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- The last major Indian victory against the United States armed forces came in 1876 at the Battle ofa. Topeka.b. the Plains.c. Bleeding Kansas.d. Little Big Horn.e. Wounded Knee.
- 26. Colonists who supported the war against Britain were called ________.
- Emiliano Zapata wasa. the "Machiavelli of the pampas."b. the president of Mexico in the 1920s.c. a caudillo who dominated Argentina in the 1840s.d. a Mexican agrarian rebel who fought for the goals of La Reforma.e. the first influential Brazilian writer.
- 22. ______________________________ was a gathering of delegates from throughout the colonies who decided to halt all trade with Britain and prepare for war.
- 30. In the _______________ of 1783, Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
- 21. Laws passed in 1774 by Parliament, such as closing the port of Boston, and increasing the powers of the governor, were called the ________________.
- 29. ______________________ was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
- 24. The famous saying "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" was said at the _____________________.
- 23. _____________ was famous for saying "give me liberty or give me death!" in a speech presented to the Virginia assembly.
- Advocate for recruiting former enslaved African Americans
- During and after reconstruction where did most African American families in the south live and what jobs did they hold?
- End of French and Indian War. Treaty of Paris is established.
- Delcaratory Act. Stamp Act repealed.
- Rio grande was recognized as the border in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It was the border of what state
- Sugar act. Commitee's of Correspondance.
- This region was invaded by Japan against the rules of the League of Nations
- Sir Robert Walpole assisted what Hanoverian king
- In what war did America prove she could defend her interests
- What year did slavery end in Great Britain
- What is not a cause of the Great Depression?