The giving of government jobs to political supporters/backers

What word means the freeing of the slaves?

An important battle site in the Texas Revolution in the year 1836.

This refers to the complete end of slavery.

Period of rapid growth in the mid-1700's by using machines for production.

No Revolutionary battles fought here, but men had to endure a harsh winter of disease and training.

An 800 miles march of the Cherokee nation to new lands in the east.

Foreigners who fight not out of loyalty, but for pay.

The Middle Passage brutally brought millions of slaves from west Africa over the Atlantic ocean to the Americas.

The first school of higher learning in America was the college of William and Mary.

The "shot heard round the world" was at Lexington and Concord, in what would be the beginning of the American Revolution.

The Executive branch includes Congress and proposes/passes laws.

George Washington was known as the "Father of the Constitution," because he was the author of it.

The Legislative branch has the power to declare war.

The Chief Justice is the leader of the Legislative branch.

The first capital of America was Philadelphia and later changed to New York; eventually ended up being Washington D.C.

George Washington was opposed to political parties, he believed them to be divisive so he didn't participate in them.

Pocahontas helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition of the Louisiana territory.

this keeps one branch from gaining too much power over the other branches of government

these were people who wanted to help cleanse the Anglican church

this is the process of readmitting the Confederate states back to the Union

a way of counting slaves as part of the state population

this was built to connect Albany to Buffalo

a system of transporting slaves from the South to freedom in the North

required military service

The North's economy was based on agriculture with a focus on farming tobacco and cotton.

Of the many who searched for gold in California during the Gold Rush, more than 99% didn't get rich.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves throughout the United States.

Slavery was on the increase even before Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.

American cities had poor public services in the mid-1800's and needed reform in many different ways.

At the beginning of his presidency, Abraham Lincoln insisted that slavery would not change in regions where it already existed.

Abraham Lincoln was the President throughout the entire Civil War.

Jim Crow laws made segregation illegal in the southern states.

Who was president when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory?

Who was president of the United States during the American Revolution?

Amendment giving the right to bear arms.

Amendment protecting freedom of religion and personal expression.

Amendment saying a person does not have to testify against oneself in the court of law.

Thomas Jefferson argued that all men possessed unalienable rights such as:

A set of laws/principals that states the powers and duties of government.

What were the first two political parties in America?

What was the cost of the Louisiana territory in 1803? Who did we buy it from? Who was the leader of that country?

How many total House of Representatives are there?

Which was NOT one of the effects that the United States experienced after the War of 1812?

Who was President during the Mexican-American War?

The treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the United States in 1848.

Put the state abbreviations in proper order: Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas

Commander of the Continental army

Sued for his freedom, but lost in the Supreme Court.

Was the president during the War of 1812

Founded Chico, CA - influenced women's suffrage/temperance movements.

African American abolitionist who was a gifted speaker and writer.

Wrote "Moby Dick" - an American classic

Explored for Spain in 1492 and "discovered" a new world

Helped free about 300 slaves on the underground railroad.

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - Rev. War

Invented the cotton gin.

Led a heroic charge of South Carolina's Fort Wagner.

Wrote a pamphlet entitled, "Common Sense".

Wrote a fictional book entitled, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Responsible for creating the mail system in the colonies.

"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Most slaves in the 1800's were of what religion?

Which state was not part of the Confederacy?

What determines who the next president is going to be?

What determines who the next president is going to be?

Which was NOT one of the North's advantages during the Civil War?

The battle in the Civil War that experienced the most casualties was __________________.

Amendment that made slavery illegal throughout the United States.

America declared independence on which day in our history?

What was a common processing center for immigrants?

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

The most well known general of the Confederacy was __________________ and the lead general for the Union was _____________.

How many total U.S. senators are there?

How many total amendments are there in the constitution?

Put the following abbreviations in the correct order of the states: MI, MS, MO, MD,

The first part of the U.S. constitution is know as the _____________.

What branch of government declares war?

This amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel. Also fines can't be extraordinarliy large...needs to fit the crime.

In a debate, the subject to be debated in known as the...