American History 1776-1865

Prominent women's rights leader who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention?

What group people fought for the ratification of the Constitution?

Founder of the Rhode Island settlement

Who first proposed the policy of Nullification?

This event convinced many that the Articles of Confederation were too weak.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

What state first seceded from the Union?

The final battle of the conflict between Texas and Mexico which ensured Texas' independence.

What was the Monroe Doctrine intended to do?

What free state was added as part of the Missouri Compromise to keep the balance in Congress?

Prominent leader of the Educational Reform movement of the 1800s.

Who escaped from slavery in Maryland and became a powerful proponent of Abolition?

What invention reinvigorated the practice of slavery in the American south?

What two systems were used to organize slave labor on plantations?

The first permanent English settlement in North America?

Case in which the Supreme Court established its right of Judicial Review

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

The case of Worcester V. Georgia involved the property rights of what Native American tribe?

The ability to rise through the ranks of society

Essays written by prominent Federalists to convince Americans of the need for the Constitution.

What expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase and reached the Pacific over land?

James Madison proposed what plan to replace the Articles of Confederation?

Which President authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

First American President to be seen as a "common man"

Passionate abolitionist and publisher of The Liberator.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

What was the practice of letting the residents of a state decide the issue of slavery?

Violent conflict between pro and anti slavery forces just prior to the Civil War

What battle ended Lee's 2nd invasion of the north and was a turning point in the Civil War?

The idea that Americans were meant to settle and control western lands in North America

The differences in cultural, political and economic interests between different regions

What was the goal of the Temperance Movement?

Who was the first American President to be impeached?

What city did the creation of the Erie Canal transform into a business capital?

Battle that was a turning point in the Revolution, and convinced the French to commit troops.

Who suggested the existence of "Natural Rights"?

How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?

What compromise settled the issue of how slaves were to be counted for representation purposes?

What free state was admitted as a part of the Compromise of 1850

The idea that a country must have greater exports than imports and amass gold is called