US Amendments
What is the 2nd amendment?
Right to bear arms
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was the Stamp Act?
Imposed direct taxes on the colonies for the first time
What was the name of the North Vietnamese army that fought against the US and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Viet Cong
Name one of the five tribes in the the Iroquois Confederacy.
Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca
What is the 15th amendment?
The right to vote cannot be denied by race
Which state left the union first?
South Carolina
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Siege of Yorktown
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
1863
What amendment guarantees that the rights that are not in the constitution are retained by the people?
What was Abraham Lincoln's MAIN goal as president?
Keep the union together
What did "Join or Die" mean?
A phrase used to urge the thirteen American colonies to unite against the French and their Native American allies during the French and Indian War.
What is detente?
A period of an easing of tensions between the US and USSR
How many days was William Henry Harrison president for?
31 days
Which amendment abolished poll taxes?
The 24th Amendment
What year did reconstruction end?
1877
What was the turning point of the American Rev and why?
Battle of Saratoga
How many men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Convention during the Watergate Scandal?
5
Name every impeached president
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Trump (x2!)
Which amendment repealed prohibition?
21st Amendment
What is the name of the Union general who led the "March to the Sea"?
William Tecumsuh Sherman
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
A group who feared that a strong central government would threaten individual liberties and state autonomy
How many presidents did the US have during the Cold War?
9: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush
What was the last major battle of WWII?
Battle of Okinawa