Constitution
1st Amendment
Who composed the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
From which foreign nation did the United States purchase Louisiana from?
France
How did the Civil War begin?
Confederate troops attacked Fort. Sumter, S.C
What were the agreements made by the Missouri Compromise?
-Missouri would enter the union as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state.
-Slavery would not be permitted in the Louisiana territory north of the Missouri border
Which Constitutional Amendment ended slavery and involuntary servitude?
13th Amendment
According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the inalienable rights that cannot be taken away?
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
What were 3 results of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
-Gained knowledge of new plant and animal life in the West.
-Increased their knowledge/relationships with Native American cultures.
-Maps showing new route to Pacific Ocean.
Which technological advancement had the greatest impact on naval warfare during the Civil War?
Ironclads
The Compromise of 1850 included this law, which attempted to keep slaves from running away from their owners.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
4th Amendment
Which battle is considered the major turning point of the American Revolution and why?
The Battle of Saratoga, because it showed France that they could win!
What started the French and Indian War?
British settlers were pushing further west into French and Native American lands.
How did Lincoln's and Douglas's positions on slavery in the territories differ?
Douglas believed people in each state should decide the issue
-Lincoln opposed extending slavery
What are some precedents set in George Washington's first term?
- Established a cabinet of advisers
- Created 3 executive departments; State, Treasury and War.
What was the significance of the Fifteenth Amendment?
- It prevented states from denying the right to vote to African Americans
- Granted all citizens in the U.S the right to vote regardless of race
What was the result of the British Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, and the publication of Common Sense
The Colonies declared Independence from Great Britain.
Women in the west often had more rights than women in other regions of the U.S because
Their labor was needed for families to survive.
What was the significance of the battle of Vicksburg?
It led to union control over the entire Mississippi river
What were 3 points made in the Dred Scott decision?
- Slaves were not citizens and therefor had no right to sue
- Congress did not have the right to prohibit slavery (this made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional)
These 3 documents heavily influenced our constitution
Mayflower Compact
The English Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
required colonist to buy stamps to put on legal documents
As a result of the Mexican-American War and the Mexican cession, The Western border of the U.S extended to the Pacific Ocean.
Name one geographic advantage the confederacy had at the start of the Civil War
Confederate soldiers were fighting on familiar land.
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that enforced separation of the races in the south.