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Civics Part 5
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of indentured servant? | Somebody who has to work to pay off their debt |
| Who occupied North America before the Europeans arrived? | The native Americans |
| Explain the slave trade. | The slave trade was when enslaved people were brought from Africa to the America over the Middle Passage |
| What were the causes of the American Revolution? | Taxation without representation |
| What was the American Revolution? | When the colonies broke away from Britain/ England |
| Who was the first U.S. president who was also known as the “Father of the Country?” | George Washington |
| Who wrote the Federalist Papers? | John Jay, James Madison,and Alexander Hamilton |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who is known as the “Father of the U.S. Constitution?” | James Madison |
| When was the U.S. Constitution written? | 1787 |
| When was the U.S. Constitution ratified? | 1788 |
| Why was Patrick Henry significant during the American Revolutionary period? | He stated “ give me liberty or give me death” |
| What was the Louisiana Purchase? | The US purchased territory from France in 1803 |
| What was the Civil War? | War between the North ( the union) and the south ( confederacy) |
| What were the causes of the Civil War? | Slavery |
| What was Abraham Lincoln’s role in abolishing slavery? | The emancipation proclamation |
| Identify the Emancipation Proclamation. | It freed enslaved people in confederate/ southern states |
| Who were the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement? | Susan B Anthony |
| What is capitalism? | Is where the government is out of the economy, individuals on business which allows people to make a profit |
| What is communism? | Where the government owns all the businesses, they decide who gets what |
| Identify Woodrow Wilson. | He was the president in World War 1 |
| Identify Franklin D. Roosevelt. | He issued the new deal and president during world war 2 |
| Identify Harry Truman. | He dropped the atomic bomb at the end of ww2 |
| Identify Dwight D. Eisenhower. | He was in charge of the European part of ww2, associated with D-day, he was Eisenhower traveling system |
| Who were the Allied Powers during World War II? | US,USSR,BRITAIN |
| Who were the Axis Powers during World War II? | GERMANY,ITALY,JAPAN |
| What was the Cold War? What countries were involved in the Cold War? | COLD WAR was a competition of dominance involved US VS SOUTHERN UNION |
| How did Jim Crow laws affect voting for African Americans in southern states? | It prevented African Americans from voting |
| What was the Civil Rights Movement? | 50s and 60s; movement for equality for African Americans |
| What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964? | Ban/ get rid of Discrimination in public places |
| What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965? | Ban discrimination in the polls or in voting based on on race,,and religion |
| What is the significance of September 11, 2001? | The day of the largest terrorist attack on American soil on World Trade Center attacked by Ben Laden |
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