Colonization
What colony was founded for religious freedom by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How many branches of government are there?
Three
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What event started the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
What document established self-government in Plymouth Colony?
The Mayflower Compact
What battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who was president during most of World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What cash crop helped Jamestown survive?
Tobacco
What event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Which branch interprets laws?
The Judicial Branch
What document freed enslaved people in Confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What movement fought for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s?
The Civil Rights Movement
Which European country founded Florida?
Spain
What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
What compromise created a two-house legislature?
The Great Compromise
Which Union victory is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
What was the main reason for the establishment of Georgia?
A buffer colony and debtor settlement
Who was the king of Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
Who became the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Who commanded the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
What Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education