1607-1781
This colonial territory's geography led them to rely on manufacturing and trade rather than agriculture.
What is New England (Northern Colonies) Colonies?
This first governing document of the United States was considered too weak because the central government was not strong enough to force the laws.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This Republican candidate won the Election of 1860 despite not winning a single electoral vote in the South.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the general who won major battles at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg before being transferred to command all Union troops to end the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
These were journalists and writers such as Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell who sought to expose the tragic conditions of the Gilded Age in hopes of getting government regulations on the monopolies passed.
What are muckrakers?
This political thinker established the idea of Natural Rights and the Social Contract.
Who is John Locke?
This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The Louisiana Purchase was made under this President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In order to protect Black Americans in the South, the federal government created this many military districts to rule over the South.
What is 5?
This was the name given to monopolists who ran their businesses harshly through poor working conditions and corrupt political connections.
What are Robber Barons?
This Massachusetts preacher was most famous for his "City Upon a Hill" Sermon.
Who is John Winthrop?
What are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches?
This was the foreign policy stance of the United States that stated European powers could not colonize the Western Hemisphere as it was seen as a direct threat to the United States.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This organization was created by the federal government to give aid to recently freed slaves in the South by providing education, housing, and health services.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This Progressive Era idea advocated that it was the role of the Christian to not only share their faith with others but also to try and affect social change in the country.
What is the Social Gospel?
This was the "turning point" of the American Revolution as it finally convinced the French to join the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This political party was firmly against the National Bank, viewing it as unconstitutional.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
Supported by northern industrialists and eastern bankers, this was the name of the ideas of Henry Clay who wanted a 2nd National Bank, high tariffs, and internal improvements throughout the country.
What is the American System?
This plan, developed by Winfield Scott, was to blockade southern ports and "strangle" their ability to get goods into and out of the Confederacy.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This was the name of Upton Sinclair's book on the disgusting conditions of the meatpacking industry during the Gilded Age.
What is The Jungle?
What is Boston?
George "FREAKIN" Washington's Farewell Address went against these two main ideas.
1) Political Parties
2) Staying out of formal foreign entanglements
This act passed in 1854 officially ended the Missouri Compromise by establishing "popular sovereignty" in the new western territories.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This is where Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Ulysses S. Grant and effectively ended the Civil War.
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
This President was known for his idea of "Dollar Diplomacy."
Who is William H. Taft?