Colonial Times
What area was settled by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
Who was the leader of the American forces during the Revolution?
George Washington
What was the weak document that established the national government
Articles of Confederation
What was the fort that South Carolina attack?
Fort Sumter
What was the government agency to help freed slaves?
Freedman Bureau
Why did the Pilgrims leave England and come to the colonies?
Religious freedom
What was the document that helped to separate the colonies from England?
Declaration of Independence
Who was elected the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What president was elected that caused South Carolina to succeed from the Union?
Abrham Lincoln
Which Abolitionist wanted to help the freed slave through political rights?
Fredrick Douglas
Which region of the colonials was small farms and manufacturing?
Middle colonies
What was the event that had colonists throwing tea into the harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Who was the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What northern group wanted to punish the southern leaders after the Civil War?
"Radical Republicans"
Which region of the colonies had large farm called plantations?
Southern colonies
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What were the three branches that the Constitution created?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Who was the general of the Confederate forces?
Robert E Lee
Which region flourished after the war, Northern areas or the Southern areas?
Northern areas
What was the first permanent settlement in the colonies?
Jamestown
Where did the British forces surrender to the American forces?
Yorktown
What was the rebellion that showed the strength of the new federal government?
Whiskey Rebellion
What was the document that announced that slaves were free?
Emancipation Proclamation
What were laws that were passed in the South that reatricted the rights of freed slaves?
"Black Codes"