Cultural Literacy Questions Flashcards
This was the name of a dreaded French prison in Paris
Bastille
A clash between British troops and tows people occurred just before the Revolutionary War
Boston Massacre
These were colors associated with the participants in the Civil War
Blue and Grey
This documents represents the fundamental law of the united states that everyone follows
Confederate Army
Once a chapel in a city in Mexico, now a tourist attraction in the United States
Alamo
It forbids Congress from tampering with freedoms such as speech, religion, press and assembly.
Bill of rights
An infamous Nazi concentration camp located in Poland during World War II
Auschwitz
A famous Mexican general who defeated a small group of American patriots
Santa Anna
This date is memorable in France as an independence day, or sorts.
July 14th
This army represented the North during the civil war.
Union
This army represented the South during the Civil War
Confederate
This automobile was probably proudly named after our 16th president.
The Lincoln
Our constitution was drafted (first written) in this historic city
Philadelphia
She was a 19th century reformer
Dorothea Dix
This documented stated from that moment in 18633 all slaves in the confederacy were “forever free”
Emancipation Proclamation
A running opponent of Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
This early battle of the Revolutionary War proved to the colonists they could resist the British
Battle of lexington and concord
A real legend who is the best known for his settlement of what is now Kentucky
Daniel Boone
The leaders of this were responsible for sending millions to their deaths during WWII
Third Reich
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as this phase
Bill of Rights
This war grew from differences between social structure and economy of two areas.
Civil War
This very real American legend gave his life for a state that had not yet been created
Davy Crockett
This was not the only issue that caused the civil war
Slavery
By itself, this document did not really “free” anyone at the moment
Emancipation Proclamation
When people say that “Lincoln freed the slaves,” they are referring to this
Emancipation Proclamation
If someone tries to forbid the publication of a document they may be violating this
Bill of rights
Dorothea Dix
Who protested the practice of confining the mentally ill in prisons?
This began in late 1860 after Lincoln was elected president
The secession of the southern states
The Civil War actually began when the Confederate troops fired on this.
Union army
This man was proof to many that “the powers of the mind are disconnected with the color of skin.”
Benjamin Bannekar
This war is often referred to as the war of “brother against brother”
M
These people flocked to California in search of gold in the 19th century.
U
Patriots like Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, et. al.
I
This governing document was drawn up by the Pilgrims before they left their ship
A
Thomas Jefferson
D
Patriot, diplomat, author, printer, scientist,, and inventor of the 18th century
E
Named for King James I of Enngland
B
If you lived below this, you were considered a “southerner!”
AA
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Massachusetts 4/19/1775
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