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.
How did the civil war happen?
When the south wanted to succeed from the horth
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
One of our founding father and a scientist.
What did he discover that was so big?
Electricity
Who was one of our founding fathers?
Thomas Jefferson
What did they sign?
The Declaration of Independence
Who were the forty niners?
People in search of gold
Where did they go to?
California
What was the battle of Gettysburg?
The greatest battle of the civil war
Where was it at?
Pennsylvania
What was the Gettysburg address?
A speech
How long was it?
Roughly 3 minutes
What was the battle of bunker hill?
The first great battle of the revolutionary war
What was the Boston massacre?
A battle between the British army and townspeople
How many people did they kill?
One
Was Benjamin Franklin a patriot?
Yes
What did founding fathers mean?
A name for male American patriots during the revolutionary war
What was the civil war?
The war of brother against brother
Who made the telegraph?
James
Was Benjamin Franklin a scientist?
Yes
Was Thomas Jefferson a founding father?
Yes
Did the north win the civil war?
Yes
What was the north called?
The union
What was the souths color?
Grey
What was the norths color?
Blue
What was the souths name?
The confederate
Was Bastille a prison?
Yes
