influential pamphlet written by thomas paine; urged americans to declare their independence
What is common sense
100
famous Underground Railroad conductor
What is harriet tubman
100
1607
What is jamestown
100
The power to execute, enforce, and administer law
What is executive branch
100
for slavery
What is south
200
1st US government; failed because the national government was to weak
What is articles of confederation
200
was assassinated at a theatre
What is abraham lincoln
200
1776
What is the declaration of independance
200
The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society
What is judicial branch
200
against slavery
What is north
300
1st ten amendments of the constitution; guarentees individual rights
What is bill of rights
300
former slave who spoke to white audiences about the ending slavery
What is fredrick douglas
300
1775-1783
What is American Revolution
300
A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
What is democracy
300
series of routes and hiding places used to bring slaves to freedom
What is underground railroad
400
speech given by Lincoln on the site where the Battle of Gettysburg had been fought; said the Union was worth fighting for at any cost
What is Gettysburg address
400
1st elected president of the U.S.
What is george washington
400
1620
What is mayflower compact
400
a specific description of a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them
What is republican
400
the idea that states should have the final decision in things affecting them
What is states rights
500
executive order given Lincoln; it freed all the slaves in the Confederacy
What is Emancipation Proclamation
500
A federlast, whose face is on the 10 dollar bill, who helped write the Federalist Papers
What is Alexander hamilton
500
1754-1763
What is french and indian war
500
the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries