Colonial/Early America
This 1607 colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America
What is Jamestown
This event marked the first shots fired between British soldiers and colonial militias in 1775
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord
This 1820 compromise established a boundary for slavery in the western territories.
What is the Missouri Compromise
This amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment
This 1919 amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment
The system that granted land in exchange for settlers bringing more people to the New World.
What is the Headright System
This document, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged Americans to fight for independence from Britain
What is Common Sense
This 1830 act forced Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River
What is the Indian Removal Act
This 1868 amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all born in the U.S.
What is the 14th Amendment
This 1914 law created the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and stop unfair business practices
What is the Federal Trade Commission Act
This event in 1676 saw a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon in Virginia.
What is Bacon's Rebellion
This 1781 victory at the Battle of Yorktown ended the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Yorktown
This 1852 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe helped fuel abolitionist sentiment in the North
What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin
This 1870 amendment gave African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
This Cold War policy aimed to contain the spread of communism around the world, particularly in Europe and Asia
What is Containment
This 1692 event led to the execution of 20 people in Massachusetts, reflecting fears of religious and social unrest.
What is the Salem Witch Trials
This document formally ended the American Revolution and recognized U.S. independence in 1783
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)
This 1857 Supreme Court case declared that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the doctrine of “separate but equal,” legalizing racial segregation
Plessy V. Ferguson
This 1933 law was part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal to provide financial assistance to banks and restore public confidence
What is the Banking Act of 1933
This 1754 conference attempted to unite the colonies and establish a common defense against French threats
What is the Albany Plan of Union
This 1791 series of amendments guaranteed individual liberties and limited government powers
What is the Bill of Rights
This 1863 executive order by President Lincoln freed slaves in the Confederate states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This economic term refers to the time of rapid industrial growth, monopolies, and political corruption in the late 1800s.
What is the Gilded Age
This Supreme Court case legalized abortion in 1973
What is Roe v Waves