Famous History Names
First President of the United States
George Washington
Italian explorer who traveled and claimed to have found "the new world "
Christopher Colombus
What country did the colonies rebel against?
Britain
Famous leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
Name of the ship on which the Pilgrims sailed to America
Mayflower
Native American who guided Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
Name the 1st permanent English settlement in America
Jamestown
What year did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
What was the Civil Rights Movement trying to do?
Ensure equal rights and opportunities were given to African Americans and other "minority" races
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Mother of the Civil Rights Movement and stood against racial segregation
Rosa Parks
name at least 2 colonies/states of the "13 Colonies"
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Main reason the colonies rebelled for independence.
Didn't want to pay taxes without having representation
What is the NAACP?
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
two sides were involved in the American Civil War
Union (Northern states) and the Confederacy (Southern states)
Confederate general during civil war known for Battle of Gettysburg and Battle of Antietam
Robert E. Lee
What were 2 major crops of the Southern colonies
a) tobacco and sugarcane
b) grain and rice
c) peanuts and tomatoes
a) tobacco and sugarcane
What country was a major ally to US during the war?
France
Years the Civil Rights Movement in the United States took place?
a.1950s-1960s
b.1930's-1940's
c.1970's-1980's
1950's-1960's
famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address
Renaissance inventor, engineer, and artist commonly known for Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
Leonardi de Vinci
Main reasons European countries wanted to build colonies in America
Religious Freedom, economic opportunities, political power, and/or exploration/expansion
Year the American Revolution ended, and Britain acknowledged independence.
1783
Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
a) Dred Scott v. Sandford
b) Brown v. Board of Education
c) Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
land deal in 1803 where US acquired land from France