American Revolution
What was the american revolution?
A war between the British and the American colonists in the pursuit of freedom from rule by the British king.
What are the two reasons why the Civil war started?
Disagreements over slavery
The south wanted to make their own country because they thought the North was being unfair.
Who was the first president?
George Washington
Who did the Natives have Thanksgiving with?
Which founding father was assassinated ?
Abraham Lincoln
Who fought in the American Revolution?
The British and the Colonists
What speech did Abraham Lincoln give to the fallen soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg?
The Gettysburg Address
Who makes laws?
Congress (the legislative branch)
What Native American helped Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
What did the founding fathers do?
Help form the new country of the United States, fight for freedom and bring America together.
What was one of the states where the war was taken place?
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New hampshire
New jersey
New york
North carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode island
South carolina
Virginia
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who was the 24th president?
Grover Cleveland
Who was the first to take the Native Americans?
Christopher columbus
Which founding father was the oldest?
How long did the war last in all?
7 years
What organization helped slaves escape?
The Abolitionists or the Underground Railroad
What was the first amendment?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
a.k.a. Free speech
What tribe was going to move to Oklahoma?
Cherokee
Name any 5 of the founding fathers?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington etc.
Who took the first shot in the American Revolution?
No one knows.
List 5 Union states during the Civil War.
Maine
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
California
Nevada
Oregon
How many presidents have there been?
45
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
Which of these documents did the founding fathers NOT help create?
a. The Declaration of Independence
b. The Bill of Rights
c. Common Sense
d. The Treaty of Paris
c. Common Sense. Thomas Paine wrote it.