Presidents
Who was president during the War of 1812?
James Madison
(white man) "The Liberator", newspaper editor, very outspoken
William Lloyd
why was the battle of Trenton Important during revolution
huge win, gave colonists advantage, washington crossed delaware on christmas day, morale booster
offered fellowships and loans to college students
The National Defense Education Act of 1958
1st Amendment
Freedom of speech,press,religion,assembly and petition
First President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
who is primary author of declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
what as the boston massacre? why was it so important?
riot over tea taxation that got out of hand - turning point to also trigger war
the process of urbanization
Describe the Highway Act of 1956
13th Amendment
Abolish slavery
Who was President during World War I?
Wilson
author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, one of the most influential books in U.S. history, it opened peoples eyes to slavery
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
yorktown
What is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
outlawed racial discrimination in public accommodation
19th Amendment
Women get the right to vote
who was president during the trail of tears?
Martin Van Buren
one of best England Generals that may have been secretly helping colonists, he surrendered at yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
why was battle of lexington and concord significant
first battle of revolutionary war
Both the Webb-Pomerene Act of 1918 and the Edge Act of 1919 indicate what:
encouraged economic expansion
5th Amendment
No double jeopardy or no witness against yourself
First President to die in office?
William Henry Harrison
who was texas military leader during texas-mexican war
Sam Houston
how many deaths in civil war
600,000
What was a feature of the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s?
Arms, sales, and loans to biligerent was prohibited
What Amendment was prohibition and what Amendment repealed the prohibition?
18th and 21th repealed it