this person was the army commander for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
Who is Robert. E. Lee?
100
this person was the army commander for the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses. S. Grant.?
100
this document was the original foundation for government in the colonies that made an alliance of states rather than a strong federal government
What were the Articles of Confederation?
100
the first official battles of the Revolutionary War
What is Lexington and Concord?
100
15th Amendment
What is the addition to the Constitution that granted voting rights to all males?
200
this person is most famous for his quote; "the Regulars are on the move" which was passed from town to town before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Who was Paul Revere?
200
this person was the first president of the United States of America
Who was George Washington?
200
The 14 Amendment
guaranteed citizenship rights for all American's, including freed slaves
200
the first official battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
200
period from 1865 to 1877 when the states of the Confederacy were controlled by the Federal Government before being readmitted to The Union
What is The Reconstruction Era?
300
16th president who was in office during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
former slave who became a leader of the Abolitionist Movement
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
300
the first ten Amendments to the U.S Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
the incident that occurred on March 5, 1770 in which British Army soldiers killed five male colonists and injured six others
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
bands of soldiers who use hit-and-run tactics
What are guerilla warfare tactics of guerillas?
400
17th president who became president during the Reconstruction Era after Lincoln's assassination
Who is Andrew Johnson?
400
the group of people who came to America seeking religious freedom and founded the Plymouth Colony
Who were the Pilgrims?
400
the document that officially broke all ties between the colonists and Great Britain
What is The Declaration of Independence?
400
demonstration in 1773 in which America colonists threw tea from ships into the Boston Harbor to protest British taxes
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
an agreement that ended the Revolutionary War
What is The Treaty of Paris?
500
3rd president who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
he was an abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry who was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death by hanging
Who is John Brown?
500
amendment to the Constitution that officially abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
500
the speech given by Lincoln that redefined the idea of freedom and equality in the U.S.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
the United States purchase of New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico for ten million dollars in 1853