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Important persons
USA in general
The civil war
Civil rights and race segregation
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This black person started a revolution about civil rights in 1955, when she refused to move to the back of a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
This city is the capital of the United States
What is Washington D.C.
100
When did the Civil war start? And when did it end?
1861-1865
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This far-right organization advocates white supremacy and started in the 1860's
What is Ku Klux Klan
200
This pastor, activist and humanitarian was leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement and was most famous for, his non-violent advancement of civil rights to black people.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
200
The supreme law of the United States, which was adopted on September 17, 1787
What is the American Constitution
200
What happened with the slaves after the war?
They were freed from slavery.
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The name of Martin Luther Kings famous speech in 1963
What is "I have a dream"?
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The 16th. president of the United States. He led the country in the civil war. In doing so, he preserved the Union and got rid of slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
What is the estimated population of the United States?
Approx. 313.9 million
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What was the Confederacy?
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (CS) or the Confederacy, was a government set up in 1861 by seven slave states. (The south States)
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What is racial segregation?
It means to divide people into races, and giving them different rights.
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One of the founding farthers and the third president of the United States. During the civil war he fought for the south.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
What is the Second Amendment?
The right to keep and bear arms and weapons.
400
What was the Union?
During the American Civil War, the Union was the term used to refer to the United States of America, and specifically to the national government and the 20 free states and five border slave states which supported it. (The north states)
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What is the African-American Civil Rights Movement
The African-American Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans and enforce constitutional voting rights to them
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An American stage actor who strongly opposed freeing the slaves and a confederate sympathizer. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
500
The name of the first president ever and the current one in the United States?
George Washington and Barack Obama.
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What started the civil war?
When Lincoln (who opposed slavery) was elected as president, the 7 southern slave states declared their secession. A peace conference failed and this led to a war about slavery.
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What is the "Civil Rights Act of 1964"
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United State that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women