Yorktown
who started Yorktown?
General George Washington
who started Jamestown?
James I.
when did the Civil War end?
April 9, 1865
when did Texas become annexed?
March 1, 1845
what is the first amendment?
freedom of speech
who fought George Washington in Yorktown?
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
what year did Jamestown take place?
1607
who was america fighting in the civil war?
their self
when did American history begin?
15,000 BC
what is the second amendment?
The right to bear arms
how many men died in Yorktown?
88 killed 301 wounded
how many people died in Jamestown?
350-400 of the 1,200 settlers were killed
what was the name of the U.S.A. in the civil war?
Confederate States of America
Why did President James K Polk support the annexation of Texas?
Polk supported immediate annexation of Texas because he argued it was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase but was unjustly lost with the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. Polk ran on an expansionist platform where his main promises consisted of the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Territory.
what is the name of the third amendment?
no quartering of soldiers
what state is Yorktown in?
Virginia
who attacked Jamestown?
Opechancanough
how did the civil war start?
The Civil War began when Southern troops bombarded Fort Sumter.
who annexed Texas?
James K. Polk
what is the 22nd amendment?
United States Constitution limits the number of times a person is eligible for election to the office of President of the United States to two.
what year did Yorktown take place?
1781
when was Jamestown abandoned?
1698
when did the Civil War start?
April 12, 1861
why did Texas want to be annexed?
The Texas annexation was the 1845 annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America. ... His official motivation was to outmaneuver suspected diplomatic efforts by the British government for emancipation of slaves in Texas, which would undermine slavery in the United States.
what is the 27th amendment?
the United States Constitution prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of representatives' next set of terms of office.