Colonial America & the Revolution
Which European nation established Jamestown in 1607?
England
How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
10
Texas won independence in 1836 from which country?
Mexico
Which 1862 battle was the bloodiest single day?
Antietam
What is the title of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 speech?
"I Have a Dream"
On what date was the Declaration adopted?
July 4, 1776
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What name is given to the 1838–39 Cherokee removal?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people where?
The Confederate areas
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
What was the United States’ first constitution called?
Articles of Confederation
What 1803 land deal doubled U.S. territory?
Louisiana Purchase
What 1869 achievement linked the coasts by rail?
The Transcontinental Railroad
What 1863 battle is widely seen as the turning point?
Gettysburg
If both the president and vice president cannot serve, who becomes president?
Speaker of the House
In which city did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
What two people took took on an expedition (1804–06) that explored the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific?
Lewis and Clark
What 1862 law offered homesteads to settlers?
The Homestead Act
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
What 1787 gathering drafted the U.S. Constitution?
The Constitutional Convention
What term captured the belief in coast-to-coast destiny?
Manifest Destiny
Whose 1860 election triggered Southern secession?
Abraham Lincoln
What is judicial review?
Courts’ power to declare laws or actions unconstitutional.