GED U.S. History (Correct Answers)
D DayCorrect AnswersJune 6, 1944; Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France and began the process of re-taking France
Articles of ConfederationCorrect AnswersAmerican's first documented government
Bill of RightsCorrect A...
GED U.S. History (Correct Answers)
D DayCorrect AnswersJune 6, 1944; Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops stormed
the beaches at Normandy, France and began the process of re-taking France
Articles of ConfederationCorrect AnswersAmerican's first documented government
Bill of RightsCorrect AnswersThe first 10 Amendments to the Constitution; Promises
many individual freedoms
Declaration of IndependenceCorrect AnswersDocument published on July 4, 1776,
declaring the freedoms of the 13 Colonies from Britain
The PreambleCorrect AnswersIs the beginning of the Constitution and explains the
basic goals of the U.S. government
U.S. ConstitutionCorrect AnswersDocument establishing principles for a centralized
government; Ratified in 1788
Battle of Long Island/New YorkCorrect AnswersLargest battle; America lost under
control on George Wash.; British gained control on New York
Boston MassacreCorrect AnswersMen were defending themselves and 5 men got
killed, victims won
Bunker HillCorrect AnswersBritish defeated Americans, despite their loss, this battle
Americans a confidence boost
First and Second Continental CongressCorrect AnswersFirst: Made olive branch
petition (first attempt at independence)
Second: Came up with new declaration 1 year later
ImpressmentCorrect AnswersBritish practice of taking American sailors and forcing
them into military service
Intolerable ActsCorrect AnswersBoston harbor was closed down until the tea was paid
for, let the British people in private homes with the colonists and lowered MA
government
Lexington and ConcordCorrect AnswersBattle that started the Revolutionary War; Shot
heard around the world
Louisiana PurchaseCorrect AnswersJefferson purchased Louisiana from the French in
1803
Stamp ActCorrect AnswersTax on all printed materials
Treaty of ParisCorrect AnswersPeace agreement that ended the Revolutionary War
Whisky RebellionCorrect AnswersPA farmers refused to pay tax until American army
enforces it, this upholds the power of the new federal government
American RevolutionCorrect Answers1776-1781, war that led to the U.S. independence
from Britain
The Great CompromisedCorrect AnswersWhen large and small states agreed that
Congress should have two parts
ReconstructionCorrect AnswersPeriod following the Civil War when federal troops
oversaw the rebuilding of the South
U.S. Civil WarCorrect Answers1861-1865; War fought between Union and Confederacy
over slavery and states' rights
Allies WWI & WWIICorrect AnswersGreat Britain, Russia, France, U.S., and others
Axis WWIICorrect AnswersGermany, Italy, and Japan
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