Revolution
Which two towns were the sites of the first shots of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
This decision ended European colonization in the Americas and promised to stay out of European affairs, establishing the United States as a world power a protector of Latin America.
The Monroe Doctrine
What location of the Texas Revolution should we always "remember".
The Alamo
Who was the first Republican president?
Abraham Lincoln
In the fall play, this student played an art teacher who, at first, saw art as needing to be straightforward and between the lines.
Venni
Name one advantage of the Americans during the Revolution.
Washington's leadership, they knew the land, they had strong motivation to fight, America was a lot of territory for the British to conquer.
Give me two policies of the Federalist party.
Strong national government, economy of industry, alliance with England, loose constitutional interpretation, educated elite in office.
Define Manifest Destiny
The belief that it was America's God-given right to spread from coast-to-coast, spread their ideals/power, and "civilize" the land.
Which enslaved man led a violent rebellion in Virginia in 1831?
Nat Turner
These two 8th grade students have dads that teach at Rock Bridge who I student taught under.
Max and Nate
Before the Battle of Princeton, what river did Washington and his troops famously have to cross?
The Delaware
When Washington D.C. was burned, what one item did Dolly Madison save?
A portrait of George Washington.
What conflict almost began a third war between the United States and Britain?
The Pig War
This abolitionist wrote a fictional novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, that made many Northerners sympathetic to the Abolitionist cause.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
These 8th grade students won the National History Day competition at Gentry this year. Name two of them.
Aayam, Derek, Allison, Abhi
Which British general surrendered after the final battle of the Revolution: Yorktown?
Cornwallis
What percent of the electoral vote did Washington get during the first presidential election?
100%
After the Mexican American War, the United States purchased the Mexican Cession for this amount.
$15 million
How much faster did the cotton gin make cotton production?
About 50 times faster.
When the "Baddie Fiancée" and I saw Wicked for Good this fall, we were at the same showing as three current 8th grade Gentry students. Name at least one of them who was there.
Merryn K, Eliana P, and Emma C
What was the name of the German mercenaries hired by the British to fight for them during the Revolution?
Hessians
Which amendment was Jefferson worried about breaking by purchasing territory from France?
10th Amendment (non-enumerated powers go to the states)
Why did America want the Gadsden Purchase?
It was perfect land for the Transcontinental Railroad.
Which Northern Democrat advocated for the Transcontinental Railroad to begin in Chicago? Additionally, he famously debated Lincoln to win a seat in the Illinois senate.
Stephen A. Douglas
This 8th-grade student knitted (crocheted?) the scarf that has sat on the end of my desk since they made it in sixth grade.
Lacy