Amendments
This amendment abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
The 1st president of the United States and the leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington
"The Shots Heard Around the World" refers to what major American Revolution event?
The beginning of the Revolution War, battles of Lexington and Concord.
Who was the General of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
This separation of powers system gives each branch in the American Government different powers and responsibilities, so no one branch can get too powerful or controlling.
Checks & Balances
"Freedom of speech, press, and religion."
1st amendment
The first American president to get impeached, staying in office by just 1 vote in the Senate.
Andrew Johnson
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and which major European empire?
Great Britain
The legal separation of races that occurred after Reconstruction ended is called...
de jure segregation
Abolitionists
People are allowed to vote, regardless of the color of their skin, although women were not allowed to vote until 1920.
15th amendment
The president that won the Election of 1860 and was assassinated in office in 1865.
Abraham Lincoln
This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War, recognized the United States as a country, and gave the United States the Northwest Territory.
Treaty of Paris 1783
What racist secret society, formed during the Reconstruction period, used violence and terror to scare African Americans from voting?
Christopher Columbus
Anyone born in the United States is a natural United States citizen (this did not apply to Natives)
14th amendment
This president "green-lighted" the Indian Removal Act of 1830, and was the only president to get the United States national debt down to $0
Andrew Jackson
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which war?
Mexican American War
The name of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln that encouraged African Americans to join the Union, and freed slaves (but not right away) was called...
The Emancipation Proclamation
These laws made it harder for foreigners to become American citizens and made it illegal to insult or criticize the government.
The Alien and Sedition Acts.
The right to bear arms.
2nd amendment
This president was the 1st president to declare war in American history, by declaring war in 1812.
James Madison
The beginning of the women's rights movement
General William T. Sherman used this war strategy, which destroyed any materials or tools that would be useful to a military.
Total War.
The name of the deal where France gave North American territory to the United States, which doubled the United States in size.
Louisiana Purchase.