History Trivia 4/17

What is the First Amendment in the U.S. Constitution?

• Power given to the states

• Freedom of speech, the press, assembly, petition, and religion

• No cruel and unusual punishment

• Need a warrant to search someone's property/belongings

What is the name for the First Ten Amendments to the Constitution>

• Bill of the People

• First 10 Amendments

• Bill of Rights

• Most Important Amendments

The idea that the U.S. was destined to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean is called...

• Manifest Destiny.

• destiny of the people.

• the American Promise.

• the American Dream.

What president passed the Indian Removal Act?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

What land treaty signed by Jefferson in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Treaty of Ghent

• Minnesota Purchase

Who won the Civil War?

• The Confederate States of America

• Great Britain

• France

• United States of America

Who was president during the Civil War?

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Sherman

What was the bloodiest BATTLE (not day, it lasted 3 days) in American history?

• Battle of Sharpsburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Richmond

• Battle of Bull Run

What was the main CAUSE of the Civil War?

• Economics

• Slavery

• France trading with the United States

• Social issues

Separating people in public life on the basis of race is called...

• segregation

• separation

• anti-semitism

• racism