Nine out of ten colonists….
Lived on small family farms
Africans came to America as….
Slaves
“taxation without representation”
Phrase used to oppose British taxes
The Boston Massacre was…..
A riot between colonist and British troops.
George Washington
Was chosen to command the Continental Army
The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was…..
Make peace with King George
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To explain why the colonies should separate from Britain
The Declaration of Independence states….
We all have the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
The main American strength when the American Revolution began was…
An able leader in George Washington
The victory at Trenton…
Showed that Americans could beat the British
African Americans joined the Continental Army to….
Fight for the end of slavery
Who joined the American cause after the Battle of Saratoga?
France
The Treaty of Paris…
Ended the war and gave America all land lying east of the Mississippi
River
The Virginia and New Jersey plans….
Called for three branches of government
Federalists were….
Supporters of the Constitution
The main job of the legislative branch is to…
Make laws
A bill becomes a law after….
It’s approved by Congress and signed by the president
The most important task of the executive branch is to…
Enforce and carry out federal laws
The judicial branch is responsible for
Resolving disputes under the law
Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828 depended on support from
The common people
Which group was most hurt by Jackson’s removal policy?
Native Americans
What was Manifest destiny?
The belief that the US had the right to expand across North America
What was the main effect of the cotton gin?
Cotton became the south’s main crop
The Industrial Revolution began with…
A shift from handmade to machine-made goods
By 1850 the cheapest was to move goods in the north was
By railroad
Most goods in the south moved by
river
“invisible churches”
Brought joy and comfort to slaves
Missouri’s application for statehood raised the issue of whether slavery
Should be allowed in the Louisiana Territory
When the Civil War began the south’s strength was…
It’s military leadership
Hopes of a quick Union victory ended with
The Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared
All slaves in the Confederate states to be free
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because
Lee lost so many troops
The Union gained control of the Mississippi after
The fall of Vicksburg
The terms of surrender were designed to
End the war without causing suffering or hatred
