American Revolution
What was the event where colonists protested the British Parliament's tax on tea?
The Boston Tea Party
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What were the two sides fighting in this war called?
The Union and the Confederacy
Period of reducing tensions and improving relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Détente
What were the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What was the event where multiple colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers when protesting against the acts passed by Parliament?
The Boston Massacre
What was the movement that advocated against the drinking of alcohol?
The Temperance Movement
What were the North and the South fighting over that led to a growing divide and conflicts?
The abolishment of slavery
What was the periods of mass hysteria and fear over the growing threat of Communism called?
The Red Scare
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What Acts did Parliament impose on that upset the colonists?
The Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, and Intolerable Acts
Manifest Destiny
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
What country was the United States at odds with during the Cold War, leading to the growing threat of nuclear warfare?
The Soviet Union
The essays and documents written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, anonymous and urging colonists to support the Constitution.
The Federalist
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
What was the name of the deal that granted 530,000,000 acres of territory to the United States from the French in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who were the two most famous generals from the North and the South?
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
What was the major confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, in which the Soviets aimed to establish nuclear weaponry near the States? It also brought us extremely close to nuclear warfare.
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
It advocated for independence of the Colonies from England.
What was the document that preceded the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What was the first women's rights convention that was held in New York, discussing their social, civil, and religious rights?
The Seneca Falls Convention
Where did the South surrender at, ending the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
Who was the man known for his persecution and baseless accusations of suspected Communists during the Cold War, and what was the nickname for what he did?
Joseph McCarthy. His actions led to the term "McCarthyism"
What was the name of the anti-slavery book that described the horrors of slavery, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Uncle Tom's Cabin