presidents
What was one of the things Georgia Washington did that was significant?
leading the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, serving as the first President of the United States, and presiding over the Constitutional Convention.
Stamp act
a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that imposed a tax on various printed materials
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
Whats the first Amendment?
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What were one of the things Fredrick Douglass accomplished?
a prominent abolitionist, civil rights advocate, author, and public speaker. He advocated for the abolition of slavery, the rights of African Americans, and women's suffrage. He also served in various government positions.
What is at least one accomplishment that John Adams achieved ?
1.the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780) 2.a signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
intolerable act
a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party
What was the The Mississippi Compromise?
admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance between slave and free states in the Senate.
What was the second Amendment
Ensures the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
What were one of the things Harriet Tubman accomplished?
Successfully guided over 300 enslaved people to freedom. She also served as a nurse, spy, and scout for the Union Army during the Civil War, contributing to the abolition of slavery and the Union's victory.
What is one thing that Thomas Jefferson is well known for?
writing the Declaration of Independence.
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Were Patriot groups in colonial America who actively protested British policies and laws, particularly those related to taxation and control over the colonies
What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade was a forced migration of approximately 12 million Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries.
What was the third Amendment
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
What were one of the things W.E.B. Du Bois did that was important.
played a prominent part in the creation of the NAACP and became the association's director of research and editor of its magazine, The Crisis
What is James Madison's nickname?
Father of the Constitution.
Committees of Correspondence
were groups formed in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War to exchange information and coordinate resistance to British policies
What was the Harlem renaissance?
A vibrant cultural movement in the 1920s and 30s centered in Harlem, New York City, where African American artists, writers, and musicians celebrated their heritage and created new forms of expression.
What was the fourth Amendment?
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring a warrant based on probable cause
What was Langston Hughes known for
Poetry, novels, plays, and essays that celebrated Black culture and experience during Harlem renaissance
Monroe Doctrine.
Proclamation of 1763
was a British Royal Proclamation that established boundaries for colonial settlement in North America after the French and Indian War
Whats Monroe Doctrine?
was a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, stating that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization and that any interference in the affairs of newly independent Latin American nations would be seen as a threat to U.S. peace and safety.
What is the fifth Amendment
Protects individuals from self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and guarantees due process of law.
What was Rosa parks Nickname?
The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.