Important Dates
What is the first permanent English settlement that was founded in 1607?
Jamestown
What is the place the first shots of the American Revolution were fired?
Lexington & Concord
What is the belief that the US should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Manifest Destiny
What is the document signed in 1215 by William and Mary of England and the first document that limited power of the ruler?
Magna Carta
What is the amendment that abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What is a document that was signed on July 4, 1776?
Declaration of Independence
What is the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the rights that cannot be taken away. Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness.
Unalienable rights
What is the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris 1763
What is freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly & petition?
1st Amendment
What is the year the Constitution was written?
1787
What is the place the first shots of the Civil War were fired?
Fort Sumter
What is the original records of an event? They include eyewitness reports and first-hand information.
Primary Source
What is the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What is an amendment that guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States?
14th Amendment
What is the years the Civil War was fought?
1861-1865
What is the name of the battle that was a turning point of the Civil War for the North?
Battle of Gettysburg
What is the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery? (power of the people)
Popular Sovereignty
What is the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
What is the amendment that guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race?
15th Amendment
What is the date President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?
1803
What is the place where Robert E. Lee surrendered at the end of the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
What is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them?
Republic
What is a document signed by James Monroe stating not to interfere with foreign affairs?
Monroe Doctrine
What is the first 10 amendments to the constitution?
Bill of Rights