Milestones Review

Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...

• first African-American baseball player to cross the "color line" and join MLB

• Herman Sweatt

• Integration in Little Rock H.S.

• Rosa Parks

• civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States

• Jackie Robinson

• Black law student who challenged UT LAW

• Freedom Riders

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Little Rock Nine

Match the following

• Lexington and Concord

• Washington's troops survived brutal winter

• Battle of Saratoga

• British army surrendered to Washington

• Valley Forge

• convinced the French to join the Americans

• Treaty of Paris

• first shots of the war

• Yorktown

• Britain recognizes the independence of The United States of America

Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe a charter to found Georgia?

• He believed it would help Britain economically while providing protection for the other southern colonies.

• He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a colony loyal to the Crown.

• He was against slavery and would not allow it in Georgia.

• The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.

What is a milestone in the context of historical events?

• A significant event marking a change or stage in development

• A small stone used for construction

• A type of ancient currency

• A traditional dance form

Which of the following is considered a milestone in the civil rights movement in the United States?

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The invention of the telephone

• The March on Washington

• The discovery of penicillin

What milestone event marked the beginning of the Renaissance period in Europe?

• The fall of Constantinople

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The discovery of America

• The invention of the printing press

Which milestone in communication was achieved by Samuel Morse?

• The invention of the telephone

• The creation of the telegraph

• The development of the internet

• The first radio broadcast

What milestone in space exploration was achieved in 1969?

• The launch of Sputnik

• The first human landing on the Moon

• The first spacewalk

• The first satellite in orbit

Which milestone in women's rights was achieved in 1920 in the United States?

• The right to vote

• The right to education

• The right to work

• The right to drive

What milestone marked the end of World War II?

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles