branches of Government
this document established a government system that was divided into three branches
what is the constitution?
A person who wanted to completely end slavery in the United States.
who are Abolitionists ?
The act in which soldiers were allowed to stay in people's homes
what is the quartering act?
He was appointed by the Continental Congress to command the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
George Washington was the very first President of the United States
True
The three branches of government
what are judicial, executive, and legislative
The 1820 agreement that maintained the balance of power in Congress by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
what is The Missouri compromise
British soldiers killed five colonists in a street fight that raised tensions
what is the Boston massacre
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
: The judicial branch is the part of government responsible for writing and passing brand-new laws.
False (The legislative branch writes laws; the judicial branch merely interprets them)
this system ensures that no single branch of federal government gets too powerful
what is checks and balances
What is "Bleeding Kansas"?
Known as the "shot heard 'round the world," these were the opening military engagements of the war.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
These volunteer colonial militia members claimed they could be ready to fight in sixty seconds.
Who are the Minutemen?
The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed every single enslaved person in the United States upon signing.
False (It only legally applied to enslaved people in Confederate-held territory).
The sharing of power between the national and state government
what is Federalism
The radical abolitionist who led an unsuccessful raid on a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of sparking a slave revolt.
Who is John Brown?
The final major battle of the war, where General Cornwallis got trapped and surrendered in 1781.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
German mercenaries hired by the British to fight the Continental Army.
Who are the Hessians?
John Brown was an abolitionist who used violent means to try and spark a slave revolt.
True
This power allows the Supreme Court to declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
The controversial 1857 Supreme Court ruling that stated enslaved people were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.
What is the Dred Scott decision (or Dred Scott v. Sandford)?
George Washington's first battle
what is battle of long island (battle of Brooklyn)
This French nobleman spent his own money and volunteered to help train the struggling Patriot army.
who is Marquis De Lafayette
The 13th Amendment officially abolished the institution of slavery throughout the United States.
True