Colonial Period
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World and when was it established?
Jamestown, 1607
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
Who led the civil rights movement in the '50s and '60s?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Finish the following quote:
"Hey hey LBJ, how many...."
"...kids you gonna kill today?"
What was the mysterious word, and last sign of the colony of Roanoke, that was carved into a tree?
Croatoan
Which amendments resulted from the Reconstruction Period?
13th, 14th, and 15th
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the name of the group of black students that were enrolled in an all white high school in Arkansas?
The Little Rock Nine
Who said "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook. I earned everything I've got?"
Richard Nixon
What was the name of the joint-stock company that was created in order to establish the English settlements in North America?
The Virginia Company
A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
What was the name of the woman that founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Finish the quote:
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin..."
"...but by the content of their character."
What is another name for the French-Indian War?
The Seven Years War
What event lead to the secession of the southern states?
The election of Lincoln
What event kicked off the equal-rights-for-women movement in 1848?
The Seneca Falls Convention
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who said "A house divided against itself cannot stand?"
Abraham Lincoln
What year was the New Haven Colony founded?
1638
What is Conscription?
Forcing people to serve in the military during a time of national crisis
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Who was the first female Supreme Court justice that was appointed by Reagan?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Define racial injustice.
The act of being unjust to an individual or group based on race, particularly concerning legally recognized rights (i.e., voting, employment, or housing)
In which speech did JFK say "ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country?"
His Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961