Colonial America
What is Jamestown?
The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
What is the Decleration of Independence?
The 1776 document declaring independence
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendment.
What is the Civil War?
The war between North and South (1861–1865)
What is World War II?
The U.S. entered this war after Pearl Harbor
The document signed on the Mayflower establishing self-government
The king of Britain during the Revolution
What is separation of powers?
The system dividing power among branches
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The president during the Civil War
What is the Great Depression?
The economic crisis starting in 1929
What is Tobacco
The main cash crop that made Virginia wealthy
What is Lexington and Concord?
The first battle of the war (1775)
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The compromise counting enslaved people as 3/5 of a person
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The order freeing enslaved people in Confederate states
What is the New Deal?
The program of reforms by FDR
Who are the puritans?
The group that sought religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay
What is Valley Forge?
The winter camp where Washington’s troops struggled
What is the Legislative Branch?
The branch that makes laws
What is Reconstruction?
The period of rebuilding after the war
What is containment?
The Cold War policy to stop spread of communism
What is the French and Indian War?
The conflict between Britain and France in North America (1754–1763)
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The treaty that officially ended the war
What is popular sovereignty?
The idea that government gets power from the people
What is the 13th Amendment?
The amendment that ended slavery
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The movement led by MLK Jr. for equality