Colonial Era
People who came from Europe to settle in America for religious reasons
pilgrims
United States naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japan, causing the US to join WW2
Pearl Harbor
Civil Rights leader who gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
First president of the United States
George Washington
Which amendment granted citizenship to former slaves?
14th Amendment
The colonists' complaint about the British government imposing taxes on citizens who have no say in the government
"No taxation without representation!"
Lincoln's document that freed the slaves in the Confederate states
Emancipation Proclamation
Term for segregation mandated by law, often seen in the Southern states after the Civil War
Jim Crow
President of the United States during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
George W. Bush
Word that means to leave or withdraw from a union, such as the Southern states' attempt to leave the United States and form their own country
secede
What form of government did Britain have?
Monarchy
(or parliamentary democracy)
Which war was an effort by the United States to stop the spread of communist ideas?
The Cold War
Supreme Court case that ruled segregation was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
President who said we should "speak softly but carry a big stick" and used this foreign policy to get the Panama Canal built
Teddy (Theodore) Roosevelt
Word that means to make a law official
ratify
How did Britain respond to the Declaration of Independence?
Started the Revolutionary War
The war between the Allied powers (United States, Soviet Union, and Britain) and Central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire )
World War 1
Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat started what movement.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
President who gave the Four Freedoms speech to Congress to convince them that the United States joining World War 2 was the right thing to do
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The belief that it was the God-given destiny of the United States to expand westward and take all of the land from coast to coast
Manifest Destiny
Who were the two sides in the Revolutionary War?
American colonists vs. Britain
Woodrow Wilson was the president of the US during this war that mainly involved disputes over land in Europe
World War 1
Which 1969 law ended segregation in private businesses and ended discrimination in hiring?
The Civil Rights Act
Wrote the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
A president's way of interacting with the other countries of the world
foreign policy