C.L. Notes 1-20 Flashcards
What was Auschwitz?
A concentration camp in Poland.
How many locations were there?
Three
What was Bastille?
A prison in Paris that held offenders and political offenders
When was it attacked?
July 14, 1789
What was Alamo?
A fort that used to be a chapel in San Antonio Texas
Who did the Americans fight?
A large force of Mexicans
What was the Appomattox Court House?
A courthouse in Virginia where the Civil War ended
Who did General Ulysses S Grant make surrender?
General Robert E Lee
What was crispus attacks?
A black sailor killed in a massacre
What were they doing?
Fighting for liberty
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
A African-American scientist of the late 18th century and early 19th century
What did he prove?
The powers of mind are disconnected with the color of the skin
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
What do they protect?
Freedoms of speech, Religion, Assembly, and the Press
What uniforms did the union wear?
The blue ones
What was the Boston massacre?
A clash between British troops and the towns people
Who was on of the people they killed?
Crispus Attucks
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A act of defiance towards the British government
What did the Americans throw overboard?
They threw hundreds of chests of tea they found on a British ship
What was the battle of bunker hill?
The first great battle of the Revolutionary War
What troops did the Americans kill?
British troops
What was the Civil War?
The war fought in the United States between the union and the confederate
How long did the war last?
1861-1865 4 years
What was the civil war?
A war between the north and the south.
