Presidents 1
This president was elected in 1824 is what was later called the "corrupt bargain" - his father had also been president.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
Who is John Adams?
This agreement led to Maine becoming a free state, and drew the 36'30 latitude line as a division for slavery across the US.
What is the Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1820?
This abolitionist is known for the North Star Newspaper and was a runaway slave.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
People born in America are citizens.
This president ignored the decision in Worcester v. Georgia and displaced the thousands of Cherokee.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This president violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing Cabinet members appointed when Lincoln was in office. He was also hostile towards Reconstruction.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The was the end of Reconstruction and led to Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
This person advocated for better penal institutions and mental health facilities.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
No forced quartering of soldiers.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
This president was known as the Dark Horse candidate and was in power when the US went to war with Mexico.
Who is James K. Polk?
This president only survived a month in office and died of illness. Earlier in his life he gained national fame in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
This created the bicameral legislature - a Senate and House of Representatives.
This person wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, and helped make slavery a moral issue for many Americans.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
You don't have to testify against yourself.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This president won with unanimous votes from the electoral college.
Who is George Washington?
This president defeated William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and 1900. He was assassinated in 1901.
Who is William McKinley?
This introduced California as a free state and a strict Fugitive Slave Act.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This person wanted to create a distinctly American language and is known for standardizing spelling with his dictionary.
Who is Nathaniel Webster?
Right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This president warned against political parties and foreign alliances.
Who is George Washington?
This man was president during the Era of Good Feelings.
Who is James Monroe?
With this compromise, representatives from southern states would benefit from the census especially - slaves counted as a fraction of white citizens population-wise, and would not have rights.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
This person wanted to have education for all.
Who is Horace Mann?
What is the 10th Amendment?