is for Articles of Confederation

First American constitution

is for Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

They secure key individual rights

The discovery of gold sent thousands of miners to northern California in 1849

is for California Gold Rush

is for Dust Bowl

The Great Plains were devastated by drought and dust storms during the 1930s

is for Erie Canal

New York state canal that linked Lake Erie to the Hudson River

This lowered shipping costs and fueled an economic boom

is for First Continental Congress

Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that came together to figure out a response to British acts

is for Gilded Age

From 1865-1896 there was both fabulous wealth and widespread corruption

is for Hoovervilles

Shantytowns were poor victims of the Great Depression slept in makeshift tents

is for Iroquois Confederacy

Bound together 5 tribes- the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas- in the Mohawk Valley of what is now New York State

is for Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America founded by the Virginia Company

is for Knights of Labor

Known for their efforts to organize all workers regardless of skill level, gender, or race

is for League of Nations

Worked to facilitate peaceful international cooperation

is for Mayflower Compact

Signed aboard the Mayflower

Created a foundation for self-government in the colony

is for Nineteenth Amendment

Gave women the right to vote

is for Opium War

War between Britain and China over trading rights, particularly Britain's desire to continue selling opium to Chinese traders

is for Pearl Harbor

Japanese warplanes attacked an American naval base in Hawaii which brought the United States into World War II