Pre-Colonization
This was the event in which women were accused of witchcraft
What is the Salem Witch Trials
This document declared America free
What is the declaration of Independence
This war was fought after the British continued to impress Americans on ships
What is the War of 1812
This Antebellum Era movement promoted the idea of no longer having alcohol in America
What is the temperance movement
This was built by Chinese and Irish immigrants, linking the two coasts together
What is the railroad
This was when people had to serve as slaves for 7 years as compensation for the trip from Europe to America
What is indentured servitude
This was the first version of the structure of the government, later altered after Bacon's Rebellion
What are the Articles of Confederation
This president purchased the Louisiana Territory for $15 M !
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the idea that Americans were destined to have the land from the East coast to the west coast (sea to sea!)
What is the Manifest Destiny
When immigrants and others moved from rural areas to cities, it is called this.
Urbanization
This was the part of the triangular trade where slaves went from Africa to the West Indies
What is the Middle Passage
This is the second Amendment
What is the right to bear arms?
This president issued the Alien & Sedition Acts
Who is John Adams
This was the event in the Civil War in which Sherman burned much of the land between Atlanta and Savannah
What is Sherman's March to sea
This invention changed the way in which people communicated with each other, although it was not originally popular/thought to be successful
What is the telephone
Who is Rodrigo
These were a series of acts that were passed following the Boston Tea Party, leading to the Revolutionary War
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This person won the election of 1824 through a corrupt bargain.
Who is John Quincy Adams
This president followed Lincoln, after he was assassinated and was later impeached
Who is Andrew Johnson
This labor union fought for bread and butter issues, such as an 8 hour workday
What is the AFL or the Knights of Labor
This rebellion led to the end of Indentured Servitude
What is Bacon's Rebellion
These were the men who organized prior to the start of the Revolutionary War, and were able to come away with a win during the battle of Concord.
What are minutemen
This court case ruled the Americans could not legally force Native Americans off their land.
What is Worcester vs. Georgia
This was issued by Lincoln following the battle of Antietam
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This Robber Barron or Captain of Industry bought Andrew Carnegie's steel company
Who is JP Morgan