1830's/40's
The famous battle in which Texans were defeated but later inspired victory was the Battle of the __________
Alamo
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the...
The Bill of Rights
Who is the 8th Grade Goat?
Jomi!
The region of the United States most dependent on slavery was the __________
The Seneca Falls Convention was held in __________ in the year __________.
1848 Seneca Falls, New York
The annexation of Texas increased tensions between the United States and __________
Mexico
The Bill of Rights was ratified in the year __________
1791
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect individual __________.
Rights
Enslaved Africans were often forced to work on large farms called __________
Plantations
In 1838, __________ Grimké published Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women, arguing for equal rights for women.
Sarah
Many American settlers moved to Texas in the early 1800s for cheap __________
Land
In 1803, the United States doubled its size with the ________________________ Purchase
Louisiana
What Year was The Declaration of Independence Signed?
1776
A person who opposed slavery was known as an __________
Abolitionist
Sojourner Truth’s birth name was
Isabella Baumfree
Texas gained independence from Mexico after the __________ Revolution.
Texas
What Country did the USA get its Independence from?
England/Britain
The idea that the United States should expand westward was known as __________ Destiny
Manifest
Escaping enslaved people often traveled north using the __________ Railroad.
Underground
The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after the
Declaration of Independence
What President forced Native Americans on the "Trail of Tears"
Andrew Jackson
What Country helped the Colonies militarily to defeat The British to gain American Independence?
France
The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by __________ __________
Thomas Jefferson
The forced transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic was known as the __________ Passage.
Middle
Susan B. Anthony believed that no woman could be free without “a __________ of her own.”
purse