Early America
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What are the first 10 amendments called?
Bill of rights
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What industry was Andrew Carnegie known for?
Steel
What event Started ww1?
Assassination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand
What document established self-government in Plymouth Colony?
Mayflower Compact
What system divides power between national and state governments?
Federalism
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What type of business controls all parts of production?
Vertical integration
Who were the allies in ww2?
U.S,Britain,Sovient Union
What was the main reason for the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation
What branch of government interprets laws?
Judicial branch
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Who exposed problems in society through writing?
Muckrakers
What event brought the U.S into ww2?
Attack on Peal Harbor
What battle marked the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saragota
What compromise created a two-house legislature?
Great compromise
What was reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South after the Civil War
What was the goal of the Progressive movement?
Reform government and improve society
What was D day?
Allied invasion of Normandy
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
To unite the colonies for defense
What principle prevents one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
What laws enforced racial segregation in the South?
Jim Crow laws
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
What ended ww2 in the pacific
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan