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Revolutionary War and Before
Civil War
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100
The Battle of _____ started the Revolutionary War in 1775.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
100
Name 3 major battles of the Civil War.
What was the Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Donelson, the Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Chickamauga, or the Battle of Cold Harbor
100
This is the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is 1776
100
He was the 2nd president of the United States
Who was John Adams
100
Name the 3 branches of government
What is the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch.
200
Daily Double Thomas Paine wrote this document in 1776.
What is 'Common Sense'
200
This year was the year the Emancipation Proclamation was delivered to the public.
What was 1863
200
This person wrote famous poems in the 1800's including 'Paul Revere's Ride'.
Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
200
This American poet wrote poems in the 1800's expressing his love of democracy. He wrote famous poems including 'Oh Captain! My Captain! and 'Leaves of Grass'
Who was Walt Whitman
200
Name two governments/cultures the Founding Fathers based our government on
What is the English government, the Roman government, John Locke's teachings, and Baron de Montesquieu's teachings
300
During the Battle of Yorktown, the Americans won because they had Yorktown under __________.
What is siege
300
The place where Commander Robert E. Lee surrendered.
What is the Appomattox Court House
300
The state of Maryland was named after what person
Who is Mary
300
This African American abolitionist escaped from slavery in 1838, wrote the newspaper the 'North Star' and was a powerful speaker.
Who was Frederick Douglass
300
This amendment, the prohibition of alcohol, was repealed in 1933 by the 21st Amendment
What is the 18th Amendment
400
The colonist threw this many chests of tea in the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party
What is 342 chests
400
Name 3 things women did for the North or South during the Civil War.
What is supplying troops, holding fundraisers to gather money, working as nurses, spying, setting up hospitals and setting up camps for freed slaves.
400
This person wrote the poem that was inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Who was Emma Lazarus
400
His real name was Samuel Clemens and he wrote books such as 'Huckleberry Finn' and the 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
Who was Mark Twain
400
Daily Double Name 8 out of 10 amendments on the Bill of Rights
What is Freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly; right to bear arms, right to not house soldiers, right to search and seizure, rights of the accused, right to speedy trial by jury, right to jury trial in civil cases, right to bail and punishment, powers reserved to the people and powers reserved to the states
500
During the French and Indian War both England and France had Native American allies. Name those allies for both England and France.
Who were the Iroquois (England), the Algonquins and the Hurons (France).
500
Name the 11 states that joined the Confederate States of America after the firing on Fort Sumter
What are South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia
500
Daily Double Clara Barton set up this establishment in 1881.
What is the American Red Cross
500
This person served in the Revolutionary War, was French, trained American troops and was a trusted friend of George Washington.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette
500
Name the two rival plans in the Constitutional Convention, who they were proposed by and what kind of state they favored.
What is the Virginia Plan. Who were Edmund Randolph and James Madison. What were states with big populations. What is the New Jersey Plan. Who was William Paterson. What were states with small populations.