Civil war
What was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run
Who was President during the War of 1812?
James Madison
What was a major problem in Virginia after the Civil War?
Millions of African-Americans needed housing, education, clothing, food, and jobs
What does the Bill of Rights contain?
It contains the First Ten Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the American revolution
The war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence.
The battle became known as the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Antietam
How many years did the war of 1812 last?
3 years
What is segregation?
Separation of people, usually based on race or religion
Who were the people that took the lead in making sure that the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
what is Yorktown
1781; last battle of the revolution; Benedict Arnold, Cornwallis and Washington; colonists won because British were surrounded and they surrended
He was the Union general who secured the interior of the Mississippi River with the Battle of Vicksburg.
Ulysses S. Grant
Why is the War of 1812 an important event in the history of the United States?
Defying moment, showed our country's independence and territory
What happened to the rights of African-Americans after Reconstruction?
They began to have power in Virginia's government, and men of all races could vote (women still could not vote)
What are the five basic freedoms in Amendment 1?
Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly Petition, and Religion.
The French and Indian War
A war with the French and Indians versus the British and other Indian tribes over the Ohio River Valley.
In what speech did Lincoln dedicate a battlefield in honor of the Union Troops?
The Gettysburg Address
What did the president ask Congress to do on June 1, 1812?
wanted war
What were the "Jim Crow" laws?
They were laws that established segregation and separation of the races and reinforced discrimination and prejudices held by whites
Who said church and state should not mix?
Thomas Jefferson
The Boston Massacre
Incident on March 5, 1770 where the redcoats killed eleven colonists. This is significant because it added to the resentment of the British by the colonists.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in
1863
What did the British do to the government building in Washington DC?
Burned them all (except the post office)
What was a poll tax?
A tax that had to be paid in order to vote
Why shouldn't Government and church mix?
Because it would not be fair to the people and would be directly breaking the first Amendment.
The Boston Tea Party
(1773) Colonists in Boston throws millions of dollars of tea off of British ships in protest of their Tea Tax and Boston Massacre.