Which country claimed Florida, Texas, and California first?

Which early American colony economy relied on fishing, lumber, trade and harbors?

Which early American colony economy relied on plantations, cash crops, and slaves

Who was the 1st anti-slavery group in America, who also lived in Pennsylvania?

Which colony was a place for Catholics to live peacefully?

Which of the following were reasons for Growth of Representative/Self Government? Select all that are correct.

"No taxation without representation" involved which era?

The British Response to the Boston Tea Party, which increased the tension between colonists and the British was known as what?

Rights that all people are born with that cannot be taken away without due process including life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are known as what?

The turning point in the American Revolutionary war that made France join the side of the Patriots was what battle?

What was the first form of government the United States had AFTER the Revolutionary War but before the U.S. Constitution? It was weak, allowed Congress to negotiate treaties and declare war but states had difficulty agreeing.

What was the law that established a way for adding states to the United States, and allowed territories to govern themselves?

The __________ _______________ was an agreement that decided how many representatives each state got to send to Congress.

the 3/5^th Compromise was an agreement over how what group of people would be counted for representation and taxation purposes?

This group of people supported the Constitution, believed it created a new government that was powerful but not too powerful. Started by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.

This group of people was against the Constitution, they believed it created a new government that was too strong and needed a Bill of Rights. Main members were Patrick Henry and George Mason

Each branch of government having some power over the other two branches to help prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful is known as what?

What amendment gives citizens freedom of Religion, freedom of Speech, freedom of the Press, freedom of Assembly, and freedom of Petition?

No unreasonable search or seizure is the

Which amendment gives citizens the right to a Trial by Jury?

The 8th amendment protects citizens from

Rights not given to the Federal government are rights of the States in which amendment? This was an argument of the South prior to the Civil War.

Not having to quarter soldiers (3rd amendment), no searches without a warrant (4th amendment), trial by jury (6th amendment), and congress can override a presidential veto are all

Establish a National Bank, pay off war debt, pass whiskey tax and a protective tariff were all a part of what..

The protest over the federal whiskey tax that caused George Washington to use domestic force to stop was known as what?

Washington's Farewell Address warned against what two things?

the _______________ Party was led by Alexander Hamilton and wanted more Federal government power, an industrial economy and a Federal bank.

The party led by Thomas Jefferson that wanted less Federal Government power, an Agricultural economy and no National Bank was called what?

What ACT took place when John Adams was president, angered many Americans and violated freedom of Speech?

Which court case established JUDICIAL REVIEW, which gave the Supreme Court power to declare laws and actions of other branches constitutional or unconstitutional?

the Monroe Doctrine prevented European countries from continuing to colonize land

The problem over if South Carolina had the right to NULLIFY (overturn) a federal law, and argument over states rights vs federal rights was known as

The Cherokee Indians sued to keep land and Supreme Court ruled on behalf of the Native Americans but president Jackson forced natives to move to Indian Territory anyway was what famous court case?

What school was famous for it's artists painting landscapes and nature scenes?

A main cause of U.S. manufacturing increasing during the Industrial Revolution era was

What led to a more efficient way of making things, mass production and prices of goods decreasing?

the ______ ___ resulted in more cotton being planted and more slaves being needed in America.

________ are man made rivers that helped transportation of goods become faster, prices of goods to drop, and cities to grow.

This made travelling on waterways faster and more efficient, and helped the price of goods to decrease.

This communication invention helped people communicate rapidly over long distances during the Industrial Revolution.

People moving from rural areas to cities to work in factories was known as

Irish immigrants moved to the U.S. because of a

The idea of the United States expanding from ocean to ocean is know as Manifest Destiny

What territory was acquired from Britain in a treaty that helped the U.S. achieve Manifest Destiny?

The U.S. Mexican War was caused by the U.S. annexing New Mexico into the United States, and had nothing to do with Texas becoming a state.

The land that the U.S. got after the Mexican American war in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was known as what?

The 2nd Great Awakening was a movement that specifically encouraged people to

The __________ ________ was a movement to get Americans to drink less or no alcohol. Mainly pushed forward by women.

Abolitionists were people that worked to keep slavery running in the South and hoped to move slavery into the Northern regions of the United States.

Sectionalism involves

Shipbuilding, textile mills, trade, factories and immigrants were a part of

plantations, slave labor, cotton produced and sent to Norther factories are all part of

a result of the Compromise of 1850 California was admitted as a free state and the south

Dred Scott v. Sandford ruled that

The Emancipation Proclamation was President Lincoln

The turning point battle of the Civil War for the North was the Union gaining control of the Mississippi river by winning the battle of

The Confederacy surrendered to the Union at

The era after the Civil War that involved the process of Southern states being brought back into the Union was

The Freedman's Bureau was involved with finding freed slaves and making sure they were not able to find jobs, or food for their families.

The amendment that "freed the slaves"

The amendment that "granted citizenship to African American's" and said "All American's were to be treated equal"

The amendment that gave African-American males the right to vote

The transcontinental railroad encouraged the settlement of the West, opened new markets to sell goods to, decreased time and price of products and was aided by the Bessemer steal process.