Cut-out cards Matching sheet

American History

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.

1. lincoln
A. The state capital of Ohio
2. washington
B. A formal public statement
3. lee
C. A creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War
4. grant
D. The second largest state
5. johnson
E. Negotiation between nations
6. philadelphia
F. In Judeo-Christian mythology (plural)
7. new york
G. The state of being under the control of another person
8. jackson
H. The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
9. explorers
I. A large formal assembly
10. adams
J. The largest city in Pennsylvania
11. houston
K. A battle of the American Civil War
12. columbus
L. United States actor who was the elegant leading man in many films
13. bunker hill
M. 36th President of the United States
14. gettysburg
N. The largest city in ___ ___ State and in the United States
15. slavery
O. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America
16. diplomacy
P. Someone who travels into little known regions (plural)
17. jefferson
Q. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
18. bull run
R. The first important battle of the American War of Independence which was fought at Breed's ___
19. shiloh
S. The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated
20. reconstruction
T. The second great battle of the American Civil War
21. constitution
U. 16th President of the United States
22. texas
V. 3rd President of the United States
23. convention
W. United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful
24. declaration
X. The largest city in Texas