Colonial America
What is Pennsylvania?
This colony, founded by William Penn, was known for religious tolerance.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This 1776 document declared independence from Britain, mainly written by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1787.
What is the Civil War?
This conflict between North and South lasted from 1861–1865.
What is the automobile industry?
This industry was revolutionized by Henry Ford and assembly lines.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This document, signed on the Mayflower, established self-government.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This battle is considered the turning point of the Revolution.
What is federalism?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
What are antitrust laws?
These laws were created to break up monopolies.
What is mercantilism?
This economic system controlled colonial trade and benefited the mother country.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What are muckrakers?
Journalists who exposed corruption were called this.
What is the French and Indian War?
This war between Britain and France in North America ended in 1763.
Who is Thomas Paine?
The pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by this patriot.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the Great Awakening?
This 1730s–1740s religious revival emphasized emotional preaching.
What is Valley Forge?
This winter encampment tested Washington’s army in 1777–78.
What are checks and balances?
This principle allows each branch to limit the power of others.
What is Reconstruction?
This period focused on rebuilding the South after the war.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This president was known for trust-busting and the Square Deal.