Dates
The first permanent English settlement that was founded in 1607
What is Jamestown?
Place the first shots of the American Revolution were fired
Where is Lexington & Concord?
Leader of the Continental Army; first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
What is an abolitionist?
Amendment that abolished slavery
What is the 13th?
Document that was signed on July 4, 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Turning point of the American Revolution, France joins the war
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence; 3rd president of the US
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is Manifest Destiny?
Amendment that states "Congress shall make no law" restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st?
What is the Civil War?
Place the first shots of the Civil War were fired
Where is Fort Sumter?
Inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and delegate to Constitutional Convention
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol
What is the Temperance Movement?
Amendment that guarantees the right to vote to all men regardless of race
What is the 15th?
Document that was written in 1787
What is the Constitution?
Bloodiest single day of battle in the Civil War, both the Union and Confederacy suffered severe losses
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Leader of the original Democratic Party, "President of the People", responsible for the Trail of Tears
Who is Andrew Jackson?
an economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys, and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country
What is mercantilism?
Amendment that guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States
What is the 14th?
Land President Thomas Jefferson purchased from France in 1803, doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Territory?
Where is Appomattox Court House?
King of England during the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
Rights that cannot be given up, taken away, or transferred; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are examples
What are unalienable rights?
Amendment that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines