U.S Colonies + Slave trade
How many colonies were there in the U.S?
13
What was the main crop slaves worked with
Cotton
What group was formed in response to reconstruction
KKK
What was the name of the blackface caricature that segregation laws were named after
Jim Crow
Who was the organisation that saw huge surges in membership following ww2
NAACP
Name one Middle or New England Colony
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut / New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
By the mid 1800s, were there more free state or slave states in the U.S?
Free States
13,14 and 15
Were Jim Crow laws a state or federal jurisdiction
State
Many in the U.S pointed out contradictions in U.S segregation as they were fighting whom
Nazis
Name one revolutionary document in the U.S
Declaration of Independence
The US Constitution
The US Bill of Rights
The south broke away from the U.S and became known as what
How long did reconstruction last?
12 years
Which organisation was formed to challenge segregation laws
NAACP
Who was the U.S president during ww2
FDR
Pennsylvania became the first state to emancipate slaves globally. In what year
1780
The turning point of the war occurred in 1863 after the Battle of _____
Gettysburg
Recently freed slaves now the ability to do what
Vote, be educated and receive medical attention. Also protected by laws
Which constitutional amendment did Plessy v Ferguson challenge
14
FDRs executive orders in 1943 led to riots in which northern u.s city
Detroit
The new USA became a union of free & independent States held together only loosely by what principle
Federalism
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln issued what
Emancipation Proclamation
Extrajudicial hangings of recently freed slaves became known as
What was the name of the court case that legalised segregation
Plessy vs Ferguson
Which U.S president banned segregation in all U.S forced after WW2