Jamestown
What were the three reasons that they chose the peninsula as their home?
They could defend it from the Spaniard, the water was deep enough for ships to dock, they thought it had a good supply of water.
Who were the opposing sides in the Revolutionary War?
The Redcoats and the Continental Army.
Was was the 1st President?
George Washington
Who surrendered to Ulysses S Grant at the Appomattox Court House?
Robert E Lee
How many freed slaves were there after the Emancipation Proclamation?
4 Million.
What is a barter.
A trade
Who was the military leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was the 3rd President?
Hint he has a home Charlottseville.
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the head general of the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was a way that white farmer rented out their land?
Sharecropping
What is a charter?
A written permission.
Who was gave the "Give Me Liberty" speech?
Patrick Henry
What was one of the two documents that the Bill of Rights originated from.
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom or The Virginia Declaration of Rights.
What are two pieces of technology that Lincoln used during the Civil War?
Trains, and Telegraphs
What were the Laws called to limit the rights of African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
Who sponsored the trip to Jamestown?
The Virginia Company of London.
What was a person called who was loyal to England.
Loyalist
What is the the Second Amendment?
The right to bare arms.
Who was Nat Turner?
Nat Turner was a escaped slave who led a revolt through Virginia.
What was a Government agency that helped freed slaves start their life?
Freedmen's Bureau
Who rescued John Smith from the Native Americans?
Pocahontas
Who surrendered to the continental army at Yorktown?
Cornwallis
What are the three branches of our Government and what do they do?
Legislative, Judicial and Executive. Make laws, enforce laws, run the country.
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
The First Battle of Bull Run or Manassas.
______ were closed because _______ was useless.
Banks, Money