

Why were the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut founded?

colonists seeking religious freedom

150

Which historic document, signed in 1620, laid the foundation for creating a government by the people and for the people in the British colonies?

Mayflower Compact


150

Patrick Henry was apart of a secret organization that sometimes used violence, like the Boston Tea Party.

This organization was called? 

Sons of Liberty

150
Who wrote a document to continental congress to persuade the colonies  to separate from Britain...


What was this document called? 

Thomas Paine 


Common Sense

150

Under the articles of Confederation , how many votes did each state have? 

1
150

Which event is depicted in this painting? 


the Trail of Tears

150

Who provided information about the territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase.

Lewis and Clark

150

What advantage did the Confederacy have when the Civil War?  There is 2


military was fighting on home ground 

Great Military Generals 

150

What was the period of mass migration to California after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill?

Gold Rush

200

 was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit,  

Squanto

200
Who had Strong Leadership, and forced the settlers to work if they wanted food 

John Smith

200

The Ohio River valley played a pivotal role in what War? 

French and Indian 

200

A war tactic used to give and advantage to the patriots against the red coats 

Guerilla Warfare 

200
A land ordinance that allowed for expansion within the colonies, now allowing for states to be added. 


How many per region would make a state? 

 

North West Ordinance 


60,000

200

Jackson had more electoral votes and more popular votes than any other candidate in the 1824 election. 

He believed he was cheated out of presidency, what was this know as? 



The Corrupt Bargain

200

From what nation did the United States gain the Louisiana Purchase?

France

200

The fort located in South Carolina where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired is -

Fort Sumter

200

What is the compromise that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

Missouri Compromise

250

Which colony was founded with the main purpose of expanding the fur trade?

New York

250

What made Jamestown a success , 

and what man was responsible for this

Tobacco, John Rolfe 

250

This was established to prevent colonist from going west and prevent further fighting with the Native Americans.

Proclamation Line of 1763

250
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War? 

They signed the Treaty of Paris here

Yorktown

250

This made people realize that we needed a stronger national or federal government

Shays Rebellion

250

 rewarded his supporters with government jobs

Spoils system

250

In 1803, the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison enacted which constitutional principle?

judicial review

250

What is the strategy used by the Union to blockade Confederate ports and control the Mississippi River?

The Anaconda Plan

250

What religious group migrated to Utah to escape persecution and seek religious freedom?

Mormons
300

Which religion led William Penn to found Pennsylvania as a religious haven?

Quaker

300

Which nation established one of the first permanent North American colonies in Jamestown, Virginia?

England

300

Another Name for the battle Lexington and Concord

Shot heard around the world

300

At this Battle , The French decided to help by giving Americans supplies, soldiers, and Money  

Saratoga 

300

Which compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention defined the representation each state would have under the United States Constitution

Great Compromise

300

John C. Calhoun advocated for Southern states to be able to ignore protective tariff laws.

Andrew Jackson said he would send the entire army on South Carolina

What is this known as?

Nullification Crisis 

300

Which territory did the United States gain as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Florida

300

What is the decree issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free?

Emancipation Proclamation

300

What was the conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 over territorial disputes?

Mexican War

350

Which number correctly identifies the location of Plymouth Colony?




1

350

Enslaved people who were transported from Africa to the Americas experienced a brutal voyage known as the

Middle Passage

350

 After the French and Indian War, The British established_______________________

to stop American colonists from moving westward


 Proclamation Line of 1763

350

Who wrote this Cartoon and for what reason?


Ben Franklin ,

Colonists began to see themselves as a group of colonies separate from Great Britain.


350

Why was the separation of powers put into place


to prevent any one branch of government from getting too powerful

350

Despite the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia, what action did Andrew Jackson take against the Cherokee?

He had them forcibly relocated to land in Oklahoma.

350

This Doctrines primary goal was to to limit European influence in Latin America 

Monroe Doctrine

350

What speech was given by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery about the principles of equality and democracy?

Gettysburg Address

350

What law was passed in 1854 that allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty?

Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
350

Why was Anne Hutchinson exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

she challenged the belief that only men could preach

350

They led to a greater emphasis on religious tolerance in the colonies.

First Great Awakening

350

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?



to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War

350

In what order did these events take place


BAC

350

The Federalist and Anti Federalist parties were founded by which two national icons ? 

Alexander Hamilton 

Thomas Jefferson

350

Fight between President Jackson and the bank that held the country's money, which ended with Jackson taking the money out of the bank.

Bank War

350

How did white slave owners respond to events such as Nat Turner's Rebellion?

They placed tighter legal restraints on slaves and often resorted to violence to control them.

350

What is the name of the significant battle fought in Maryland - known as the bloodiest single day battle in American history?

Battle of Antietam

350

Supreme Court case in 1857 that ruled African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not citizens and could not sue in federal court.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

350

Which colony’s charter was approved by England because it was thought the colony would be a buffer from Spain?

Georgia

350

It ensured that European nations exported more than they imported.

 mercantilism

350

What event is happening below 

Boston Massacre

350

During the American Revolution, which battles took place before the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

  • Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

350

This slogan is in response to which event? 

"Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute!"


XYZ affair

350

Andrew Jackson argued that the National Bank favored the _______

wealthy

350

How did this innovation impact economic activity in the United States? 


It made transporting goods along major rivers easier and quicker.

350

Union general of the Civil War who became the 18th President?

Confederate general known for his military leadership and surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse?

Ulysses S. Grant


Robert E. Lee

350

Political figure known as the "Great Compromiser" for his efforts to resolve sectional conflicts through compromise,

Henry Clay

350

Which numbered colony relied on cash crop farming as its primary economic activity?

4

350

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia were all part of what colonial region?

Southern Colonies

350

this was the document used to announce that the American colonies were no longer a part of Great Britain

Declaration of Independence 

350

What did Britain do to make the colonies pay for the debt from the French and Indian War?

They taxed the colonies

350

What was the significance of Maine being granted statehood in 1820?

Maine was admitted as a free state to maintain the balance of free and slave states.

350

Supreme Court case in 1832 that ruled that the state of Georgia could not regulate the Cherokee Nation or enforce laws within Cherokee territory

Worcester v. Georgia

350

many women became outspoken advocates of women’s rights after first being involved in what movement?


abolition

350

What decree made this regiment’s participation in the Civil War possible?

Emancipation Proclamation

350

Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the harsh realities of slavery.

Uncle Tom's Cabin