1. Sacagawea

2. Indian woman; guide on Lewis and Clark expedition

3. Daniel Webster

4. Important politician; attacked idea of state’s rights

5. Robert E. Lee

6. Confederate general during the Civil War

7. Frederick Douglas

8. Former slave and important abolitionist

9. Henry Clay

10. Politician known as “The Great Compromiser”

11. Patrick Henry

12. Important person in American Revolution;
Said “Give me liberty or give me death!”

13. John Marshall

14. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; one of the most important

15. Jefferson Davis

16. President of Confederate States of America during the Civil War

17. Samuel Adams

18. Leader in the American Revolution; Head of the Sons of Liberty in Boston

19. John Peter Zenger

20. Journalist; his trial helped establish the idea of freedom of the press

21. John C. Calhoun

22. V.P. of United States; created Doctrine of Nullification

23. Susan B. Anthony

24. Leader in Women’s Voting Rights Movement

25. Eli Whitney

26. Inventor of the Cotton Gin

27. Alexander Hamilton

28. Author of many of the Federalist Papers; first Secretary of the Treasury

29. Harriet Tubman

30. Former slave; abolitionist and organized Underground Railroad

31. John Wilkes Booth

32. Southerner who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln after the Civil War

33. George III

34. British king during the American Revolution

35. Dred Scott

36. Slave who sued for his freedom in famous Supreme Court case

37. William Tecumseh Sherman

38. Union general; waged total war on the South

39. William Lloyd Garrison

40. Printer of the abolitionist newspaper, “The Liberator”

41. John Hancock

42. Important leader of American Revolution; first signer of Declaration of Independence

43. Thomas Paine

44. Wrote “Common Sense”, which greatly influenced independence from Great Britain

45. Marquis De Lafayette

46. French hero of the American Revolution

47. Nat Turner

48. Slave who led famous and bloody slave rebellion

49. Important Documents

50. Mayflower Compact
1620

51. Signed by Pilgrims on their way to New World; established idea of self-government

52. Federalist Papers

53. Essays about the nature of government; written to help get Constitution ratified

54. Bill of Rights
1791

55. First Ten Amendments of the Constitution; guarantees individual rights

56. Articles of Confederation

57. 1st U.S. government; eventually a failure because federal government was too weak

58. Common Sense
1776

59. Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine; urged Americans to declare independence

60. Emancipation Proclamation
1863

61. Order given by Abraham Lincoln; freed slaves in the Confederacy

62. Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776

63. Written by Thomas Jefferson; announced the separation of the colonies from England

64. Missouri Compromise
1820

65. Preserved balance between slave and free states

66. Constitution
1787

67. Blueprint for American government

68. Magna Carta
1215

69. English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced American Bill of Rights

70. Monroe Doctrine
1823

71. Said that Europe should not interfere in affairs of America and America would stay out of European affairs

72. Whiskey Rebellion

73. National government proves it has the power to enforce the law
1794
National government proves it has the power to enforce the law

74. Shay’s Rebellion

75. Makes politicians realize they need a stronger national government
Makes politicians realize they need a stronger national government

76. Dred Scott Decision

77. Increases tensions between North and South
1857
Increases tensions between North and South

78. Lincoln Becomes President

79. Causes Southern states to secede
1860
Causes Southern states to secede

80. Louisiana Purchase

81. More than doubled the size of the country
1803
More than doubled the size of the country

82. Texas Independence

83. Texas revolts from Mexico
1836
Texas revolts from Mexico

84. Articles of Confederation ratified

85. Becomes the first American system of government
1781
Becomes the first American system of government

86. Cotton Gin Invented

87. Makes producing cotton much cheaper
1793
Makes producing cotton much cheaper

88. Reconstruction Ends

89. White Southerners regain control of their state governments
1877
White Southerners regain control of their state governments

90. Tariff of Abominations

91. Leads Southerners to create the Doctrine of Nullification
1828
Leads Southerners to create the Doctrine of Nullification

92. Jamestown founded

93. First permanent English settlement in the Americas
1607
First permanent English settlement in the Americas

94. Nat Turner’s Rebellion

95. Causes Southern states to pass stricter slave laws
1831
Causes Southern states to pass stricter slave laws

96. War with Mexico

97. America acquires much of the Southwest
America acquires much of the Southwest

98. Battles of Lexington and Concord

99. Colonists break away from England
1775
Colonists break away from England

100. French and Indian War

101. First colonial effort to act together to protest English policies
First colonial effort to act together to protest English policies

102. Trail of Tears

103. Cherokees forced to move to the West
1838
Cherokees forced to move to the West

104. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House

105. 1865
Ends Civil War

106. War of 1812

107. America proves it can defend itself
America proves it can defend itself

108. Shots fired at Fort Sumter

109. Beginning of the Civil War
1861
Beginning of the Civil War

110. Columbus lands in America

111. Europe begins to colonize the Americas
1492
Europe begins to colonize the Americas

112. California Gold Rush

113. Many Americans settle the West coast
1849
Many Americans settle the West coast

114. Lewis and Clark expedition

115. Expedition explores America’s new territories
1804
Expedition explores America’s new territories

116. Treaty of Paris Signed

117. Ends American Revolution
1783
Ends American Revolution

118. Constitution Ratified

119. Blueprint for American government
1788
Blueprint for American government

120. King Phillip’s War

121.
War between New England colonists and Native Americans allowing settlers to expand into Indian lands

122. Three-Fifths Compromise
A way to use slaves
To count the number of
Representatives in Congress