history exam

George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland

Benjamin Franklin was an American and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who also served as the first president of the United States

Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States

Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution

James Madison was an American Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United

John Adams was an American  Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States

american that served as the sixth president of the united states

American general and the 7th president of the united states

he led the nation as the 16th president through the civil war

american abolitionist and author

american confederate states general

American soldier business man and author

Jefferson Finis Davis was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States

Ulysses S. Grant was an American soldier, politician, and international statesman, who served as the 18th president of the United States

The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America

The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.

The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.

The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America.

Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia

A constitutional convention is a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution

The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies

The War Between the States,” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America

Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history with over 23,000 casualties

Gettysburg is a borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It’s known for Gettysburg National Battlefield,

Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States.

movement from one part of something to another

a conqueror

a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country

the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas

a legal agreement, contract, or document

the wealth and resources of a country or region,

social dealings between people.

is a charter of rights agreed to by King John of England

a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

a social division based on social or economic status

refuse to cooperate with or participate

a book written by Thomas Paine during revolutionary war

political actions or positions taken chiefly to gain publicity or influence public opinion

the right to trial before being jailed

an agency to assist freed slaves

The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states

when a poor person is too poor to own land they would share with a person who owned land a\nd got a share of the crops

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the South

a country governed by elected representetives

the idea that the authority of government comes from the people

to decide if laws and actions conflict with the constitution

power granted by constitution to the legislative to make laws

to formally approve a plan or an agreement the process of approval

rebuilding the south and bringing the southern states back into the union

a change to the constitution

to formally accuse an official of a crime related to there duties

to reject a proposed law or a bill only the president can veto bills

a tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country

to withdraw from an orginization or alliance

a reckless accusation

a states right to reject a bill

a person who wanted to abolish slavery

a person who flees or tries to escape

the freeing of slaves

protected the right of african american men to vote

the first written plan of government for the united states

a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

the comprimise admitted missouri  to the union only as a slave state

ruling dredd wasn't a citizen and had no standing to sew

created 2 more territories scrapped the Missouri comp.

this law allowed the president to make treaties in which natives could trade their land

determining whether or not a slave should be counted as a person

the plan was warmly recieved by delegates from small state

supreme court uphold seperation of the race if facilities were roughly equal

allowed hayes to be be president in return for federal troops being pulled out of the south

representatives of the united states signed a petition for the french to help the Americans and for their freedom

giving former slaves equal rights to all other people in the United States

abolished slavery in the United States