Answer:
Bull Run: First Major Battle of the Civil War
Antietam: One of the bloodiest battle
Vicksburg: Siege of a city by the Union Army that General Grant eventually won
Gettysburg: Resounding loss for the Confederates in their lone excursion into the Union
Appomattox: Surrender of the Confederates
1. What three areas should your writing assignment address about the development of the United States after the American Revolution?
C, D, A
2. The phrase transcontinental nation refers to the United States spanning from the __________.
B
Lewis and Clark, led an expedition to survey the land West of the Mississippi, request of President Thomas
Jefferson. The land that they were exploring was known as Louisiana Territory, that had been purchased from France in
1803. Lewis, Clark and the rest of their expedition began their journey
near St. Louis, Missouri, in May 1804. This group—often called the Corps
of Discovery by historians—faced nearly every obstacle and hardship imaginable on their trip.
The KKK attack African-Americans because they were white supremacists.
There are multiple documents. for example, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", Thomas Paine's "The Crisis", and Thomas Jefferson "Declaration of Independence".
