American Revolution
What were British soldiers called?
redcoats
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Why was the Civil War fought?
Slavery
What was the 13th amendment?
Slavery is illegal
What crops did the South grow?
Cotton and tobacco
Britain and America
What was the first battle of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
What were the two sides of the war?
North and South
What was the 14th amendment? 15th amendment?
14) black Americans have citizenship
15) men of color can vote
What was the American army called during the American Revolution?
minutemen/militia
What was the act where British soldiers stayed in American homes and demanded food and shelter
The Quartering Act
What was the turning point battle in the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What happened in 1820 that made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
What was it called when the South made African Americans take a test before they could vote?
Literacy test
Who gave the Gettsyburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
What is Parliament?
British government
What was the last battle in the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
Who was the general for the North/Union? The South/Confederate States?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
What were Jim Crow Laws
"separate but equal"
What newspaper did Benjamin Franklin write?
The Pennsylvania Gazette
Why was the American Revolution fought? Give the exact quote
"No taxation without representation"
What was the deadliest 3-day battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What was the capital of the Confederate States
Richmond, Virginia
Court case where Homer Plessy sat on the "white" side of the train and purposely got arrested to try to fight "separate but equal" rules. The Supreme Court made "separate but equal" legal
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth