American Revolution
What was the effect of the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?
James Madison
What was a major event during the War of 1812?
British soldiers set fire to the White House.
Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?
Fort Sumter
What was the main goal of Jim Crow laws and practices?
To keep whites and African Americans separate in public places
Who were the Daughters of Liberty and how did they affect the American Revolution?
They were women who boycotted British goods and made the goods they needed at home.
What is the goal of having three separate branches of government?
So one branch does not have too much power
What song was inspired by the events of the War of 1812?
The Star Spangled Banner
What movement grew, in part, due to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
the abolition movement
Who gained the right to vote when the 15th Amendment was ratified?
African American men
“I couldn’t believe that they just started firing their guns at us. We were only throwing snowballs.”
-A resident of Boston, March 5, 1770
Which event is being described?
Boston Massacre
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To protect basic rights of citizens
Forcing the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia was part of what larger forced relocation effort?
The Trail of Tears
What was the goal of Sherman's March to the Sea?
destroying Southern railroads and war supplies
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
to end slavery
Which colonist is famous for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death?
Patrick Henry
Which document written by Thomas Jefferson lists the natural rights of all people?
Declaration of Independence
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect American Indians?
American Indians were forced off their lands as more Americans moved west.
During the March to the Sea, General William T. Sherman ordered his men to steal food, kill farm animals, and burn barns. What was this called?
Total War
What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to provide housing and medical care to former enslaved people
At what battle did the Continental Army surround the British forcing them to surrender and end the war?
Yorktown
What argument did the Three- Fifths Compromise settle?
It settled the issue on how enslaved people would be counted.
What was the MAIN goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?
They wanted to map the new territory and study natural history.
Why was it easier for the North to recover from the Civil War than the South?
Most of the fighting during the war took place in the South.
Who benefited the MOST from the system of sharecropping after the Civil War?
landowners