The fort George Washington was sent to warn the French they were trespassing

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The British commander who showed his inability to fight in north america during the battle of wilderness

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This British general was considered the turning point of the French and Indian War

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This proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French as the colonies prepared for war. The proposal was turned down,

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After the surrender of this fort, the Indians attacked the retreating British Army

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At this battle General Webb refused to send reinforcements to General Monro?

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This showed that goods could no longer be taxed in the colonies due to the violence that scared away the tax collectors

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This placed a tax on all goods that were made of paper

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The organization of men in charge of protesting the British acts of parliament

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His name was signed largest on the declaration of independence and was the funding of the sons of liberty

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An avid protester of taxes who formed the sons of liberty

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The battle fought just north of boston that was named after the wrong hill

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Swamp Fox and the leader of Guerilla Warfare in the south

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This man's shift of loyalty during the war showed that the Patriot cause was one that was always questioned and could be abandoned at any time

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George Washington's winter camp where 2500 soldiers died from harsh conditions, and the rest of the army was trained to actually resemble a real fighting force.

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The battle that convinced the French to become allies with the americans, and was the turning point of the revolutionary war.

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Where Cornwallis and his army are trapped at the end of the war

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This proposed constitutional plan was proposed by small states and consisted of one house with equal representation for each state

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This proposed constitutional plan was proposed by large states and consisted of two houses based on population

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This proposed constitutional plan was proposed by Roger Sherman and is the basis for the government in the United States today.

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People who were for the constitution.

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People who were against the constitution

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What are the three branches of government?

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Name the amendment: search and seizure

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Name the amendment: trial by jury in civil cases over $20

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Name the amendment: freedom of religion,press, and assembly

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Name the amendment: right to a lawyer

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Name the amendment: no cruel and unusual punishment

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name the amendments: no quartering of soldiers

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Name the amendment: the rights of the people extend beyond those that are listed

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Name the amendment: no double jeopardy and self incrimination

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Name the amendment: right to bear arms

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Name the amendment: limits the power of the federal government and gives more rights to the state government

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Name the amendment: right to obtain and confront witnesses

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Name the amendment: right to due process in a trial when you are accused

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What was the first ten amendments called?

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Each branch can limit the power of the other two branches

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the first ten amendments to the constitution

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the system in which the power to govern is shared between the national government and the state government

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the idea that no one is above the law, even the president

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the election of representatives who serve in government and vote on behalf of the people who elected them

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each three branches has their own responsibilities separate from each other

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the power of the government in the US rests in the hands of the people

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Commands given by the president to federal agencies

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What is the beginning of the constitution that stated the propose and the summarized the rest of the document

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Who were the first three presidents?

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Was the Shawnee Indian Chief who fought with the British in the war of 1812?

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The kidnapping and forcing of American soldiers to serve in the navy of their enemy

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The group of people who took a shortcut in the rocky mountains and resorted to cannibalism

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This gave 160 acres of land to new settlers for a low filing fee

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The first families from America to move to Texas

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The dictator of Mexico who was forced to sign over Texas

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The Battle where 187 men held out for 12 days against a much larger Mexican army

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The president of texas after gained its independence

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This man was the only Congressman to challenge Polk's call for war against Mexico

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The president of the US who was obsessed with the idea of manifest destiny, and also was president during the mexican american war

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The soft lead bullet used in the civil war that shattered upon impact

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The battle that made the rebel yell common

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After this victory Grant was heavily criticized because of the large loss of soldiers

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The bloodiest day in american history, where the north won because they found the south's battle plans

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This executive order was issued after the victory at antietam that freed all slaves in the south

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This is the battle where stonewall jackson is shot and killed

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The battle that enabled the North to accomplish step 2 of the anaconda plan

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This battle lasted three days and was the turning point of the civil war. It is also where pickett's charge took place

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This is the name of Lincoln's famous speech at the dedication of a ceremony

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The capturing of this place allowed the north to invade richmond during the civil war. Accomplishing step three of the anaconda plan

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The location of the surrender of the south during the civil war

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What event happened with the intention of "destroying the South's will to fight"

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A draft/ the first draft in american history

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Name the amendment: abolished slavery

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Name the amendment: gave full citizenship and equal right to all people born in the US

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Name the amendment: gave african american men the right to vote

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This was when southern democrats bargained with Radical Republicans on Congress to elect their president if they removed the Martial Law of troops in the south

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This was a racist hate group after the civil war

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These were laws in the south that took away african american freedoms

