This was the founding document of the United States that was eventually overturned.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
In this president's farewell address, he warned of the evils of political parties and foreign alliances.
Who is George Washington?
100
This court case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
100
The "new" immigrants of the turn of the twentieth century were primarily from these regions.
What are southern and eastern Europe?
100
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
What is Gettysburg?
200
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
200
This president implemented the "spoils system," or the appointment of friends to government positions.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
This court cases emphasized that slaves were not citizens and, as such, could not bring cases before the Supreme Court.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
200
This individual founded the Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons).
Who is Joseph Smith?
200
The Mexican-American War was part of a larger governmental policy to conquest the west, also known as this.
What is Manifest Destiny?
300
In the original Constitution, slaves were not counted as an entire person but as this amount.
What is 3/5 of a person?
300
John Adams passed these acts, which led to the imprisonment of dissenters and made it more difficult to become an American citizen.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
300
This case established the "separate but equal" clause that reinforced segregation in the South.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
300
Social reformers fought to create laws that improved the living conditions in urban areas, specifically targeting these overcrowded buildings.
What are tenements?
300
This Civil War battle was the key to controlling the Mississippi during the Civil War.
What is Vicksburg?
400
This principle protects individuals against being held indefinitely without trial.
What is writ of habeas corpus?
400
This president won much of the South during reconstruction due to federal troop presence allowing African Americans to vote.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
This case focused on the issue of unlawful search and seizures in a school.
What is TLO vs. New Jersey?
400
After the assassination of President Garfield, this act guaranteed that government employees were qualified individuals who went through a number of tests.
What is the Pendleton Act?
400
During his "March to the Sea," this individual burned property throughout the South.
Who is General Sherman?
500
The current Secretary of State.
Who is John Kerry?
500
John Quincy Adams, the secretary of state under THIS president, negotiated the sale of Florida from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty.
Who is James Monroe?
500
This case restricted protests during World War I, specifically when it came to reporting for the draft.
What is Schenck v. United States?
500
The settlement house movement sought to teach immigrants these values.
What are American values?
500
The Spanish-American War gained public support, mostly because of this type of journalism.