American Revolution
This famous document laid out the reasons why colonial Americans felt the need to separate from Great Britain.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
He was the only president of the United States who was ever elected unanimously!
Who was Washington?
This famous Democratic president both inspired and angered the country with his policies in the 1830's.
Who was Jackson?
The election of this president in 1860 triggered the Civil War.
Who was Lincoln?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."
Who was Jefferson?
This Founding Father, often called "the first American," was a brilliant inventor and a womanizer, on top of being a diplomat, and one of the first people who came up with the idea of colonial unity!
Who was Franklin?
America's first two political parties that emerged during the Washington presidency.
Who were the Federalists and Democratic Republicans?
A group of women at this famous 1848 meeting demanded new advances in the cause of women's rights.
What was Seneca Falls?
This amendment passed at the end of the Civil War finally wrote slavery out of the Constitution.
What was the 13th Amendment?
"Fourscore and seven years ago..."
Who was Lincoln?
This infamous incident in 1770 saw a group of British soldiers being (unfairly) accused of murdering angry protesters
What was the Boston Massacre?
These two Founding Fathers played a vital role in creating the tradition for America's two-party system.
Who were Hamilton and Jefferson?
What was the Trail of Tears?
This amendment came to be called the "civil rights" amendment, as it tried to provide legal equality for African Americans.
What was the 14th Amendment?
"Thomas Jefferson survives!" (Final words)
Who was John Adams?
During the American Revolution, people living in the new United States divided into two groups over how much they supported fighting Britain.
Who were Loyalists and Patriots?
This famous election saw a peaceful transfer of power when an opposing political party won the election.
What was the Election of 1800?
This famous man escaped from slavery and became one of the most passionate leaders of the new abolitionist movement in the mid-1800's.
These two Union generals masterminded a strategy for victory--overwhelming and destroying much of the South.
Who were Grant and Sherman?
Who was Abigail Adams?
This famous African-American author impressed many Founding Fathers with her literary mastery.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
These infamous laws cracked down on dissent in the United States during the presidency of the first John Adams.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This controversial deal attempted to prevent a civil war by drawing a line and defining exactly where slavery would and would not be allowed.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
This was the term given to the myth, which became popular after Reconstruction, that the South had been right and noble during the Civil War.
What was the Lost Cause?
"I, _________, am convinced that the crimes of this guilty land shall never be purged away, but with blood."
Who was John Brown?