2. AHSGE Standard III Revolution, Expansion, & Reform

3. Revolution What act of colonial protestation resulted in the Coercive (Intolerable) Act being passed by the British parliament? Boston Tea Party

4. Revolution What document was sent to King George III as a final attempt at peace by the colonists in 1775? Olive Branch Petition

5. Revolution What American colonist gave the famous speech stating, “give me liberty or give me death?” Patrick Henry

6. Revolution Who served as the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? George Washington

7. Revolution Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? Samuel Adams He led the Boston Tea Party He signed the Declaration of Independence

8. Revolution Who made the famous ride warning colonists that the “Redcoats are coming!”? Paul Revere Portrayed by William Wadsworth Longfellow in the Poem “Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the 18 th of April, Seventeen hundred and seventy five hardly a man is now alive that remembers that famous day and year.”

9. Revolution What battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War (resulting in France becoming our ally)? Saratoga October 1777

10. Revolution Where were Washington’s troops encamped during the harsh winter of 1777-1778? Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

11. Revolution What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War (General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington)? Yorktown in October 1781 If buttercups buzz'd after the bee, If boats were on land, churches on sea, If ponies rode men and if grass ate the cows, And cats should be chased into holes by the mouse, If the mamas sold their babies To the gypsies for half a crown; If summer were spring and the other way round, Then all the world would be upside down.

12. Revolution What was the treaty called which gave the U.S. its independence from Great Britain? Treaty of Paris, 1783

13. Early Republic What law was passed by Jefferson that disallowed trade with other nations (including Britain) and led to the War of 1812? Embargo Act, 1807

14. Early Republic The U.S. fought the British again in what war? War of 1812

15. Early Republic What ordinance was passed in 1785 that divided territory in the old northwest into townships? Land Ordinance

16. Early Republic What ordinance passed in 1787 disallowed slavery in the old northwest? Northwest Ordinance

17. Early Republic What action allowed Jefferson to double the size of the U.S. in 1803? Louisiana Purchase

18. Early Republic Who did Jefferson hire to explore the west? Lewis & Clark

19. War of 1812 What term was used to describe the British navy forcing Americans into service? Impressment

20. War of 1812 What War of 1812 battle resulted in the protection of Baltimore & Francis Scott Key’s inspiring “Star Spangled Banner”? Ft. McHenry The Diamond Four ca.1898

21. War of 1812 In what War of 1812 battle, did Jackson defeat the Creek Indians in AL? Horseshoe Bend

22. War of 1812 In what War of 1812 battle, did Jackson defeat the British after a truce was called? New Orleans

23. War of 1812 The post-War of 1812 years were called what (because of prosperity, one political party, etc.)? Era of Good Feelings

24. Nationalism What year did Alabama become a state? December 14, 1819

25. Nationalism Which Supreme Court case (while John Marshall was the Chief Justice) insured the national government controlled interstate commerce? Gibbons v. Ogden 1824

26. Nationalism Which Supreme Court case (under Marshall) ruled the national bank was, in fact, constitutional? McCullough v. Maryland

27. Nationalism What congressional agreement allowed Missouri to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state? This same agreement forbade slavery north of the 36 degree 30’ North latitude. Missouri Compromise

28. Nationalism What action stated that the U.S. would not allow further European colonization of the Americas? Monroe Doctrine

29. Era of the Common Man Which president gets credit for establishing the spoils system (which allowed a governmental official to appoint friends and supporters to office)? Andrew Jackson

30. Jacksonian Democracy What law by Andrew Jackson forced the five civilized tribes of the southeast to evacuate? Removal Act of 1830

31. Jacksonian Democracy What event resulted in the Cherokees marching at gunpoint from Georgia to Oklahoma? Trail of Tears

32. Jacksonian Democracy South Carolina’s attempt to void the Tariff of 1832 was called the… Nullification Crisis

33. Expansion What country did Texas gain its independence from in 1836?

34. Expansion What was the U.S. belief that God intended America to gain control of all lands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? Manifest Destiny

35. Expansion Why did the U.S. fight Mexico (the Mexican- American War) in 1846-1848? Border Dispute Nueces or Rio Grande

36. Westward Expansion List four major trails used by settlers in the western part of the U.S…. Oregon Mormon California Santa Fe

37. Women’s Suffrage What famous meeting in 1848 called for women to demand greater equality and opportunity in the U.S.? Seneca Falls Convention

38. Women’s Suffrage Who hosted this convention?

39. Abolition What white abolitionist from Massachusetts produced The Liberator? William Lloyd Garrison

40. Abolition What black abolitionist from Maryland produced The North Star? Frederick Douglass

41. Abolition What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad? To free slaves

42. Abolition What black woman used the Underground Railroad to help liberate hundreds of slaves? Harriet Tubman

43. Reform Era During the reform period of the 1830s and 1840s temperance was a popular movement. What was the temperance movement against? Alcohol

44. Reform Era What woman led reform in prisons in the U.S.? Dorothea Dix

45. Reform Era Who led reform in education in the 1800s? Horace Mann

46. Reform Era What religious movement in the early 1800s influenced people to help others (leading to all of these reform movements)? Second Great Awakening

47. Reform Era What were the communities called which tried to make a “perfect society”? Utopian Societies

48. Reform Era Who founded the Mormon faith? Joseph Smith

49. Reform Era Whitman, Emerson, and Thoreau were writers of what movement that stressed humans should look to themselves for the answers as to how best to live? Transcendental