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This was a blanket term used for those who supported ending slavery
They were represented by the Free Soil Party
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abolitionist
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Passed during the presidency of John Adams, they limited critical comments of the government illegal and limited the naturalization of immigrants
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___Alien and Sedition Acts_____________
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Name given to those who opposed the Constitution
Opposed a strong central government and wanted more power for the states
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__Anti-Federalists______________
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First man to walk on the moon on the Apollo II mission in 1969
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_Neil Armstrong_______________
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First document to outline a government in the United States during the American Revolution
Gave more power to the states and a weak central government
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__Articles of Confederation______________
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This was a manufacturing technique mastered by Henry Ford to drive down costs for consumers
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___Assembly Line_____________
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1675 uprising in Virginia when the government refused to help western settlers protect themselves against Indians
Burned down Jamestown, William Berkeley regained control after the rebellion leader died
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___Bacon’s Rebellion_____________
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This was fought in 1815 after the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 in December of 1814
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___Battle of new Orleans_____________
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Secret mission to overthrow the communist Cuban government of Fidel Castro during the JFK administration
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___Bay of Pig_____________
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Invented the telephone in 1876
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__Alexander Graham Bell______________
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American forces supplied residents of this city with food and supplies after the USSR blockaded the western part of the city
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___Berlin_____________
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Took place in California in 1849 allowing its population to increase enough to be a state
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__gold Rush______________
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Name given to northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction
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___Carpetbaggers_____________
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Collective name given to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Passed during Reconstruction
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__Civil War Amendments______________
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Written by Thomas Paine in 1776 to incite colonists to support independence
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__Common Sense______________
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