- A sea voyage lasting a month or more

- Between Africa and the Americas

- Approximately 12 million people made the journey

- A death rate of approximately 25% during the journey

What do all of these describe?

What was the primary industry that the economy of the Southern colonies was based on?

What is the term for someone who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for food, shelter, and freedom dues at the end of their term?

In the Southern colonies, the representatives of the people were called (first representative government in the colonies):

A religious movement in the colonies that led to more people attending new types of churches:

Very diverse and tolerant colonies:

What system of trade brought goods between Europe, Africa, and North America?

Which group of colonies is called the "breadbasket" of the colonies?

An order by Britain that prohibited its American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, confirmed the independence of the United States, and set the boundaries of the new nation.

A series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

A group established by American colonists to exchange information about British threats to their liberties.

A pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published in 1776, that called for the separation of the colonies from Britain.

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman were part of the group tasked with writing a document listing the reasons for colonial independence (Declaration of Independence).

Prussian-born American Revolutionary military leader who trained the previously undisciplined troops of the Continental Army.

The site in Pennsylvania where the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 under extremely harsh conditions.

Battle in New York during the American Revolution that resulted in a major defeat of British troops. It is considered the turning point of the war. The French also decided to give aid to the colonists to defeat the British after this battle.

Ended the French and Indian War, and the French lost all land holdings in North America.

At which site did the British army formally surrender to the Continental Army, ending the American Revolution?

North American conflict that was part of a worldwide struggle between France and Britain, ending with the defeat of France and the transfer of French Canada to Britain.

Protest against the tea tax in which the Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

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When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he was influenced by which of the following?

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Which group insisted that the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are also called the

Why did they revolt in Shays' Rebellion?

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area above the interests of the entire country?

What term refers to the God-given right to control everything from sea to sea?

Who was the slave that brought his case all the way to the Supreme Court in an attempt to gain his freedom?

The election of which president was the final straw that caused the South to leave the country and start their own?

What was the name given to the southern states?

The Louisiana Purchase

Who was the person who wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.

Which three Amendments were designed to ensure equality for the slaves?

Which Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

Issued by Abraham Lincoln, it declared that all slaves in the Confederate states would be free.

During which years did the Civil War take place?

Which of the following phrases is part of the Declaration of Independence?

Which principle was adopted in the US Constitution to ensure that no branch of the federal government became too powerful?

This Reconstruction plan stated that a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty.

What was the name of the terrorist group that used violence to prevent African-Americans from having equal rights in the South?

President Johnson was impeached for violating which law?

Why was John Brown important in the fight against slavery?

What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

This battle was the turning point of the war.

How did President Adam's decision to maintain neutrality in the war between France and Britain affect the U.S.?

What land that was acquired during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson led to the expedition of Lewis and Clark?

Which US president signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

How were voting rights expanded during the Jacksonian era?