American Wars
This war started in Massachusetts in the late 1700's.
What is the Revolutionary War.
The United States Congress is made up of (How many) chambers?
What is 2 Chambers
The Senate and
The House of Representatives
An 1820 agreement balancing slave and free states was called?
What is The Missouri Compromise.
What were the 2 main causes of the Civil War?
What are Slavery and States' Rights.
This Connected the East and West coasts (completed in 1869)
What is the Transcontinental Railroad.
The U.S. expanded westward by acquiring territory from Mexico, including California, New Mexico, and Arizona. in the mid 1800's.
What is the Mexican-American War.
The First Congress convened in New York City on March 4, (What Year)?
What is 1789.
The forced relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s was also known as?
What is The Trail of Tears.
What was the bloodiest single-day battle in (1862) American history?
What was The Battle of Antietam.
This Act gave settlers 160 acres of land if they improved it.
What was the Homestead Act of 1862.
The U.S. entered the war in early 1900's on the side of the Allies in response to events in Europe, helping to tip the balance in their favor.
What is World War I.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark piece of legislation, was passed by Congress to end (What 2 things)
What are Segregation and Discrimination.
What famous battle took place during the Texas Revolution (1836)?
What is the Alamo.
Which speech in (1863) by Abraham Lincoln redefined the purpose of the Civil War?
What was The Gettysburg Address.
In 1919, This amendment established Prohibition?
What is The 18th Amendment.
In the late 19oo's, The U.S. led a coalition of nations in liberating Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.
What is the Gulf War.
What Amendment, abolishing slavery, that was passed by Congress in 1865, marking a significant legislative achievement?
What is The 13th Amendment.
What was the mass migration in 1849 to California after gold was discovered called?
What was the California Gold Rush.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
What is The 13th Amendment.
President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic policy was known as?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What was the Square Deal.
The U.S. launched Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, leading to a prolonged conflict.
What it the War in Afghanistan.
Congress was established to create laws, oversee commerce, and maintain (What)? Hint: It is 2 things that regulate power.
What are Checks and Balances within the U.S. government.
What was the acquisition of land from France in 1803; by Thomas Jefferson called?
What was the Louisiana Purchase.
In 1877, This Act ended the Reconstruction period by removing all federal troops from the South.
What was the Compromise 1877.
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented?
What is the telephone.