Unit 1
How many regions does the 13 colonies have?
3
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
What year was the civil rights movement?
1950s-1960s
In what document will we find our rights as citizens of the United States?
The Constitution
What was the Middle Colony known for?
Breadbasket
What are the 3 regions of the 13 colonies called?
New England, Middle, and Southern Colony
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wants to get rid of slavery
Who are the civil rights leaders?
Martin Luther King Jr
Ruby Bridges
Rosa Parks
John Lewis
What are some citizen responisiblities?
Paying taxes
Following the law
Voting
Jury Duty
Provide some examples of Jim Crow Laws?
Segregation on:
Bus, schools, parks, hospitals, restaurants, jails, waiting areas, water fountains
What are the resources of New England?
Fish, Fur, Lumber
Who are the 2 suffragettes?
BONUS: What is suffrage?
Susan B Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who is famous for their "I have a dream speech"
Martin Luther King Jr
What are the three branches of Government and what is their job?
Executive: Enforce the Law
Judicial: Judges/Interpret the law
Legislative: Makes the law
What is a citizen?
•a person who legally belongs to, gives allegiance to, and has the rights and protections of a country.
What was the reason British came to America?
Religious Freedom and Land
What did Sojourner Truth do to resist slavery?
She resisted slavery by giving speeches about past experience and horrors of slavery.
Ruby Bridges was the first African American students to?
INTEGRATE into an all white school.
What are the three levels of Government?
Federal, State, Local
What is an election?
•the process of choosing a person for office by voting.
Loyalist: Loyal to King, Obeyed British Law
Patriot: Wanted their own Government, Wanted independence, Rebellion.
What did Frederick Douglass do to resist slavery?
He resisted slavery by publishing books and articles about the evils of slavery
Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger caused what event?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What are our rights as citizens of the United States
Right to bear arms
Right to own property
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Who are indigenous people?
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.