Origin of Government
Who is considered the Father of the US?
George Washington
Why is it strange that anti-immigrant sentiment can be strong in the United States?
Almost all people here (except Native American Indians) are immigrants.
What year did slaves first come to America?
1619
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which historical party supported a strong national government?
Federalist
What compromise created the bicameral legislature?
The Great Compromise
What year did immigrants start coming to the United States?
1492
In what decade was the Civil Rights movement particularly active?
1960s
For what is Harriet Tubman famous?
Helping escaped slaves reach the north through the Underground Railroad
Which political party typically defends government services for the poor?
Democrat
People gathered to update the government of the United States about 10 years after the first government was created.
Where is the famous place many immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1800s?
Ellis Island
What was the era of extreme racial segregation from the late 1800s to the 1960s called?
Jim Crow
What is the era after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
Which modern political party usually endorses lower taxes?
Republican
What was the first governing document of the United States called?
Articles of Confederation
What is the name of the Supreme Court case that determined that schools have to be de-segregated?
Brown vs. the Board of Education
What is an "Uncle Tom?"
A slave or black person who is too accommodating and kind to a master or white person.
Which historical party was particularly adamant that a bill of rights be written?
Anti-federalist
Why do we mainly have a two-party election system?
It usually happens in a winner-take-all system (ie the electoral college)
What was the name of the political party from the 1850s that really wanted to limit immigration?
The Know-Nothing party
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Which general surrender to whom at Bennett Place at the end of the Civil War?
Johnston surrendered to Sherman
On what issue did Democrats and Republicans switch since the Reconstruction era?
Rights of blacks