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A system of fake slavery where a land owner is a plantation owner and they "rent" their land go former slaves in an endless cycle of poverty

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These people in congress wanted andrew johnson out of the white house

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This man was a sympathizer of the south, vetoed lots of bills, and fired the secretary of war. All of these would lead to his impeachment

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This was also known as the 10% plan during reconstruction that approved the 13 amendment, and established the freedman's bureau

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This reconstruction plan was to uphold the 13 amendment, pardoned southerns if they swore loyalty, and gave the land back to southern land owners

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This reconstruction plan divided the south into 5 military district, upheld the 13 amendment, and said that former confederate officers couldn't hold government office

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This is when powerful countries take over smaller countries and use them for gain (money, natural resources, power, arrogance)

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This man fighting the spanish american war and lead the rough riders cavalry. He is also the 22nd president.

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This man was sent to fort leboeuf, only surrendered once in his life at fort necessity, left the continental army, and was important in both the french and indian war and the american revolution

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Announced that all british colonists were forbidden to go west of the appalachians

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This was the french fort that was located in pittsburgh where all three important rivers meet together. It was renamed fort pitt once the british captured it.

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This was a riot against the tea act in the colonies were the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk indians in the boston harbor

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These three men rode through the towns shouting that "the regulars are coming" to warn the militia that the british were coming to lexington and concord

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This was a popular pamphlet written in 1776 by Thomas Paine that called the citizens to declare independence from Britain

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This document was written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson that declared America's independence from Britain with 56 signatures

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This battle(s) was considered the beginning of the revolutionary war with the famous phrase "the shot heard around the world"

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This battle George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware river in the middle of winter on Christmas to attack the hessians in the middle of the night

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This was a hired german soldier who fought for the british

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The goal of this meeting in the philadelphia was to revise the articles of confederation and make a new constitution

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They were the leaders of the corps of discovery and mapped the way to the west coast

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The Native American women who helped Lewis and Clark's expedition

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The piece of land that doubled the size of the US

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The author of the star spangled banner

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This poem was written after francis scott key was at the battle of fort william mchenry that was later turned into the national anthem

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This man was incharge at the battle of Lake Erie, and had the famous flag that said "Don't give of the ship"

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Oliver Hazard Perry's two ships at the battle of lake erie

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This was also named the "2nd War for independence" against the British because of war hawks in congress who wanted to fight

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This was in retaliation for the burning of york, and dolley madison famously saved a portrait of George Washington

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At this battle Francis scott key writes the star spangled banner, and british leader john ross is killed outside of baltimore by an american sniper

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An influx of people to california in 1849 in search for gold

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These men caught and trapped animal furs and met for a yearly meeting called a rendezvous

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This mail service existed to transfer mail easily over the continental US. The business went bankrupt due to telegraphs and the transcontinental railroad

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This journey tool 4-6 months and the goal was to reach the west coast before winter. Many of these people were looking for a new life to better themselves

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Sam Houston was elected president, and this country was independent for 9 years before it becomes the 28th state

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This war was provoked by a battle on disputed land. US wanted new mexico and california and mexico refused to sell

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This invention by Joseph Glitton paractly ended the cattle industry

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This was a system to move the longhorn cattle from the ranches in texas to the north

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This was the cattle trail that the cowboys used to move the cattle from Texas to Kansas railroads

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These were the men who worked the cattle drives and lived a very free lifestyle

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This event was caused by a surprise attack on the mexican during their siesta and were forced to sign a treaty

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Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

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Where was Lincoln killed?

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What did booth say after killing lincoln?

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This was a union fort that was in south carolina before it succeeded and attacked after, getting completely surrounded

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This battle was nicknamed Custer's last stand, where custer's cavalry is completely killed by the Sioux indians

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This religion was created by a man named Wovoka that said if the natives unite and dance around the sacred sun dance tree wearing a bulletproof shirt

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This event was caused by the BIA sending military to arrest Sioux Indians. Once they found the SIoux, the US soldiers took revenge for Custer and his army, killing 300 Sioux Indians

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The explosion of this was one of the main reasons for the Spanish American War?

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This is the immigrant processing center in New York City?

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This was a gift from France to celebrate the 100 years of the signed of the declaration of independence that became a national monument

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This event showed the flaws of the working conditions in the factories and needed safety measures are put in place

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This are multifamily apartments that were NYC with very poor living conditions

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These men were successful in the early 1900's who became really rich through practices that were unethical

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These journalists exposed the political corruption in the industries in the early 1900's

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