Past Unit
Past Units
Past Units
Vocabulary
Civil War
Causes of Civil War
States
Random
100
What is the difference between a democracy and a monarchy?
In a democracy, citizens have the power to vote. In a monarchy, a king or queen has the power and passes it down to their children.
100
Why did Europeans want to set up colonies in the Americas? (Three G's)
Gold, God, Glory
100
Who was the King of Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
100
To set something free
Emancipation
100
Slave states which did not seceded and stayed with the Union were called:
Border States
100
This 1820 law drew the 36-30 line to limit the spread of slavery into new territories. It also admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a slave state.
Missouri Compromise
100
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
100
What is the main nickname for British soldiers?
Red coats
200
What were the "Old World" and the "New World"?
The Old World refers to Europe, Asia, and Africa, while the New World refers to the Americas.
200
Why did 90% of Native Americans die after European contact?
They had no immunity to diseases from Europe.
200
This was the first state to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln's election.
South Carolina
200
To refuse to buy certain goods in protest.
Boycott
200
What event marked the start of the Civil War in 1861?
Attack on Fort Sumter
200
This law required Northerners to help capture and return escaped enslaved people.
Fugitive Slave Law
200
Which state is this?
Georgia
200
How many zeros are in a million?
Six
300
Why did Native Americans rely on oral history?
Their languages were not typically written.
300
Beginning in 1492, what was the exchange of goods, animals, plants, and diseases which spread between the Old World and New World?
The Columbian Exchange
300
This act required colonists to purchase stamps for legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
300
A cruel, oppressive government (the Americans considered the British to be this)
Tyranny
300
What Battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
300
Which abolitionist led a violent raid at Harper's Ferry with the intent on starting a slave rebellion? He also participated in the Bleeding Kansas violence.
John Brown
300
Which state is this?
Maryland
300
On what day is "Pi Day" celebrated?
March 14th (3/14)
400
What is this called?
Triangular Trade
400
Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
400
This event, where British soldiers fired on a crowd of colonists, became a symbol of British tyranny.
Boston Massacre
400
A lifestyle characterized by moving from place to place, often to follow food sources.
Nomadic
400
Where was Abraham Lincoln when he was assissinated?
At a theater in Washington DC, watching a play
400
This 1857 Supreme Court case stated that black people (free or enslaved) were not citizens, and that Congress could not ban slavery in US territories.
Dred Scott
400
True or false: Washington DC is located in Washington state?
FALSE!
400
Which famous British playwright wrote “Hamlet”?
Shakespeare
500
Name the first British colony in America and its fate.
Roanoke; it disappeared and became known as the "Lost Colony."
500
Which Colonial Region is nicknamed the "Breadbasket"? Why?
The Middle Colonies; they produced a large amount of wheat and grain.
500
Before the Constitution, what was the governing document of the US?
Articles of Confederation
500
Part of government which makes laws.
Legislature/Legislative Branch
500
What was the North's strategy during the Civil War called?
Anaconda Plan
500
What book divided the North and South over the issue of slavery? Abraham Lincoln referred to it's author as "the little lady that started this great war."
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
500
Which state is this?
Nebraska
500
Russia is the biggest country in the world, what is the second biggest?
Canada
600
The _________ was the part of the enslaved African’s journey aboard a ship from Africa to the Americas.
Middle Passage
600
This act forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
600
What are the three branches of government (and what does each one do?)
Executive (enforces laws), Legislative (makes laws), Judicial (interprets laws)
600
Government power is shared between a national and state governments.
Federalism
600
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
600
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed citizens to vote on whether or not to allow slavery. What is this called?
Popular Sovereignty
600
Which state is this?
Idaho
600
What year was the very first model of the iPhone released?
2007