Declaration of Independence signed, start of Revolutionary
War, United States established as an independent nation
What is 1776
100
Years of the Civil War
What is 1861 - 1865
100
Date U.S. Constitution was written
What is 1787
100
1st Amendment right, right to speak one’s own mind
and
1st Amendment right, right to state anything in the printed form
What is Free Speech and Freedom of the Press
100
Main author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd President of United States
Who was Thomas Jefferson
200
July 4, 1776, written by Thomas Jefferson, American colonies declare independence from England, list of grievances against King George III
What is Declaration of Independence
200
First battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
200
First document of English rights, trial by jury, people could not be deprived of life, liberty, and property, signed by King John in 1215
What is the Magna Carta
200
Rights/privileges, which, according to the Declaration of Independence, cannot be taken away, these include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (and property)
What are Unalienable rights
200
Commander in Chief of Continental Army, 1st President of United States
Who was George Washington
300
Taxation without consent, no representation, no trial by jury, quartering troops, standing armies, etc. – addressed by Constitution and Bill of Rights
What are Grievances from the Declaration of Independence
300
A view held by Southerners before the Civil War that the states were sovereign and had rights independent of the federal government and law
What is States Rights
300
This Branch of Government decides if laws are constitutional
What is the Judicial Branch
300
Taxation without consent, no representation, no trial by jury, quartering troops, standing armies, etc. – addressed by Constitution and Bill of Rights
What were the Colonial Grievances
300
Wrote Common Sense
Who was Thomas Paine
400
Rights/privileges, which,
according to the
Declaration of
Independence, cannot be
taken away, these include
life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness (and
property)
What are Unalienable Rights
400
13th – 1865 – abolished slavery 14th – 1868 – guaranteed all citizens, including former slaves, civil rights and equality 15th – 1870 – guaranteed voting rights to former male slaves
What are the Reconstruction Amendments
400
Each branch of the government shares its power and checks the other two, prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is Checks and Balances
400
All political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government
What is Popular Sovereignty
400
Signed Declaration of Independence, was good at making Peace, loved France and loved the ladies. Discovered Electricity
Who was Benjamin Franklin
500
First government of United States from 1781-1788, state sovereignty, weak national government – no
standing army, no power to tax, no courts, no executive
What is the Articles of Confederation
500
Attempt by South Carolina to nullify of federal law in 1832, issue – high federal tariffs, South Carolina protested/refused to pay, Pres Jackson –Force Act, South Carolina backed down
What is the Nullification Crisis
500
Form of government organized in three branches – a legislative branch (Congress), an executive branch (the President) and a judicial branch (Supreme Court).
What is Separation of Powers
500
Power is held by the people and exercised through the efforts of representatives elected by those people
What is Representative Government
500
Wrote the Federalist Papers, created the Federal Banking System