Revolutionary Roots
The cry of colonists upset about taxation without representation.
What is "No taxation without representation!"
This economic system in the South relied heavily on enslaved labor.
What is the plantation system?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This constitutional amendment prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This event in 1939 is generally considered the start of World War II in Europe.
What is the invasion of Poland?
This document, signed in 1776, declared the colonies free.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The election of this man in 1860 was a major catalyst for secession.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This government agency was created to help formerly enslaved people.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This cultural movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This policy of giving in to aggressive demands was practiced by some European powers towards Hitler.
What is appeasement?
He was the commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
This Supreme Court decision ruled that enslaved people were not citizens.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
These laws in the South aimed to limit the rights of African Americans.
What are Black Codes?
This new form of mass media became incredibly popular in the 1920s.
What is the radio?
This surprise attack on an American naval base brought the United States into World War II.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This pivotal battle in 1777 convinced France to ally with the Americans.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
The attack on this fort in April 1861 is considered the start of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
This system of farming often kept formerly enslaved people in debt.
What is sharecropping?
These young women challenged traditional social norms with their shorter hair and hemlines.
Who are flappers?
These were the main Axis powers during World War II.
Who are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
The treaty that officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This concept, allowing residents of a territory to decide on slavery, failed to ease tensions.
What is popular sovereignty?
The compromise of 1877 effectively ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South in exchange for this.
What is the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes?
This economic event marked the end of the Roaring Twenties.
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
This act allowed the U.S. to provide war materials to Allied nations before officially entering the war.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?