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Key Events and Figures in American History: Civil War, Revolutionary War, and Civil Rights

Explore pivotal moments and essential figures in American history, including the Civil War, Revolutionary War, and the quest for civil rights. Learn about significant battles, groundbreaking legislation, and notable individuals who shaped the nation's journey toward equality and justice. Discover the first Black soldiers, the Declaration of Independence, and the notorious Salem Witch Trials. Through these events, understand how America's past informs its present and future. Join us in remembering the sacrifices and achievements that define the nation’s rich history.

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Key Events and Figures in American History: Civil War, Revolutionary War, and Civil Rights

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  1. Civil War Revolutionary War Holocaust Salem Witch Trials African- American History $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20

  2. The Civil War began in this year

  3. What is 1861?

  4. The Civil War lasted this number of years

  5. What is 4?

  6. This is known as the greatest battle of the Civil War

  7. What is the Battle of Gettysburg?

  8. This northern state was the first to enlist black soldiers

  9. What is Rhode Island?

  10. This famous author served as a nurse in the Civil War

  11. Who is Louisa May Alcott?

  12. This group won the first battle in the War of Independence

  13. Who are the Massachusetts militiamen?

  14. The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place on this hill

  15. What is Breed’s Hill?

  16. This Revolutionary War figure is best remembered as the President of the Continental Congress whose flamboyant signature graces the Declaration of Independence

  17. Who is John Hancock?

  18. This number of grievances was listed against King George III in the Declaration of Independence

  19. What is 27?

  20. This treaty was signed on February 3, 1783 and ended the Revolutionary War

  21. What is the Treaty of Paris?

  22. This is the name of the third empire of Germany established by Adolph Hitler

  23. What is the Third Reich?

  24. These laws, enacted at the 1935 Nazi National Convention, deprived Jews of their German citizenship

  25. What are the Nuremberg Laws?

  26. This concentration camp was responsible for the largest number of Jews killed during the Holocaust

  27. What is Auschwitz?

  28. This company used prisoners of concentration camps for cheap labor in their factories

  29. What is BMW? (Bavarian Motor Works)

  30. These men were elite members of Hitler’s army during the Holocaust

  31. Who are the SS, or the Blackshirts?

  32. This is the year that English law declared witchcraft a capital crime

  33. What is 1641?

  34. Barren slope near Salem Village used to hang persons convicted of witchcraft

  35. What is Gallows Hill?

  36. Famous slave girl of the Parris family accused of witchcraft

  37. Who is Tituba?

  38. The first accused witch to be brought to trial

  39. Who is Bridget Bishop?

  40. Arthur Miller’s fictional account of the Salem witch hunts

  41. What is The Crucible?

  42. In 1777 this state pioneered emancipation by being the first to abolish slavery

  43. What is Vermont?

  44. She was the first African-American female elected to Congress

  45. Who is Shirley Chisholm?

  46. This 1954 Supreme Court decision declared separate facilities for blacks and whites unconstitutional

  47. What is Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka?

  48. Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, this is the nation’s largest and strongest civil rights organization

  49. What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?

  50. A nationally-known advocate for equality and justice, this African-American female is a former slave who lived in Northampton in the mid-1800’s

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