| Hint | Event | Date / Year |
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| Misnamed war of the mid 1700s? | |
| which led to British control of the colonies, which imposed this resented law on printed material? | |
| one of several unfair acts on colonists, triggering this bloody snowball fight? | |
| The British enforced this law in response to the Boston Tea Party, closing port of Boston and lodging soldiers in private homes? | |
| resulting in the origination of ______'s idea of natural rights? | |
| ultimately leading to the American War of Independence, started in Lexington/Concord with the 'shot heard__'.? | |
| However, many colonists were reluctant to fight, until the publication of this persuasive pamphlet.? | |
| soon followed by this legendary American document, which spoke of 'unalienable rights', and later used as a model for nations seeking similar things? | |
| resulting in the Revolutionary War, in which the Battle of ___ earned America the assistance of France and Spain? | |
| The newly independent United States made this its first written constitution? | |
| whose greatest accomplishment was the devising of rules or western settlement, enacted through these edicts (name one)? | |
| but the AoC was a failure since the government lacked a source of? | |
| which kept the nation in deep debt, and led to this revolt of debt-ridden farmers who closed the state courts? | |
| Congress decided to write a new U.S. constitution from scratch, shifting the balance of power in favor of the? | |
| and introduced two important political principles that ensured power balances(name one)? | |
| Anti-Federalists' dissatisfaction led to the adoption of the Constitution's ____, which addressed protected individual rights? | |
| John Adams fell under immense criticism and opposition for these two acts (name one)? | |
| great revulsion against these acts contributed heavily to ____ replacing Adams as president in the following election.? | |
| who became well known for this infamous land acquisition, which doubled the size of the U.S.? | |
| but who also received severe disapproval due to the enforcement of this controversial law, which devastated the American economy ? | |
| which was intended to stop British ______ of American ships? | |
| | Hint | Event | Date / Year |
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| which was a primary cause of the 'second war of independence' between the U.S. and England, formally known as the _____? | |
| The U.S. economy flourished rapidly during the market revolution, mostly due to these four innovations (name one)? | |
| making possible an effective western expansion, which introduced this idea of America's divine favoritism? | |
| which the ____ Doctrine embodied, declaring the U.S, as the dominant power of the Western Hemisphere? | |
| This agreement first raised the issue of slavery's westward expansion, admitting a certain slave state, while prohibiting slavery from all other La. Purchase territories? | |
| The greatest slave revolt in southern history instilled paranoia among slave owners, was led by this man ? | |
| helping lead to rise of the ____ movement, which called slavery an unparalleled sin that contradicted the values of the Declaration and sought to immediately end it.? | |
| although many northerners, despite the desire to end slavery, believed more in the practice of deporting blacks to Africa, called? | |
| After the peaceful annexation of Texas, the failure to acquire California led the U.S. to unfairly instigate this conflict? | |
| in which the Union added an area of 1 million square miles, but which seriously raised the fatal question of.... ? | |
| which David Wilmot tried to address, with the ____ _____ (Hint:W.P.), which ended up replacing political parties with sectional divisions (North vs. South)? | |
| which was followed by the ___ ___ Act, solidifying North and South divisions by requiring the capture of runaway slaves.? | |
| The Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to create a fair resolution to the free/slave state fight, using Stephen Douglas' concept of....? | |
| The Supreme Court clarified the status of black's rights in this famous ruling? | |
| Finally, John Brown boldly took action to the slavery issue, violently seizing ____ ____ , an event that eventually made him a 'crucified hero'? | |
| Lincoln's election as president was the last straw before seven southern states seceded from the Union, and formed this independent group? | |
| which led to by far the bloodiest war in American history, known as the,,,,? | |
| whose most deadly battle was the Battle of ____, a single day skirmish which resulted in more American casualties than any other day in history.? | |
| proving that the war would be extensive and difficult to win, forcing Lincoln to issue this decisive document, which destroyed the 'cornerstone' of the South.? | |
| Grant's capture of Lee's troops marked the end of the Civil War, beginning the period of ______, often called the Second American Revolution.? | |
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