Founding Fathers
He is the 1st President of the USA?
George Washington
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
A There was a party for the king
B Colonist bought more tea from England
C Colonists threw tea off British ships.
D The British shot innocent civilians
C Colonists threw tea off British ships.
What was one of the reasons for the Civil War?
A Lincoln was assassinated
B Jefferson Davis was assassinated
C The south wanted to break away and keep slavery.
D. Mexico stole the South
C The south wanted to break away and keep slavery.
Did the Union or the Confederacy want to keep slavery around?
Confederacy
What is the date the 9/11 tragedy?
9/11/01
This man was a great inventor, but was never president. He invented Bifocals, and experimented with electricity and kites?
Ben Franklin
This was a tax on all paper goods..
A Intolerable Act
B Stamp Act
C Tea Act
D Sugar Act
B Stamp Act
Which of these states was a border state?
A Texas
B New York
C Colorado
D Kentucky
D Kentucky
This woman helped slaves escape to the North using the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What is the official date of the pear Harbor attack?
A 10/7/1941
B 12/7/1940
C 11/7/1941
D 12/7/1941
D 12/7/1941
This man yelled to warn others that "The British were coming, the British were coming"
A Thomas Jefferson
B John Hancock
C George Washington
D Paul Revere
D Paul Revere
This was a tax that was punishment for the Boston Tea Party...
A Sugar Act
B Intolerable Act
C Stamp Act
D Tea Act
B Intolerable Act
What was the name of the North's ironclad ship?
A Virginia
B Monitor
C Dallas
D Enterprise
B Monitor
This abolitionist was a former slave who would write about his terrible experiences as a slave.
Fredrick Douglas
How old is the USA?
A 300
B 150
C 242
D 189
C 242
This man wrote the declaration of independence?
A Thomas Jefferson
B Ben Franklin
C George Washington
D Sam Adams
A Thomas Jefferson
True or False:
Colonist were mad because there was taxation without representation
True
The union had a 3 part plan to defeat the South, What was the name of that plan?
A Plan A
B Anaconda Plan
C Marshal Plan
D Truman Doctrine
B Anaconda Plan
True or False: African Americans fought with Union soldiers to beat the confederacy.
TRUE
Trump is the ___ President of the USA
A 44
B 45
C 46
D 47
B 45
What year was the Constitutional Convention?
A 1777
B 1787
C 1788
D 1812
B 1787
The British taxed the American Colonies to help fund their war with...
A France
B Russia
C Italy
D Spain
A France
What year did the civil war end?
A 1862
B 1864
C 1865
D 1866
C 1865
This was delivered by Abraham Lincoln, a statement that freed the slaves....
A Gettysburg Address
B I have a dream speech
C Emancipation Proclamation
D Star spangled banner
C Emancipation Proclamation
Who is the Roman God of the sea?
A Poseidon
B Neptune
C Mars
D Jupiter
B Neptune