1609 - 1945 America

The practice of destroying everything in a path during war, civilian OR military

• island hopping

• total war

• proclamation

• mercantilism

Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense", influencing much of the independence movement in colonial America?

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

The single bloodiest day of the Civil War -

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Ft. Sumter

• Appomattox

Diplomacy is -

• an act that warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization

• a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering

• belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

• the skill of managing international relations by a country's representatives

Which territory was acquired by Thomas Jefferson during the early 1800's?

• Mexican Cession

• Kansas-Nebraska

• Louisiana Territory

• Gadsden's Purchase

Which colonial region consisted of primarily large plantations in the low lying areas and small, subsistence farms in the Appalachian Mountains?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

The Stamp Act -

• was a punishment for the Boston Tea Party

• taxed paper goods in the colonies and sparked frustration

• founded the first post office in America

• was written by George Washington to preserve the union

T/F - The purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were expanded citizenship and equal protection to African Americans.

• True

• False

Known as "Father of the Constitution"

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• James Madison

Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant