Early US History - 2nd

American Revolution

100

What document signed in 1776 officially separated the colonies from Great Britain? 

Declaration of Independence

200

this act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765 because they felt the colonists needed to pay them back for protection during the French and Indian War

Stamp Act

300

What was it called when british soldiers fired in a crowd on colonists outside of a customs house killing 5 people

Boston Massacre

400

In which year did the American Revolution end? 

1783

500

which act was a tax on imported goods such as lead paint, glass tea and paper

Townshend Acts

Westward Expansion

100

True or False-Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state at the same time the 36’30 line was established

FALSE

200

Texas was a part of this country before it became independent then a part of the United States

Mexico

300

this transaction between the U.S. and France was the first massive land addition to the West in 1803

Louisiana Purchase

400

When was the Indian Removal Act passed? 

1830

500

this state was added as a free state as a part of the Compromise of 1850

California

Constitution

100

which Amendment addresses the right to bear arms? 

2nd

200

before it becomes a law, this is an idea proposed to Congress to be voted upon

a bill

300

What was protected by the 15th Amendment to the Constitution? 

the right to vote for all men (no discrimination based on race)

400

Name the three branches of government

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

500

who was the primary author of the U.S. Constitution?

James Madison

North vs. South

100

the majority of the enslaved population in the United States in 1840 was located in this region

the South

200

This is where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. 

Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)

300

North or South: Businesses hired children and women from farms so they could save money on wages

North

400

name TWO cash crops grown in the South prior to the Civil War

cotton, tobacco, hemp, flax, or indigo

500

Whose freedom was denied through a famous court case decided in 1859 that impacted all black individuals in the United States

Dred Scott

Miscellaneous

100

how many British colonies existed in North America in 1770? 

13

200

this famous ship brought the Pilgrims to North America

the Mayflower

300

this is the reason why many Pilgrims decided to leave England and settle in North America

religious persecution

400

The Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw were tribes impacted by the Indian Removal Act - name one of the remaining two tribes

Seminole or Chickasaw

500

which Union general accepted the surrender of General Lee of the Confederacy? 

General Ulysses S. Grant