Geography
What country is Arkansas in?
The United States
What was written first, the Constitution or the declaration of independence?
declaration of independence
who was the president of the United States during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
What year was the declaration of independence written?
1776
what did the emancipation proclamation do?
free slaves only in states in active rebellion
What continent is the United States on?
North America
Name one right given to the citizens of the United States in the bill of rights
Freedom of speech/Freedom of religion/Freedom of the press/Right to protest/Freedom of assembly/right to bear arms/no quartering/no unlawful search and seizure/right to remain silent/right to a speedy trial and a trial by jury/twenty dollars for a trial by jury/no cruel and unusual punishment/these rights are retained by the people/these rights are reserved to the states
how many people died at the battle of fort Sumter?
Zero
what country were the colonists fighting against during the revolutionary war?
name one of the three reconstruction amendments
13th, 14th, 15th
Seven
How many amendments make up the bill of rights?
10
What was the first battle of the Civil war with casualties?
The battle of bull run
How many original colonies were there?
What was the name of the government agency that was used to enforce reconstruction law in the south?
Freedmen's bureau
What continent is Brazil on?
South America
what are the first three words of the constitution?
we the people
how many years did the civil war last?
Four
what year did the civil war start?
1861
what previously oppressed group of people were able to run for and be elected to office during reconstruction?
African American Men
What continent is Egypt on?
Africa
what is the Fifth amendment?
The right to remain silent
ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA
What was the name of the man who assassinated abraham Lincoln?
Bonus (+100): what was his profession?
John Wilkes Booth
Bonus: Actor
what election practically ended reconstruction?
Bonus (+100): who won the election and who became president?
1876
Bonus:
won: Samuel Tilden
Became president: Rutherford B. Hayes