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