Must Knows
Which branch creates the laws?
Legislative
According to the Declaration of Independence, what are our inalienable rights?
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What was the first battle of the civil war?
Fort Sumpter
What was the First Amendment, and everything under it?
Freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion.
What is the 13th Amendment?
It was the law that made slavery illegal everywhere.
What were the three parts of the anaconda plan?
What was the Olive Branch petition?
Colonists' final attempt at making peace with King George.
What was the main difference between the Federalists and the Republicans (Aint-Federalists)?
Federalists supported a stronger national government
Anti-federalists supported stornger state government
What was the Second Amendment?
Right to bear arms.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed all the enslved people in the south, but nobody really followed it.
How did the Continental Army differ from state militias?
The Continental Army consisted of troops from all colonies.
What was the second great awakening?
A religous revival when people belived that if you "do good, you go to heaven."
What country did the XYZ affair deal with? What did this affair lead to?
France and it lead to federalists becoming unpopular and a quazi war.
What was the 3rd amendment?
No quartering troops.
What was the 15th Amendment?
Anyone can vote, specifically for the freed black men.
What event caused the constitutional convention, and why?
Shay's Rebellion
Things turned to chaos, and states started ignoring the national government.
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War, and describe what happened?
The Battle of Yorktown
The U.S. Army, French Navy, and French Army surrounded the British and defeated them.
What two things did Washington warn the U.S. against in his Farewell Address?
Political Parties
Foregin alliances
What was the 5th Amendment?
The right to a fair trial and the right to remain silent.
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that seperated African Americans form white peolpe in public. (Laws that promoted segragation.)
What country did the XYZ affair deal with? What did this affair lead to?
France and it lead to federalists becoming unpopular and a quazi war.
What was the great compromise?
An agreement that was reached to adress state representation in congress to makes sure large states and small states are equal. (Two branches that each have power.)
What was the souths main economic advantage heading into the civil war?
Cash Crops
What was the 4th amendment?
Protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
A group that helped black people in the South fund homes, churches, schools, etc.