What were the inalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
D) life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What was the importance of the cotton gin?
Processed cotton at a faster rate.
What was the first successful man-made canal in America?
A) Erie canal
What year did Illinois become a state, and what was the population for it to become a state?
D) 1818; 60,000
Who were the two men that explored most of the Louisiana Territory?
a) Lewis and Clark
b) Jackson and Jefferson
c) Eli and Deere
d) Blackhawk and Deerslayer
a) Lewis and Clark
What 5 states made up the Northwest Territory?
Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan
What is the southern boundery of Texas?
Rio Grande
Who did we buy the Louisiana Territory from?
D) France
What was the 49th parallel?
The line that divides Canada and the U.S.
Who did the U.S. buy Florida from?
B) Spain
Why were the intolerable acts passed?
The Boston Tea party
What did the Great Compromise settle?
Problems of the representation in small states.
The court case of Marbury vs. Madison established the government principle of what?
Judicial Review
How many branches are there in the Federal Government
C) 3
What do they call the first part of the Declaration of Independence
B) Preamble
Who lost the battle of Tippicanoe?
Neither side
What foreign country was our most important ally during the American Revolution?
B) France
What does popular sovereignty mean?
Government chosen by the popularity of the people.
Who was the Little Giant from Illinois?
Stephan Douglas
What President ordered the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
Who was called the Great Compromiser?
Henery Clay
Who ran the convention which wrote the Constitution?
George Washington
Where did the Black Hawk war begin?
Illinois
What is Reconstruction?
Where the southern states were reorganized back into the Union.
What caused the Nullification Crisis?
Tariff Bill of 1816
What was the Dred Scott decision?
Property can not sue any one (property meaning slaves).
Who was President when Reconstruction ended?
Rutherford Hays
Why did John Brown raid Harper's Ferry?
To supply weapons to slaves.
Who was the second President to be assassinated?
James Garfield
Who had the nickname "Old Ironsides?"
The U.S.S. Constitution
Who shot Alexander Hamilton?
Aaron Burr
What advantages did the North had over the South during the Civil War.
The North had a larger population and had more system of roads.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free Slaves
What was Lincoln's goal at the outbreak of the Civil War?
To keep the Union together.
Who created the "American System?"
Henery Clay
Name the leading black abolitionist.
Fredrick Douglas
The U.S. having the "divine right" to expand was called what?
Manifest Destiny
Who was President of the U.S. during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is America's oldest foreign policy document?
Jay's Treaty
Who were the three main defenders at the Alamo?
Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Travis
What battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia when they surrendered at Appomatox?
Robert E. Lee
What was the final battle of the Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Which President destroyed the National Banking System in America?
Andrew Jackson
What battle was the turning point in the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Who was in command of the Continental Army during the Revolution?
George Washington
What was a "Tory?"
Member of a British Political Party
Who was old "Fuss and Feathers" in the Mexican-American War?
Winfield Scott
What taxes were placed on the colonists before the Revolution?
Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act
What was a "dark horse" candidate?
Little known person that emerges out of nowhere.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Who was called the "Black Moses?"
Harriet Tubman
What 1812 battle took place after the War of 1812 had occurred?
Battle of New Orleans
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
What is a "lame duck" candidate?
Elected official still in office but not entered to continue.
Who is the "father of the American navy" from the Revolution?
John Paul Jones
Who invented the steel plow?
John Deere
Who was president during the "Era of Good Feelings?"
James Monroe
Who was President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Who debated against Stephen Douglas for a Senate seat in Illinois?
Abraham Lincoln
"Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" is associated with what incident?
Barbary Pirates
What was the final battle in the Texas War for Independence?
San Jacinto
Who wrote "Common Sense?"
Thomas Paine
Who was the first secretary of State of the U.S.?
Thomas Jefferson
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called what?
Bill of Rights
What did the sedition Act of 1798 try to do?
People opposing the federal government ways.
Who were the leading deists in America?
Franklin and Jefferson
What is phrenology?
Study of the shape of the skull.
What was the temperance movement?
Reduce the consumption of alcohol.
What 2 states were created after the Compromise of 1820?
Missouri and Maine
How many perople are needed in a territory before it could become a state?
60,000 people
What is a carpetbagger?
Outsider who seeks power or success.
Who was Nat Turner?
Black Preacher, lead an uprising.
Who were the "Warhawks?"
Members in Congress
The Aroostook War was between what 2 countries?
U.S. and Britain
What countries claimed the Oregon Territory?
Britain, America
Who was the only candidate to lose 3 times in trying to become President?
Henry Clay
What was the single bloodiest day in U.S. military history?
Battle of Antietam
Who made up the "corrupt bargain?"
Andrew Jackson
Who brought up the Industrial Revolution to America?
Samuel Slater
Where were most factories located for power sources in the 1800's?
Near Rivers
Who captured Mexico City in the Mexican-American War?
General Winfield Scott
In the U.S. Navy, who were the "Twin Sisters?"
U.S.S. Constitution and U.S.S. Constellation
Who created the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
Thomas Jefferson
The XYZ Affair was between the U.S. and what foreign country?
French Republic
What country created the Berlin Decree?
France
Who was Lincoln's first Choice to run the Union Army?
McDowell
Who was fired twice from the Union Army by Lincoln during the Civil War?
McClellan
What Battle did McDowell comand?
The first Battle of Bull Run
What first Battle did McClellan comand?
7 days Battle
What second Battle did McClellan comand?
Battle of Antietam
Who comanded the second Battle of Bull Run?
Pope
Who was the commander at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Meade
Where was Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain?
Tennessee
What battle was Israel Putnam remembered for?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Massachusetts
What city was the Alamo located in?
San Antonio
What battle followed Washington's crossing of the Deleware River?
