Slavery and the Constitution
Native Americans and the Constitution
The US Constitution
Government Function
Wait, Really?
100
This man escaped slavery in 1834 and became a famous speaker in London, telling the world that he had "no country" in America.
William Wells Brown
100
This President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830
Andrew Jackson
100
According to Article 1, Section 2, enslaved people were counted as this fraction of a person when deciding how many representatives a state got.
3/5ths
100
This branch of government, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate, is responsible for making laws.
Legislative
100
In 2023, this pink-obsessed movie became the highest-grossing film directed by a woman, sparking a massive fashion trend.
The Barbie Movie
200
What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?
Signed in 1850, this law required Northern citizens to help catch people who had escaped slavery.
200
What did Choctaw Chief George Harkins mean when he used the phrase "Inevitable Annihilation?"
If his people stayed in their lands they would be killed.
200
The US Constitution said that the government could not abolish this until 1808:
The Slave Trade
200
This branch of government, led by the President, is responsible for enforcing or carrying out the laws.
Executive Branch
200
This is the only continent on Earth that has no active volcanoes and is also the only one that is its own country.
Australia
300
Frederick Douglass argued that people in this part of the U.S. were also guilty of slavery because their "moral sense" had been deadened.
The North!
300
Chief Menominee of the Potawatomi tribe claimed that U.S. officials used this substance to trick "young chiefs" into signing treaties.
Alcohol
300
Why did the Constitution preserve slavery?
To unite the North with the South and begin a new country; it was a compromise.
300
This is the name of the system that ensures one branch of government doesn't become too powerful.
Checks and Balances
300
This large bird is the national symbol of the United States.
Bald Eagle
400
In his 1849 speech in London, William Wells Brown stated he felt more free in this "monarchical" country than in his own "republican" country. What country was he talking about?
England
400
Chief Harkins used a metaphor of a stranger trapped between these two dangerous elements to show that his people had no real choice but to leave.
Fire and Water
400
Whoops! Random Trivia Mistake!
What continent has the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
400
This branch of government includes the Supreme Court and interprets the laws to see if they follow the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
This river is the longest in the world, stretching over 4,000 miles through eleven different countries in Africa
The Nile
500
William Wells Brown said that he would only be safe in the North due to "public sentiment." What does "public sentiment" mean?
The feelings of the people, rather than the law of the country.
500
Chief Menominee said that if he were taken "tied like a dog," it would be because the President did not know this
The truth about the unfair treaty.
500
Were Native Americans considered citizens of the United States in the Constitution? Why?
No, because they were not taxed.
500
This is the name for the division of power between the national (federal) government and the individual state governments
Federalism
500
What country is this?
Chile