General
Type of source that is original, or directly at event.
Primary Source
What is one of the reasons why people came to this continent to colonize?
Make Money
Freedom of Religion
Leading cause of the Civil War
Slavery
Bureau that was created to help newly freed former slaves
Freedman's Bureau
The war fought between the North and South
Civil War
Type of source that is reporting or detailing an event that had taken place at a different time or place.
Secondary Source
How did colonists respond to different taxes imposed by the British like the Tea Act?
Boycott, Protest, destroy British Goods
Act that used popular sovereignty for states to decide if they wanted to be a slave state or free state, led to Bleeding Kansas
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Amendment that ended slavery
13th
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
The ability to recognize and feel the hardships, joys, problems, and sorrows of people in the past
Historical Empathy
What was the fear of our founding fathers when creating our new government?
An all powerful National Government
3 Day battle in the Civil War, was the deadliest battle of the war, led to a famous speech by President Lincoln
Battle of Gettysburg
Amendment that acknowledged all formers slaves as citizens and guaranteed equal rights.
14th
Document that sets up and gives power to our governement
Constitution
This person argued that we all have "Natural Rights" like life, liberty, and property. It inspired out founding fathers
John Locke
Why is the Constitution considered a living document?
It can be amended
Why did people oppose the Louisiana Purchase?
Abuse of power by the president
Amendment that allowed all former slaves the right to vote and said that the right to vote could not be denied based on race
15th
The idea that the government gets their power from the people that is displayed in the first 3 words of the Constitution
We the People
A particular geographic, political, or cultural characteristics of a specific area that sets it apart from other areas
Region
Who is the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
Final battle of our War for Independence, secured our freedom
Supreme Court case that said segregation was legal, and "separate but equal" was the standard.
Plessy V Ferguson
The 3 Branches of our Government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial