Enslaved Africans
Finish the phrase: Cotton is _______!
What does emancipation mean?
To free (from slavery)
What rebellion took place in rural Massachusetts because of rising taxes?
Shays' Rebellion
What is the name of the group of special advisors which help the President do their job?
Cabinet
What year did the War of 1812 take place?
1812
What invention revolutionized how cotton was produced?
Cotton Gin
Was emancipation in the northern states quick or gradual? (Trick question?)
Both
Which item did Alexander Hamilton tax to pay back the U.S. national debt?
Whiskey
Which two Cabinet members were fighting about economic policy?
Thomas Jefferson & Alex Hamilton
What is impressment?
Sailors from one country kidnapping sailors from another.
True or false: Children picked cotton on plantations
True
True or false: Southern states emancipated slaves quicker than Northern states
False
Who was President during the Whiskey Rebellion?
George Washington
Who created a newspaper to talk poorly about a fellow Cabinet member, allegedly?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was President during the War of 1812?
James Madison
What year did the first enslaved African arrive in the U.S.?
1619
Name 5 of the original 13 colonies.
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
What was the name of the first U.S. constitution?
Articles of Confederation
What type of institution did Hamilton create to help pay the national debt?
First Bank of the United States
Who did Madison write his letter to, asking them to take action during the war?
Congress
How did insurance companies benefit from slavery?
Insuring the life of the enslaved
True or false: Enslaved people in the northern states were skilled laborers and craftsmen.
True!
How many people died as a result of the Whiskey Rebellion? (Trick question?)
None
List the four cabinet positions in Washington's administration/
Sec. of Treasury, Sec. of War, Sec. of State, Attorney General
What was the name of the treaty which ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent