U.S. PRESIDENTS
He served as the first President of the U.S.
Who is George Washington?
This route of escape from slavery was know as the ____________.
What is the Underground Railroad?
Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Assembly are protected by this amendment
What is the First Amendment?
What is Shays Rebellion?"
Make you Wagers!
Katanji Brown-Jackson was recently confirmed to serve in this branch of the U.S. government
This president is credited with drafting the U.S. Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal in the U.S.
What is the 13th Amendment?
"I plead the __________" refers to a defendant's right to be protected from self-incrimination
What is the "Fifth?"
This person was thought by some to have been the only African American present at the Constitution Convention
Who is John Hanson?
This president is credited with being the primary writer of the U.S. Constitution
Who is James Madison?
This former slave in Maryland escaped to freedom and became one of the leading figures of the anti-slavery movement in the pre-Civil War U.S.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
The Constitution established how many branches of government for the U.S.
What is 3?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 illegalized this business activity in OH,IN,IL,MI,WI
What is slavery?
This president delivered the "Gettysburg Address" speech in 1864
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Nicknamed "Moses", this person was perhaps the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
African American men gained the right to vote through this amendment to the Constitution
What is the 15th Amendment?
Created in 1619, the House of ___________ represented Virginia colonists' first effort towards self-government
What is Burgess?
The Office of the President falls under this branch of government
What is the Executive Branch?
This comedy duo's "Slave Auction" skit appeared on the Comedy Central Network
Who are Key and Peele?
The U.S. Constitution replaced this body of laws which governed the U.S. during the American Revolution
What is the Articles of Confederation?"
Andrew Jackson Smith was one of 26 African Americans to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor for their service in which war?
What is the Civil War?