The Civil War
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill
The British
What taxed glass, lead, paper, paint and tea?
The Townshend Acts
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?
Slavery
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How many Boston colonists were killed at the Boston Massacre?
Five
Of the six current New England states, which two were not part of the original 13 Colonies?
Vermont and Maine
What are the three Civil War Amendments?
13, 14, 15
Besides the South, what is another name for the states which seceded from the Union and fought the North?
The Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
Which nation was most instrumental in an American victory in the Revolutionary War?
France
Who was King of England during the "Road to Revolution" period?
King George III
What was the name of the river on which the settlers of the first permanent English colony settled?
James River
Which amendment gives the government the right to tax out income?
16
Where was the Capital of the Confederacy throughout the Civil War?
Richmond, VA
What was the decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown
Complete this line... "When any government becomes destructive of these ends..."
"...it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it and institute new government"
Which was the last of the 13 original colonies to be settled?
Georgia
Recite the Preamble to the US Constitution
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Who was the Union Commander of all troops at the end of the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who did the Americans defeat on the day after Christmas in 1776?
The Hessians
What is the five-letter word that starts with "P" that played a big part in the British defeat in the war?
Pride
In which colony would you find the settlement of Charles Town?
South Carolina
How many states does it require to add an Amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 or 38