| direct source | A primary source is a _____________________ for information |
| land bridge | what did the first americans cross to get to north america? |
| long houses and wigwams | what did algonquians and Iroquois live in? |
| economically together | the iroquois confederacy was a group that was ____________________ and maintained peace. |
| disease technology hurt | Life changed for the native americans when the explorers came to north america because they brought __________(pathogens), new ______________(fire! guns! pizza!) and they ________ (ow) the natives. |
| Great Britain | What country controlled the 13 colonies? |
| Mercantilism | What is theterm for the benefit that the mother country gets from the colonies? |
| taxes | the frence and indian war led to the revolutionary war vecause the british raised _________ to pay for the cost of war. |
| Declaration of Independence | What is the document called that states the reasons why the colonists wanted to break away from great britain? |
| Articles of confederation | what is the name for the first document that outlined the rules for the colonies after breaking away from great britain? |
| central government | The articles of confederation did not work because it did not give enough power to the _________ or federal _____________. |
| U.S. constitution | What did the articles of confederation become after it failed. |
| Strong | Federalists believed in the constitution and a ________ central government. |
| limited | Anti-federalists wanted a _____________ national government with not much power. |
| Check and Balances | What was added to the constitution to make sure that one branch did not overpower the others? |
| Amendments | What were added to the constitution to adapt to changing times? |
| Industrialization | what do we call the time period where more things were being made by machines? |
| Seneca Falls Convention | At what convention were women's rights the topic? |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Who was a main women involved in the Seneca Falls convention? |
| Susan B. Anthony | Who was a important women involved in the women's right's topic? |
| slavery | what was the main cause of the civil war? |
| abolitionist | people who wanted to put an end to slavery |
| Harriet Tubman | An important abolitionist that was an escaped slave that helped other escaped slaves escape to the north. |
| North | the _______ side was expected to win the war quickly at the beginning of the civil war because they have more money, troops, factories, transportation (railroad)... |
| Reconstruction | What is the period of time after the civil war called? |
| badly | How were freed slaves treated during the civil war? (great/ok/badly) |
| better | Immigrants came to the US from Europe for a chance at a(n) ________ life. (better/ok/worse) |
| bad | How were imigrants' lives in the US when they came here? (bad/ok/good) |
| imperialism | the practice of building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations. |
| Spanish-American War | Name the war in which the US showed its desire to become imperialistic. |
| Panama Canal | Theodore roosevelt is known for his big stick policy. He is also known for his work with the ___________________________. |
| Progressives | reformers who worked to improve social and political problems in the late 1800s. |
| Muckrackers | journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics in order to bring about reform. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | practically the leader of the progressives |
| Ida Tarbell | muckraker who targeted the unfair practices of big business |
| Aztec Maya Inca | three acient civilizations in mexico, south and central america |