Which group did NOT fight during the French and Indian War?

Why did Great Britain pass new taxes after the French and Indian War?

Why did colonists believe the new taxes were unfair?

Colonists refused to buy items that were taxed or made in Britain. What is the name of this form of protest? 

During this event, colonists dumped tea in Boston Harbor to protest the tax on British tea. 

To show their loyalty to the King of England and ask for his help with Parliament’s unfair taxes, a group of colonists called the Continental Congress sent the

What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre?

What effect did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense have in the Colonies?

What rights did Thomas Jefferson state each man was entitled to in his writing of the Declaration of Independence? (Choose the 2 correct answers)

This document formed the first government of the United States and served as our first constitution.

Native Americans only fought with the British Army during the Revolutionary War. 

The Continental Army (colonists) were much better supplied and trained than the British Army during the Revolutionary War.  

During this battle, the British learned that the Revolutionary War would not end quickly while the colonists gained confidence that they had a chance at victory.

This event gave the Continental Army much needed money, troops, and military aid

Why did the Founding Fathers decide the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced? (What were its weaknesses?)

Compromise during the Constitutional Convention: States were to only count three-fifths of their slaves when counting their population for representation in Congress

Compromise during the Constitutional Convention: There would be a 2 part legislature; one part would have equal representation from all states and the other would have representation based on each state's population

Key Idea found in the Constitution: Dividing the power of the government between the three branches

Key Idea found in the Constitution: System that guarantees that no one branch of government has too much power

Key Idea found in the Constitution: The courts review laws to make sure they obey the Constitution

This branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate

This branch has the power to hear cases and determine if laws are unconstitutional

This branch has the power to pass laws

This branch has the power the enforce laws, make treaties with other countries, and command the military

This branch is made up of the Supreme Court

After the Constitution was written, states began voting on whether to ratify the Constitution. What did Anti-Federalists want added to the Constitution before they would support it? 

What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove?

What rights did the Alien and Sedition Acts limit? 

Why was the Election of 1800 significant?

Which is NOT a way that the Louisiana Purchase affected the United States?

What was Tecumseh trying to accomplish with his war against the United States?

The end of the _____________ brought on a time known for it's increased nationalism and the start of the "Era of Good Feeling."

Which was NOT a major foreign policy established in the Monroe Doctrine?

How did the Missouri Compromise affect the expansion of slavery?

This region was becoming more industrial

This region was becoming even more reliant on slavery

The states in this region outlawed slavery

This region's economy was becoming even more reliant on growing and exporting cash crops like cotton

During the Nullification Crisis, South Carolina and other states argued that they had the right to nullify (cancel) federal laws that they did not agree with- and even secede in some cases. 

Which is NOT a way the Indian Removal Act affected Native Americans? 

After the United States annexed Texas, there was a disagreement with Mexico about the southern boundary. This led to a war between the United States and Mexico.

At the end of the Mexican-American War the United States gained no new territory. No boundaries were changed between the two countries.

This was the belief that America was destined by God to expand westward 

Which of these factors did NOT encourage Americans to move westward? 

Native Americans were not impacted by the expansion of Americans moving westward into new territories. 

The Kansas-Nebraska Act changed how territories would decide if they were going to allow slavery or not. Before, under the Missouri Compromise, new territories got to vote on their slavery status. Now, with the Kansas-Nebraska Act, their status would be determined by their location north or south of a latitude line.  

Which important Supreme Court case declared that free and enslaved African Americas could not be citizens and that any ban on slavery in a state was unconstitutional?

This law passed by Congress allowed government officials and slave-hunters to capture suspected fugitive slaves and send them into slavery without allowing the suspected fugitive to prove their freedom.

What was the goal of the Women’s Suffrage Movement?

After hearing that Lincoln had won the presidential election of 1860, Southern states…

Match these individuals with the ways that they worked to end slavery--

Wrote a famous newspaper, The Liberator, that argued for the end of slavery

Match these individuals with the ways that they worked to end slavery--

Wrote a book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that showed the suffering of slaves and the injustice of the Fugitive Slave Act

Match these individuals with the ways that they worked to end slavery--

Escaped from slavery and spoke against slavery; wrote an autobiography that explained the evils of slavery

Match these individuals with the ways that they worked to end slavery--

Escaped from slavery, was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping other people escape slavery

Which of the following is NOT a correct description of the Border States during the Civil War?

This war strategy used by the Union during the Civil War involved the attacking of not just an army, but its supplies, civilians, and their homes. It could be seen in their Anaconda Plan and Sherman’s March to the Sea. 

This army struggled during the beginning of the Civil War due to weak commanders

This army struggled with the lack of supplies and money throughout the Civil War

This army benefited from having lots of factories back home that could make weapons and uniforms during the Civil War

This army benefited from strong generals during the Civil War

Match the Civil War military leader to their correct description. 

This person was the head of the Union Army

Match the Civil War military leader to their correct description. 

This person was the head of the Confederate Army

Match the Civil War military leader to their correct description. 

This person was an important Union general

Match the Civil War military leader to their correct description. 

This person was an important Confederate general

Match the Civil War battle with its description. 

This is where General Lee surrenders his portion of the Confederate Army, marking the beginning of the end of the Civil War

Match the Civil War battle with its description. 

This is General Lee’s second attempt to invade the North; it is a Union victory; the battle lasts 3 days and is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, it is also seen as a turning point in the war

Match the Civil War battle with its description. 

This is General Lee’s first attempt to invade the North, it is a Union victory and is the bloodiest single day of fighting during the Civil War

Match the Civil War battle with its description. 

This is the first battle of the Civil War

What were 2 impacts of the Emancipation Proclamation? (Choose the 2 correct answers)

President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction proved that he wanted the Southern states to be punished and experience harsh consequences. 

How was the United States impacted by President Lincoln’s assassination?

This organization was formed to help freedmen (newly freed African Americans) establish lives and protect their civil rights. 

How did Congress force change in the South during Reconstruction?

How did someone pay their rent if they were a sharecropper? 

What was the Southern term for northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction?

What was the Southern term for white southerners who supported Reconstruction? 

When did the Southern States start passing Jim Crow Laws?

What did Jim Crow Laws do?

This branch is made up of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet