Colonial America
Which group of people lived in North America before European settlers arrived?
Native Americans / Indigenous peoples
What document declared that the colonies were independent from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Factories, machines, and big businesses growing quickly is called what?
Industrialization
Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620?
Plymouth Colony
What war was fought between Britain and the American colonies?
American Revolutionary War
What document created the U.S. government in 1787?
The Constitution
What was the main issue that divided the North and South?
Slavery
What type of homes did many poor immigrants live in crowded cities?
Tenements
What system sent enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
What idea says people have rights that government cannot take away?
Natural Rights
What Supreme Court case gave the Court the power of judicial review?
Marbury vs. Madison
What battle is often called the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
What were journalists who exposed problems in society called?
Muckrakers
What document created a self-government agreement on the Mayflower?
Mayflower Compact
What famous protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What land purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What law forced escaped enslaved people to be returned to owners?
Fugitive Slave Act
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What economic system controlled colonial trade for the benefit of the mother country?
Mercantilism
Who was the king of Britain during the American Revolution?
George III
What warning did Washington give about political parties in his Farewell Address?
They could divide the country
What amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
What law tried to break up monopolies and trusts?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act