This Sec. of the Treasury under Pres. Washington advised the govt. to honor Revolutionary war debts to soldiers, individuals and nations that loaned money to the Patriot cause.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
100
This court case ruled that white and colored children must be allowed to attend the same classrooms to guarantee equal opportunity to learn.
What is Brown v. Bd. of Ed. Topeka, Ks?
100
Lincoln denied civil rights to war protesters in the North by jailing them w/o trials. This was a denial of _________ corpus.
What is Habeas?
100
The War of 1812 was fought with the nation due to it's impressment of US sailors, lack of respect, and refusal to vacate forts in the Northwest Territory.
What is Great Britain?
100
Sacagewa aided these explorers as they made their way towards the Pacific Ocean.
Who were Lewis & Clark?
200
This anti-federalist was former Sec. of State under Pres. Washington, and a future 3rd President of the US.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
Homer Plessy brought suit against this defendent which involved a court ruling that one could have separtion of the races, but it had to be equal facilities.
Who is Ferguson?
200
South Carolina seceeded from the Union at the start of the Civil War. Define "secession".
What is "breaking away".
200
Henry Clay's American System sought to raise higher taxes on goods coming in to the US from foreign nations.
What are tariffs?
200
The XYZ Affair saw France demanding a bribe from the US in order to discuss peace. Pres. Adams stated , no, he would have "Millions for ___?___ but not one cent for tribute".
What is "defense"?
300
This rebellion of Western Pa. farmers was crushed by federal troops called out by Pres. Washington; it became proof that the US national govt. was stronger than the states.
What is Whiskey Rebellion?
300
Under Federalism, power is shared by these two governments.
What are state and national governments?
300
This Davis was President of the Confederacy.
Who was Jefferson?
300
Andrew Jackson's supporters of his candidacy for President were rewarded with govt. jobs when he won. This system was known as this.
What is the spoils system?
300
This was a belief that it was evident that the US would, sooner or later, expand its land from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.
What is Manifest Destiny?
400
The Federalists wanted this institution to direct the economy of the US.
What is the national government?
400
This amendment allowed women to vote for President nationally.
What is the nineteenth?
400
"My goal is to preserve the Union at all costs". This was a belief by this politician at the start of the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
400
The forced relocation of the Cherokee tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma was known as this trail.
What is Trail of Tears?
400
Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Grimke sisters, Henry David Thoreau, Wm. Lloyd Garrison were all united in opposing this.
What is slavery?
500
This collection of persuasive essays was meant to encourage the support for a stronger central govt., pro-British trade status, and a loose interpretation of the Constitiution to advance the nation, as a whole.
What is The Federalist Papers?
500
Amendment "Lucky 13"
What is ending slavery?
500
This was the period directly after the Civil War that included Ku Klux Klan, sharecropping, readmitting southern states, and rebuilding the shattered South.
What is Reconstruction?
500
Seneca Falls, NY was the site of a convention in 1848 that focused on what topic?
What is women's rights?
500
Eli Whitney invented this machine that increased the economy of both the north and south.