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In which American Revolution battle were Cornwallis and his men were surrounded by the French from water and the colonists from land?
Yorktown
List at least two results for the U.S. in the Treaty of Paris 1783.
Gained independence from Britain, expansion of land to the Mississippi River, fishing rights in Newfoundland, peaceful withdrawal of British troops
Townships were divided into 36 squares to be sold with the 16th square reserved for public education. Provided revenue for the government.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Created a way for land in the Northwest Territory to become a state.
The Northwest Ordinance
Who believed that having different branches in the government would help to "check and balance" the other ones?
Montesquieu
Essays written by Alexander Hamilton and others to convince people to adopt a new Constitution with a strong federal government.
The Federalist Papers
What was Washington's advice on foreign affairs?
isolationism
What American foreign policy doctrine was designed to stop Europeans from meddling in the Americas?
The Monroe Doctrine
Who was the black slave who led an uprising to kill many white people?
Nat Turner
A term that refers to the idea that it was our God-given right to spread westward.
Manifest Destiny
What two people helped to organize the Seneca Falls Convention and fought for women's rights?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
What 1849 discovery spurred western expansion to California?
gold
What book promoted widespread sympathy in the North for the plight of slaves? Who wrote it?
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the first state to leave the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
South Carolina
What was Ellis Island? Where is it located?
The location where European immigrants arrived in America. It was in New York.
What President had a huge role in the Conservation Movement and helped develop and preserve national parks and forests?
Theodore Roosevelt
