US History

Which amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and siezures?

On whose land was gold found that led to the Gold Rush of 1849?

What territory did Lewis and Clark explore?

Suffrage is the right to

After which American Revolution battle did France become the colonists' ally?

What war was fought in the name of westward expansion?

Which slave sued for his freedom, but lost the case at the US Supreme Court in 1858?

What group was the 3/5 clause for?

What was the event called when British Regulars fired on a crowd of colonists, killing five?

How many electoral votes does a candidate have to get to win the presidency?

Harriet Tubman helped runaway slaves escape along the...

Which battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

Who elects POTUS?

What is the head of the Judicial branch?

What principle ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful?

What president won the election because of a "Corrupt Bargain?"

There were how many American colonies?

How many US Supreme Court Justices are there?

What Native American woman helped Lewis and Clark?

What political party was created during the time of Andrew Jackson?

Who was president of the Confederacy?

Who wrote our nation's National Anthem?

Which treaty set the boundary between the United States and New Spain?

What was the trade of goods, etc. between European explorers and Native Americans called?

The House of Representatives is part of what branch of government?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Who coined the phrase, "Manifest Destiny?"

Who was one of the most famous nurses during the Civil War? (aka the Angel of the Battlefield)

What state was added in the Compromise of 1850?

What was the name of the "lost colony" in which all inhabitants mysteriously disappeared?

What president won on a platform of westward expansion?

Which amendment limits a presidents' number of terms to two?

Which famous colony did the Virginia Joint Stock Company found? (It was the 1st successful one)

Upset about the various taxes imposed on them, American colonists threw what into the harbor?

Which amendment guarantees the right to freedom of speech?

What was the term used to describe people who wanted to get rid of slavery?

Who did Sir Walter Raleigh name "Virginia" after?

Who was given the nickname of "Moses?"

Which word means "to add into" as in when the US added Texas to the nation?

What line separated the Northern and Middle colonies (also the slave and free states)?

How many major political parties are there in the US?

The belief that Americans will spread across the continent was known as what?

What are the first ten amendments called?

What phrase begins the Constitution?

"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great cause" is from what?

What was the name of the land bridge that the first Americans crossed to get to North America?

Which amendment gives the right to bear arms?

Henry Clay came up with this idea which meant to make the US self-sufficient.

Which group wanted to add a bill of rights to the Constitution before it was passed?

In what state did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 take place?

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World?

What war made the US realize they needed to be more self-sufficient?

What river was used as a "north and south highway" of shipping and trade in the US?

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

What was the compromise that determined how states were to count their slaves?

Which of the following is a Native American tribe that resides in Wisconsin?

Which chamber of Congress has 435 members?

What river was used as a "north and south highway" of shipping and trade in the US?

Who was the creator of the Kansas Nebraska Act?

What ocean did European explorers cross to reach the Americas?

What is the "blue print" for American government?

What is the best way to describe John Brown?

What gave African Americans the right to fight in the American Civil War?

Who wrote "Common Sense?"

Which two theaters of war were there in the American Revolution?

Which amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?

What president won on a platform of westward expansion?

Henry Clay came up with this idea which meant to make the US self-sufficient.

What does "sovereignty" mean?

Which battle split the Confederacy in two during the American Civil War?

Along what river did Lewis and Clark follow as they explored newly acquired US land?

What was the expansion of democracy in the early 1800s called?

If the year is 1860, what century is it?

Who was given the nickname of "Moses?"

Where was the federal arsenal that was attacked by John Brown in 1859?

What event of the War of 1812 inspired the poem that would become our national anthem?

How many amendments are there?

Which battle marked the end of the American Revolution?

What does "sovereignty" mean?

Which battle was fought AFTER the War of 1812 had already ended?

Who was fatally shot by friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the Civil War?

From what country did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory?

Created in 1660, what Pilgrim document established a representative government?

What commander led the Confederate Army in the Civil War?

What book featured the story of Eliza, an escaped slave?

What was the first all-black regiment created during the Civil War?

How long is the term of a US President?

Which of Thomas Jefferson's "little" friends was tasked with creating the Bill of Rights?

What is the role of the Executive branch?

Who is the "father" of the Declaration of Independence?

Henry Clay came up with this idea which meant to make the US self-sufficient.

Who was the first leader of the Federalist party?

How is representation in the Senate decided?

What is it called when a president is formally accused of a crime?

The American colonies won their independence from which country?

Why were the Articles of Confederation thrown away?

What general led Americans to victory at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812?

Who said the words, "Give me liberty or give me death?"

How many total members does the US Congress have?

What is the economic theory that promotes using colonies to make profit through trade?

What was the first battle on Northern soil during the American Civil War?

This 3-day battle was the bloodiest ever on American soil

Which war led to the French losing all of their land in North America?

Lincoln belonged to this party which was created in 1854...

Who advised the US to stay out of foreign affairs and warned against political parties?

Who brought tobacco to the New World?

Which word means "to leave" as in what the Confederacy did when they left the Union?

"I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" is from what?

What river was used as a "north and south highway" of shipping and trade in the US?

In the early 1800s, this was the South's most important export

Who created the cotton gin?

In the early 1800s, this was the South's most important export

The Cherokee were forced from their homeland in the 1830s in a march that was called what?

What ocean did the Corps of Discovery reach in the winter of 1805?

What is the mystery surrounding the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord?

What river was used as a "north and south highway" of shipping and trade in the US?

What was the time of peace, pride, and progress called from 1815-1825?

After independence was gained, what was America's FIRST government called?

Henry Clay came up with this idea which meant to make the US self-sufficient.

Which amendments protects you from double jeopardy?

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are your three "inalienable rights?"

Someone who believes in following the Constitution WORD FOR WORD is a

What is the name for setting examples that others follow?

What treaty ended the Mexican American War?

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

Who saved a portrait of George Washington before the British set fire to the White House?

What president won on a platform of westward expansion?

Which country's explorers traded with, learned from, and lived with natives of the New World?

Who was the first POTUS?