U.S. Presidents
1789–1797
The first one
George Washington
The founding document of the United States of America that begins with the phrase "We the People" is called _____
The Constitution
__________ is some evidence that Reconstruction was successful at freeing African Americans.
Reconstruction Amendments, Freedmen's Bureau, Election of African American Representatives, etc.
1801-1809
Known for writing the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
After Shays's Rebellion, people realized that the first governing document of the U.S., called __________, had created too weak of a government
The Articles of Confederation
It was important to many that the rights and liberties of the people of the United States be protected, so some people refused to sign the Constitution without attaching a __________.
Bill of Rights
1861-1865
The man who killed him shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!" (Latin for "Thus always to tyrants!")
Abraham Lincoln
The rapid transformation of the economy from agriculture to manufacturing is called _____
Industrialization
The part of the triangle of trade between Africa, the Americas, and Europe that transported enslaved people across the Atlantic is called _____.
The Middle Passage
1901-1909
The "man" in "a man, a plan, a canal: Panama"
Theodore Roosevelt
The period (1865–1877) following the Civil War aimed at reintegrating the South and securing rights for formerly enslaved people is called _____
Reconstruction
_____ _____ was a religion-based movement that worked to make conditions in cities better, which resulted in the settlement house movement
Social Gospel
1829-1837
He really wanted to remove Native Americans from their land
Andrew Jackson
In 1863, President Lincoln declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territory free in the _____ _____
Emancipation Proclamation
In 1823, a new U.S. foreign policy claimed that the U.S. would not mess with conflicts in Europe as long as European countries don't mess with conflicts in the Americas. This policy is called the _____ _____.
Monroe Doctrine