Colonial Days
Which country set up the colonies which eventually became the United States?
England/Great Britain
What was the name for the militia members in Massachusetts who were ready to fight at a moments notice?
Minutemen
What are the first 10 Amendments added to the Constitution known as?
Bill of Rights
What is the word to describe when the SouthernSec states left the union?
Secession or Secede
Who surrendered and where did he surrender to end the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House in Virginia
A poor person from Europe might choose to become an ________________ in order to get a free trip to America. They would work for a period of years and then be given some supplies and land.
Indentured servant
What was the violent protest in Boston which became famous as an example of British brutality?
The Boston Massacre
Which amendment contains the five basic freedoms?
The 1st Amendment
Explain the blockade strategy of the North, what advantage did the north have that allowed them to use this tactic?
(ports and Mississippi River)
(Anaconda Plan)
What was the Freedmans Bureau?
A federal agency that helped newly freed slaves and needy whites in the southern states after the civil war.
(Built Schools and brought education to the south, provided food and clothes, helped newly freed slaves find jobs or relocate to the north)
Who was the highest ranking General of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Which war caused England to get in debt and begin to tax the colonists at a higher level?
The French and Indian War
Which of the following is not part of the U.S. Constitution?
a. Preamble
b. Declaration of Independence
c. The Articles
d. Amendments
b. Declaration of Independence
What was the official goal of the Union at the start of the war?
Restore the Union (Bring the Southern States back with the Northern States)
Who was the President that followed Abraham Lincoln, after his assassination, and faced an impeachment trial?
Where was the shot heard around the world, fired?
Lexington (Lexington and Concord)
Men and women in the colonies refused to buy the newly taxed goods, what is this type of protest known as?
boycott
Which Amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizure?
Amendment 4
Which battle was considered the turning point in the war- When Robert E Lee tried to invade the North for the second time but was defeated?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that segregated people by race in the Southern States.
What were a Loyalist, a patriot, and a moderate during the start of the American Revolution?
Loyalists were colonists who were still loyal to the British, Patriots wanted to become independent from the British and Moderates were in the middle.
What did the colonists mean when they cried "no taxation without representation"?
They would not pay any taxes made by a government of people they did not get to elect.
What is Judicial Review?
Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws passed by congress or acts of the president are unconstitutional.
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments do for African Americans?
13th- Abolished Slavery
14th- Gave newly freed slaves citizenship
15th- Gave African American men the right to vote.