Civil War
When did the Civil War start?
1861
What settlement was made in 1609?
Jamestown, Virginia
What amendment gave all those born in the US, citizenship?
the 14th Amendment
What was the first colony to ratify the constitution?
Delaware
who gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech in DC?
Martin Luther King Junior
When did the civil war end?
1865
People fleeing Europe to the New world, fleeing religious persecution
The Pilgrims
Amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
15th Amendment
where in the colonies was slavery practiced?
all 13 colonies
What event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
The Arrest of the Rosa Parks
What was the name of the country that seceded?
The Confederacy
What was the first Colony founded?
Virginia
Amendment that allowed women to vote
The 19th Amendment
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How log did the civil right movement last?
14 years (1954-1968)
What was the Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
when were 200 slaves sent to Jamestown?
1619
When was the 15th amendment passed?
1870
French ambassador who helped to sway Europe in the revolution's favor
Benjamin Franklin
What laws existed that made it harder for African Americans to vote?
Jim Crow Laws
Who was Union general that freed the slaves on his "March to the Sea" in Georgia
William Tecumseh Sherman
What was the ship the Pilgrims used to sail to America?
The Mayflower
What amendment outlawed slavery?
The 13th Amendment
When is Independence Day?
July 4th
What ended the civil rights movement?
Voting rights act of 1964