Amendments
1st amendment
What colonies had rocky soil, cold climates, natural harbors, fishing, and shipbuilding?
New England colonies
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the cotton gin?
A machine that separates the cotton from the seeds.
What was Abraham Lincoln's role?
He was the Union president.
What is the 10th amendment?
Rights not given to the federal government are given to the states (Federalism).
What colonies grew grains/oats and raised livestock?
The Middle colonies
What are unalienable rights?
Rights all people have from birth (Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness).
What are canals?
Man-made rivers.
What did William Llyod Garrison write?
The Liberator
What is protected under the 4th amendment?
No unreasonable search and seizure.
Who was the first anti-slavery group?
The Quakers
Why is the Battle of Saratoga significant?
It was the turning point in the war; the French supported the Americans.
What was the impact of steamboats and railroads?
It resulted in faster, more efficient
transportation of goods; the price of goods decreased.
What two women fought for women's suffrage?
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What amendment protects you from cruel or unusual punishments?
8th amendment
Which colonies had the Transatlantic Slave Trade route provide a labor force for them?
The Southern colonies
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A law that prohibited colonists from moving west
of Appalachian Mountains.
What invention did Samuel Morse create?
Telegraph
What did Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau create?
Transcedentalism
Which amendment provides the right to trial by jury?
6th Amendment
What is mercantilism?
British controlled colonial trade.
What are the intolerable acts?
The British response to the Boston Tea Party; closed Boston Harbor.
What lead to mass production?
Interchangeable Parts
Who was the 1st African American U.S. Senator?
Hiram Rhodes Revels