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Age of exploration
Birth of the U.S.
U.S. expansion/North and South divided
Civil War
Industrial revolution/U.S. immigration
100
These were Spanish invaders who easily took over central and south America.
What are conquistadors
100
In this famous war, the American colonists defeated the British.
What is the American Revoluion
100
Thanks to this invention, slavery expanded in the South.
What is the cotton gin.
100
This amendment ended slavery once and for all.
What is the 13th amendment.
100
This man invented the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison.
200
In America, European settlers were typically called this.
What are colonists
200
This document allowed for a central government but gave most power to the states.
What is the articles of confederation.
200
These were people who were against slavery and sought to bring an end to it.
What are abolitionists.
200
This was one of the greatest military generals in U.S. history who fought for the confederacy during the civil war.
Who is Robert E. Lee.
200
This man owned the oil industry (standard oil) and is considered one of the wealthiest man to ever life.
Who is John D. Rockefeller.
300
This was the hometown of the first American settlers.
What is Jamestown, Virginia
300
These people were against a strong central government.
What are anti-federalists.
300
In this event, hundreds of Native Indians were forced out of their homes and into desolate lands to the west.
What is the trail of tears.
300
This proclamation (made by Abraham Lincoln) said that any slave living in a slave state was automatically free.
What is emancipation proclamation.
300
These resources helped propel the industrial revolution.
What is coil, iron, and lumber.
400
This is known as the encounter of the Spanish with the American Indians and Africans.
What is the Columbian exchange.
400
This document contains a list of rights that protect the people from the government.
What are the bill of rights.
400
This period was all about achieving moral perfection.
What is the second great awakening.
400
This amendment gave U.S. citizenship to African slaves.
What is the 14th amendment.
400
In the eve of the industrial revolution, coal production skyrocketed by this amount.
What is 80 percent.
500
This was the period in which Europe saw great advances in science, literature, economics, and political thought.
What is the Renaissance
500
This plan only gave Congress the power to tax and regulate commerce, and gave the rest of the power to the states.
What is the New Jersey Plan.
500
This doctrine asserted that outside nations (European nations) needed to stay out of the confines of the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine.
500
This legislation said slavery could continue in the south but not in the states taken from Mexico.
What is the Wilmot Proviso.
500
This is the process of purposely abondoning your culture to adopt aspects of another culture
What is assimilation.