Foundations of American Government
The U.S. formed its own government after gaining independence from this country.
What is Great Britain/England?
The U.S. decided to expand westward in this century.
What is the 19th century (1800s)?
A war fought between two groups in the same country.
What is a civil war?
Abraham Lincoln held political office in this state prior to becoming the President.
What is Illinois?
What are secondary sources?
The belief that America had a God-given right to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The U.S. Civil War was fought between these 2 groups.
What are the Union and Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln is sometimes referred to as this term, meaning a person who dedicates their life to ending slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
Autobiographies, diaries, letters, and photographs are all examples of these.
What are primary sources?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as this. It includes things like the right to a fair trial and the right to bear arms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The phrase "Manifest Destiny" is particularly offensive to this group of people who were horribly mistreated, abused and murdered as a result.
Although the Civil War was caused by a variety of factors, this was the primary cause.
What is slavery?
Abraham Lincoln occurs on these 2 pieces of U.S. currency.
What are the penny and the $5 bill?
America declared independence on this date (must include year).
What is July 4, 1776?
This Constitutional amendment allows for freedom of speech, religion, and press.
What is the 1st amendment?
One positive effect of westward expansion involved the building of this, which connected the east and west coasts and improved trade and transportation.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This former slave sued for his freedom and lost. His case was a major catalyst for the start of the Civil War.
Who is Dred Scott?
This executive order, issued by Lincoln during the Civil War, freed many slaves living in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Facts like the author, the date, and the type (primary or secondary) describe this feature of a source.
What is origin of a source?
This political party advocated for a strong central government ruled by a group of wealthy, educated citizens.
Who are the Federalists?
Native American boarding schools, which forced children to "assimilate" to white, westernized culture often used this motto to justify their actions.
What is "Kill the Indian, Save the Man"?
The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott's case that Scott could not sue his master for his freedom because African Americans were not these.
What are citizens?
This man, who ran against Lincoln for a seat in the Illinois Senate, described him as "in favor of the citizenship of the Negro."
Who is Stephen Douglas?
The acronym SPICE refers to these 5 characteristics of a civilization.
What are social, political, interaction, cultural and economic?