COLONIAL CHAOS
This founder established Georgia as a colony for debtors and a buffer against Spanish Florida.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
This war in 1754 left Britain deeply in debt and led to many of the taxes that angered colonists
WHAT IS THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition can all be found here.
What is the 1st Amendment?
Ratified in 1865, this amendment permanently ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This amendment allowed Americans to directly elect their U.S. Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
Banished from Massachusetts, this man founded Rhode Island and championed religious freedom.
Who is Roger Williams?
Passed in 1765, this act taxed newspapers, licenses, and other printed materials.
WHAT IS THE STAMP ACT?
The Founders included this amendment to protect citizens' right to own weapons.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This amendment established birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This voting reform allows citizens to remove an elected official before the end of their term.
What is Recall?
Known as the "Virgin Queen," this monarch gave her name to England's first permanent American colony
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
In this year, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
What is 1773?
Police generally need a warrant because of protections found in this amendment.
What is the 4th Amendment?
Ratified in 1870, this amendment protected voting rights for African American men.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This Progressive reform allowed citizens to propose laws directly to voters.
What is Initiative?
This Quaker leader founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for religious freedom.
Who is William Penn?
In this year, the Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
What is 1775?
A speedy and public trial is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Only 10% loyalty was needed under this Reconstruction plan.
What is Lincoln's Plan?
This woman became famous for entering saloons with an ax and destroying alcohol bottles.
Who is Carry Nation?
His famous rule was "He who shall not work shall not eat" during Jamestown's early struggles.
Who is John Smith?
This document, signed in 1776, officially announced the American colonies' independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
This amendment reminds Americans that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.
This 1867 law divided the South into five military districts.
What is the Reconstruction Act?
This woman led the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and connected alcohol to poverty, abuse, and unemployment.
Who is Frances Willard?