Who?
Who was the leader of the continental army and the first president of the United States?
George Washington
How many colonies separated from Great Britain?
13
What's the name of the side who was still loyal to Great Britain?
When was the Constitution written?
a. 1812
b. 1787
c. 1776
b. 1787
What is a reform that LCA needs?
For example:
We need better food in the dining room.
What were the names of the men who explored the West in 1804-1806 for the U.S. government?
Lewis and Clark
Name one state in the Confederacy during the Civil War
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee
What is civil disobedience?
When you purposefully break the law, in order to protest
What city/state did the First and Second Continental Congresses happen?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Which one doesn't belong?
Pearl Harbor, Holocaust, Hitler, Reforms
Reforms- not a part of WWII
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Jefferson Davis
b. Jefferson Davis
In the Civil War, Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at:
a. Richmond, Virginia
b. Appomattox Court House, Virginia
c. Washington D.C.
b. Appomattox Court House, Virginia
"The people elect the president".
What does the word "elect" mean here?
choose
Which side started the Civil War?
A Civil War is a war between people of _________.
a. the same country
b. different countries
a. the same country
Who ran for president against Abraham Lincoln?
a. Stephen Douglas
b. Frederick Douglas
c. John Wilkes Booth
d. Ulysses S. Grant
a. Stephen Douglas
Bloody _______ was a time of violence in this state between 1854 to 1861. This happened because people disagreed on whether this state would be a free state or a slave state.
a. Massachusetts
b. Texas
c. Kansas
d. Georgia
c. Kansas
Congress voted to pass the law, but the President vetoed it".
What does the word "veto" mean?
To say no
Why did the Stock Market crash at the beginning of the Great Depression?
People were buying things with too much credit.
Complete the sentence:
Supreme Court Justices serve for the rest of their life, but a President serves for ___ to 8 years.
4
Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden
What were some of the wars that were a part of the Cold War?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Soviet-Afghan War
The President changed his mind and repealed the law.
What does the word "repeal" mean in the sentence above?
To cancel, reverse
True or False?
Great Britain had always been controlling of the colonies since the beginning- but the American colonists got tired of it in the 1760s.
False- Americans had been largely independent until the 1760s, when Great Britain became more controlling
Complete this important phrase of the Revolution:
No taxation without _____!
representation