Early Exploration
Which phrase correctly defines irrigation?
the movement of water from place to place
The term used to described the war without shots being fired from the 1950s to the 1970s was
The Cold War
Which word refers to writers who wrote about bad conditions in factories and in tenements?
What are Muckrakers?
Who gave a powerful speech about Civil Rights at the March on Washington in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What school for social change was located in Monteagle, Tennessee?
Highlander Folk School
Which civilization is known for building large mounds out of dirt, clay, and stone?
Mississippians
This event was an event in the early 1960s that people feared would bring global nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who became a hero from the Spanish-American war and was elected vice president? (Hint: He led the Rough Riders)
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the young girl who refused to give up her seat to a white person before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
What peaceful form of protest did Diane Nash and other students do to desegregate lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee?
Sit-Ins
The original name of the area that is now New York state was _____.
New Netherlands
The organization that helped former slaves begin a new life
Freedmen's Bureau
What was one of the main causes for the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Who were the African American students who integrated Clinton High School?
The Clinton 12
How many stars are on the Tennessee flag?
3
What was French Lick?
It was a former French trading post along the Cumberland River. (or Original name for Nashville)
What happened to the USS Maine in Havana Harbor that helped lead to the Spanish-American War?
It exploded and sank.
In Brown v. Board of Education, what did the Supreme Court decide?
segregated schools are against the Constitution
Which reformer fought for rights to help people with Mental Illnesses
Dorthea Dix
Who broke the tie to ratify the 19th Amendment in Tennessee?
Harry T Burn
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To state the colonists were no longer under British rule.
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
What are the 3 main focuses of American Imperialism
Economic (money)
Military (Power)
Cultural (Control)
What was 1 thing Mary McLeod Bethune was known for?
Education
She started schools for black girls
What was the Manhattan Project and where did it take place? (Hint: Uranium)
It was a top secret project to build an atomic bomb in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.