Founding Documents & Principles
What document announced America's independence from Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
Southern states seceded from the Union.
What industry was Andrew Carnegie known for?
Steel
What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the name given to the first ten amendments of the US Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What document issued by Lincoln freed slaves in Confederate-held territory?
Emancipation Proclamation
What immigration station processed millions of European immigrants in New York?
Ellis Island
What U.S. foreign policy was aimed at stopping the spread of communism after WWII?
Containment
What 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What Enlightenment philosopher inspired ideas in the Declaration of Independence like "life, liberty, and property"?
John Locke
What was Abraham Lincoln’s main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
Preserve the Union
What act banned Chinese immigration in 1882?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the military alliance formed between the U.S. and Western Europe after WWII?
NATO
What Supreme Court case legalized abortion in 1973?
Roe v. Wade
What principle ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful?
Checks and balances
What amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S., including former slaves?
14th Amendment
What movement wanted to limit or stop immigration, especially from non-Western European countries?
Nativism
What war did the U.S. fight in the 1950s to stop communism in East Asia?
Korean War
What 1970s political scandal led to the resignation of a U.S. president?
Watergate
What compromise counted slaves as part of the population for representation and taxes?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What government agency helped freed slaves adjust to freedom by providing food, schools, and aid
Freedman's Bureau
What concept promoted laissez-faire capitalism and “survival of the fittest” in business?
Social Darwinism
What Cold War conflict resulted in U.S. withdrawal and public distrust of government?
Vietnam War
What major event in 2001 led to the War on Terror?
September 11 terrorist attacks