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Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson said this was ok
What is separate but equal
This branch of government MAKES the laws
What is the Legislative Branch
Which state was the first to secede from the United States?
What is South Carolina
Known as the "shot heard around the world"
What is Lexington/Concord
This is the concept of owning all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was Gods will and inevitable
What is Manifest Destiny
This amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th?
This branch of government ENFORCES the laws
What is the Executive Branch
This is how the US appeased both north and south before the Civil War.
What is a series of compromises
His pamphlet was distributed around the colonies and argued it was "Common Sense" for the Colonies to seek independence from England
Who is Thomas Paine?
The name for the forceful removal of the Cherokee nation by President Andrew Jackson
What is the Trail of Tears
The systematic annihilation of an entire race
What is Genocide
This branch of government INTERPRETS the laws
What is the Judicial Branch
This person was the President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
In this speech Washington urged the United States to remain neutral in its relations with other Nations
What is Washington's Farewell Address
Inventor of the Cotton Gin
Who is Eli Whitney
This act made it illegal to question the government with a fine of up to $2000 and up to 2 years in prison
The Alien and Sedition Act
This person is head of the Supreme Court AND swears in the President
Who is the Chief Justice
This act forced people of the North to return runaway slaves or face a fine or imprisonment
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
America's first attempt at government was "a loose organization of states with a weak central government" known to us as
What are the Articles of Confederation
College students in Greensboro staged what in a Woolworth's store?
What are sit ins
The Star Spangled Banner was written during this war
What is the War of 1812?
How many members are in the Supreme Court and how long can they serve?
What is 9 members and life terms
Name of Lincoln's speech which detailed the outlawing of slavery.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The last battle of the American Revolution
What is Yorktown?
The Legislative branch overseeing and voting on appointments to the Supreme Court is an example of this government system
What are checks and balances