The Civil War
Where did the civil war end?
Appomattox Courthouse
What does KKK stand for and what the the group do?
KKK stands for “Ku Klux Klan“ and was a white supremacist group dedicated to suppressing freed people.
What were the articles that governed the US before the constitution?
The articles of confederation
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
What room does Ms. Goorvitch teach in?
5
What was the bloodiest day in the civil war?
The battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862
What was the Freedmens Bureau?
A federal organization established by congress at the end of the civil war to help and protect newly freed black Americans, by providing food and medical care, helping arrange jobs and wages for freedmen, and facilitated the redistribution of land
What did section 8 of the constitution do?
Listed the powers of congress
What was the Boston Tea Party
A group of men led by Samuel Adams boarded the ships of East India Company and dumped tea worth of 1000 pounds into the sea.
What is Ms. Goorvitch‘s middle name?
Helen
What is “Total War”
war on the enemy's will to fight and its ability to support an army.
Who won the election of 1876?
Rutherford B. Hayes
What did the 18th amendment do, and what amendment repealed it?
Prohibited alcohol, and was repealed by the 21st amendment?
When was the first Continental Congress Convened?
September 1774
List 15 teachers, you have one minute
We will go around and check
When did the civil war end?
April 9th, 1865
What did Plessy v. Ferguson decide?
That Jim Crow laws did not violate the 14th amendment as long as both areas were mostly equal
What did the 17th Amendment do?
Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote
Which act forced the people to pay for English Soldiers stationed in America and provide lodging also if required?
How much does one SS textbook cost?
$95
What is the total death toll of the civil war?
About 620,000 people
What was sharecropping?
A farming system that came out of need for land by the newly freed slaves, and plantation owners needed people to work the land. Planters divided their land into small plots and leased those out to individual farmers, who usually paid the plantation owners with a portion of their crop to live on that land. Few earned enough to pay back, so this usually led to a lifetime of debt.
What does section 6 of the constitution list?
The rights and disabilities of members holding office
The intolerable acts were passed in response to…
The Boston Tea Party
When was the “Tecumseh Final Analysis” assignment due?
January 27