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60 Facts #1-50 V1.13
U.S. History Facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The _______________________________, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. | Magna Carta |
| _________________________was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War halting the first Confederate attack onto Northern soil. Lincoln declared the battle a victory and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. | Antietam |
| Invented by Eli Whitney, _____________________________________are uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces. This invention greatly helped the growth of American industry. | interchangeable parts |
| __________________________is considered to be the “Father of the Constitution.” | James Madison |
| ___________________________________helped fuel the abolitionist movement in 1852 by writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book shined a light on the horrors of slavery. | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| ___________________________________is a system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches. | checks and balances |
| The _______________________________protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| The _______________________________was signed on _______________________________. It was written by _______________________________, and declared the colonies independence from England. | Declaration of Independence; July 4, 1776; Thomas Jefferson |
| ______________________________was an escaped slave who became a vocal member of the abolitionist movement as well as women’s rights. | Sojourner Truth |
| The _______________________________ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| The ________________________was the turning point of the American Revolution as it gave ________________________a reason to enter the war against Britain. | Battle of Saratoga; France |
| _____________________________is an economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country. | Mercantilism |
| The ________________________________ is the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties. | Bill of Rights |
| A _________________________is a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving the people supreme power. | democracy |
| _____________________________and _________________________organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the _____________________________________and ultimately the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States. | Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Lucretia Mott;Declaration of Sentiments |
| _______________________________was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was responsible for convincing Louis XVI of France to support America during the Revolution. | Benjamin Franklin |
| A _____________________is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. | Republic |
| The ____________________________________are the Legislative Branch (makes the laws), the Judicial Branch (interprets the law), and the Executive Branch (enforces the laws). | 3 Branches of Government |
| __________________________________is the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief. | civil disobedience |
| __________________________was the 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended. | Abraham Lincoln |
| _____________________________________is a system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. | representative government |
| _______________________________was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |
| The ___________________________guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms. | Second Amendment |
| _________________________________was a staunch Federalist and the longest serving Chief Justice in Supreme Court history (1801-1835). He played a key role in the development of the American legal system. | John Marshall |
| __________________________is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. | free enterprise |
| ________________________________was a former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country. | Frederick Douglass |
| ________________________________wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States; he also purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States. | Thomas Jefferson |
| ____________________________________is a cruel and unjust government. | tyranny |
| A _________________________is a tax on goods brought into a country. A protective tariff is a tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry. | tariff |
| _____________________________was the author of the doctrine which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference. In return, the US agreed not to interfere in European affairs. | James Monroe |
| _________________________helped create the woman’s rights movement into a national organization. | Susan B. Anthony |
| _________________________was the General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North. | Ulysses S Grant |
| The ________________________was fought from 1861-1865. | Civil War |
| The _______________________________was written in 1787. The Constitution of the United States sets out the ____________________________ of the government of the United States. | Constitution of the U.S.; laws and principles |
| The _______________________________was the turning point in the Civil War for the North. Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invade the North again. | Battle of Gettysburg |
| The _______________________________ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| An ______________________was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. | abolitionist |
| The _____________________________forbids the government to order private citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes. | Third Amendment |
| ______________________________is a system in which each branch of government has its own powers. | separation of powers |
| _________________________is an economic system based on private property and free enterprise. | capitalism |
| _____________________________is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws, passed by Congress, and determine whether they are constitutional or not. | Judicial Review |
| ______________________________________are rights that cannot be given up, taken away, or transferred. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are some of those rights. | unalienable rights |
| ________________________________is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | Manifest Destiny |
| ________________________________was the era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place. | Industrial Revolution |
| The _____________________________was an invention by ____________________________that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves. | cotton gin; Eli Whitney |
| ______________________________is the right to vote. | suffrage |
| The ________________________________states that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. | First Amendment |
| _________________________means to change. | Amend |
| _________________________, the first permanent English settlement, was founded in _______________. | Jamestown |
| The British defeat at _____________________by George Washington’s troops signaled the end of the American Revolution. ___________________ was the British General who surrendered. | Yorktown, Virginia; Cornwallis |
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