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  • What year was the Declaration of Independence?
    1776
  • When did segregation between black and white people in USA?
    In 1964, when the Civil Rights Act was passed
  • In 1803, what led to land area of the USA doubling?
    The Louisiana Purchase
  • What is an abolitionist?
    Someone who wants to end slavery
  • What is segregation? Who was segregated in USA?
    Separation of people; black people and white people
  • What year did astronauts first walk on the moon?
    1969
  • Who was President of USA during the civil war?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • Why did southern states secede from the USA?
    They believed in states' rights, and as such that states could have slaves
  • Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
    Jefferson Davis
  • Describe the Columbus Exchange
    The exchange of plants and animals between Europe and North America
  • Why did American colonists want independence from Britain?
    Due to anger over taxes introduced by the British king, which they felt was unfair without representation
  • Name the explorer who discovered America
    Christopher Columbus
  • What does diverse mean?
    People from different backgrounds e.g. people from many countries
  • What was reconstruction, after the Civil War?
    The rebuilding of the South
  • What year did Christopher Columbus discover America?
    1492
  • What was the Cold War?
    The rivalry between USA and Russia after the Second World War
  • What is an economic depression?
    When the economy goes into a deep and serious slowdown?
  • What years were the American Civil War?
    1861-1865
  • Name 3 important inventions in the 1800s
    Elevators, telephones, automobiles (cars), electric lights
  • The first Americans hunted animals and gathered food. We can call them...
    hunter-gatherers
  • Why did railroads mean more people living in the city?
    Because resources, such as cotton, could be transported there. So more people moved there for jobs
  • What is a constitution?
    A system of rules for government
  • What is an immigrant?
    Someone who goes to live in a new country
  • What are civil rights?
    Rights to freedom and equality
  • What does the First Amendment protect?
    The right to free speech, the press, and religion
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