Native Americans
Columbus encountered these people in the Caribbean
Who are the Taino?
This clause in the Constitution led to greater representation for large slave states
3/5ths clause
This act of civil disobedience occurred in a harbor and resulted in the loss of valuable British property
Responsible for financial plans during the early years of the United States that favored a strong federal government and a national bank
Alexander Hamilton
This amendment is concerned with the freedom of speech
First Amendment
Also known as King Philip
Who is Metacom?
This rebellion led to the hardening of slave codes in Virginia
Bacon's Rebellion
This act was a tax on printed goods in the colonies
Stamp Act (1765)
The Louisiana Purchase was enacted during this presidency
Thomas Jefferson
This amendment concerns militia rights as well as the right to bear arms
Second Amendment
An armed conflict between Native Americans and the British in the Great Lakes Region
Pontiac's Rebellion
This slave rebellion in Virginia resulted in the deaths of around 60 white people and the executions of some 55 enslaved people.
Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831)
This publication called for a revolution against British control of the colonies and was (ironically) written by a British migrant to the colonies
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
He is known as a leading figure of Enlightenment thinking
This amendment concerns the abolition of slavery
13th Amendment
This act was passed under Andrew Jackson's presidency
Indian Removal Act of 1830
He became a leading abolitionist and published one of the most famous autobiographies in US history
Frederick Douglass
These battles are considered the first shots of the American Revolutionary war
Lexington and Concord
He became a leading Democrat in addition to being a killer of Indians and a slaveowner
Andrew Jackson
This amendment prevents unreasonable searches and seizures
Fourth Amendment
The two Native American leaders involved in the battle of Tippecanoe (1811)
Tecumseh & Tenskwatawa (The Prophet)
This abolitionist led an attack on a federal arsenal
John Brown
This proclamation resulted in enslaved Black people in Virginia joining British lines for the promise of freedom
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was passed by this president
Abraham Lincoln
This amendment preserves the right to trial by jury
Seventh Amendment