Colonialism
America was colonized by WHICH European country?
Great Britain / UK
This 1770 event, in which British soldiers killed five colonists, fueled anti-British sentiment.
Boston Massacre
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as this.
Bill of Rights
This 1820 compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This set of laws, passed in Southern states after the Civil War, restricted the rights of freedmen.
Jim Crow / Black Code
This is the sport Mr. Villar played in High School
Fencing!
The forced journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas was known by this term.
What is the Middle Passage?
The colonists revolted after what kinds of acts were passed?
Taxes (Sugar, Paper, Homestead Acts)
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention settled how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This is what the 13th Amendment does
Abolishes Slavery
Mr. Villar's family is from this country.
The Philippines
How were Native Americans SPECIFICALLY affected by the first encounter
Disease (Smalllpox) + Outgunned. "They died" is not specific enough
This 1776 document, primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, declared the colonies’ independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
14th Amendment
This is what the 15th Amendment does
You can vote regardless of your RACE.
This is where Mr. Villar goes to college
Queens College
This cash crop saved the Jamestown colony and became the economic foundation of Virginia.
What is tobacco?
This document was the first constitution of the United States, later replaced due to its weaknesses.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The division of power between national and state governments is called this.
What is federalism?
This method was used to prevent African Americans from voting, requiring a fee to cast a ballot.
What is a poll tax?
This group used violence and intimidation to oppose Reconstruction and suppress Black political participation.
KKK
Mr. Villar's favorite animal is...
Foxes!
This early attempt at self-government in Virginia was established in 1619.
What is the House of Burgesses?
What was the trail that Native Americans walked when they were forced out of their homes called?
Trail of Tears
This series of essays explained and defended the Constitution to the public.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This Supreme Court case upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws in 1896.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This organization was created to help formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom.
Freedman's Bureau
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