Colonial America
Who founded the colony of Rhode Island, and why was it unique among the New England colonies?
Roger Williams
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
What is the name of the amendment that guarantees the right to a fair trial, and what are some of the rights it guarantees?
Sixth Amendment, and it guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the charges against you, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to have an attorney
What was the name of the law passed in 1862 that provided free land to settlers in the West?
Homestead Act
What was the name of the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States, and in what year was it ratified?
Thirteenth Amendment, and it was ratified in 1865.
What is the colony that is considered "The lost Colony"
Roanoke
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that argued for American independence from Britain?
Common Sense
What was the name of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which were added in 1791 to protect individual rights and limit the power of the federal government?
Bill of Rights
What was the name of the agreement in 1803 in which the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country?
The agreement was called the Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, and who surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865?
Robert E. Lee.
Who was the founder of the colony of Maryland, and why did he create it?
Lord Baltimore
What was the name of the pamphlet written by John Dickinson that argued against American independence from Britain?
"Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, and who was the Chief Justice who wrote the opinion?
Marbury v. Madison, and the Chief Justice who wrote the opinion was John Marshall.
What was the name of the famous American fur trader and explorer who helped open up the West in the early 19th century?
Jedediah Smith
What was the name of the Union general who commanded the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, and who later served as the 18th President of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the Native American woman who served as an interpreter and guide for the English colonists in Jamestown, and who later married one of the colonists?
Pocahontas
What was the name of the battle in which the American forces, led by General George Washington, crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night and surprised the Hessian mercenaries fighting for the British?
Battle of Trenton.
What was the name of the compromise that settled the dispute between the large and small states over representation in Congress?
Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Compromise
What was the name of the conflict between the US government and the Sioux tribe in 1890, in which hundreds of Native Americans were killed at Wounded Knee Creek?
The conflict was called the Wounded Knee Massacre
What was the name of the Union general who famously said "war is hell" and led the devastating "March to the Sea" campaign through Georgia during the Civil War?
William Tecumseh Sherman
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America, and when was it founded?
Jamestown, Founded in 1607.
What was the name of the American general who defected to the British during the Revolutionary War, and what was his fate?
Benedict Arnold, and he fled to England after his plan to betray the American fort at West Point was discovered.
What is the name of the clause in the US Constitution that gives Congress the power to make any laws necessary and proper for carrying out its other powers?
The clause is called the Necessary and Proper Clause, or the Elastic Clause
What was the name of the famous 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What was the name of the Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, and what was his fate after the war?
Robert E. Lee, and he surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865. After the war, he became the president of Washington