Famous People
16th president of the United States who issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves as free
Who was Abraham Lincoln
This war was fought between the Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery, 1860s
What was the Civil War
Court case the gave Supreme Court approval to Jim Crow laws.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Decade involving Whiskey Rebellion and Jay Treaty
NAACP Secretary who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat in 1955.
Who was Rosa Parks?
American colonist and author of Common Sense, which helped gain support for American independence
Who was Thomas Paine
Global conflict fought between the Axis and Allied Powers, known as the deadliest war in history, 1940s
What was World War 2
A court case that decriminalized abortion nationwide.
Decade involving “Long hot summers” and U2 incident
What is 1960?
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP)?
35th president of the United States who established the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance of Progress until his assassination in 1963
Who was John F. Kennedy
Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, there was no actually fighting, 1940s-1990s
What was the Cold War
A court case that resulted in segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment and was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Decade involving “lost generation” and Henry Ford
What is 1920?
Southern Laws that separated races after Plessy v. Ferguson
What was Jim Crow Laws?
Who was Henry Ford
A war between Britain and France, this war took place in North America. Led to the French Revolution, 1750s-1760s
What was the 7 Years War/French and Indian War
Court case that established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Decade involving baby boomers and Sputnik
What is 1950?
Movement to desegregate buses in the south, ran by SNCC & CORE members.
What is Freedom Riders?
American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Standard Oil Company, one of the wealthiest people in American history
Who was John D. Rockefeller
Fought between the Continental Army and the British Army for American independence, 1770s-1780s
What was the Revolutionary War
Court case that allowed for executive privilege but not in criminal cases.
What is U.S. v. Nixon?
Decade involving Missouri Compromise and Era of Good Feelings
What is 1820
Site of protest where students and children were beaten, arrested and jailed for non-violent civil rights marches.
What is Birmingham, AL