U.S. PRESIDENTS
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY
The U.S. Constitution
GRAB BAG
FINAL JEOPARDY
100

He served as the first President of the U.S.

Who is George Washington?

100

This route of escape from slavery was know as the ____________.

What is the Underground Railroad?

100

Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Assembly are protected by this amendment

What is the First Amendment?

100
This 1786 uprising of farmers over Massachusetts' taxation policy led to Constitutional Convention in 1787  

What is Shays Rebellion?"

100

Make you Wagers!

Katanji Brown-Jackson was recently confirmed to serve in this branch of the U.S. government 

200

This president is credited with drafting the U.S. Declaration of Independence

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal in the U.S.

What is the 13th Amendment?

200

"I plead the __________" refers to a defendant's right to be protected from self-incrimination

What is the "Fifth?"

200

This person was thought by some to have been the only African American present at the Constitution Convention

Who is John Hanson?

300

This president is credited with being the primary writer of the U.S. Constitution

Who is James Madison?

300

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?

300

The Constitution established how many branches of government for the U.S.

What is 3?

300

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 illegalized this business activity in OH,IN,IL,MI,WI

What is slavery?

400

This president delivered the "Gettysburg Address" speech in 1864

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

Nicknamed "Moses", this person was perhaps the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad

Who is Harriet Tubman?

400

African American men gained the right to vote through this amendment  to the Constitution

What is the 15th Amendment?

400

Created in 1619, the House of ___________ represented Virginia colonists' first effort towards self-government

What is Burgess?

500

The Office of the President falls under this branch of government

What is the Executive Branch?

500

This comedy duo's "Slave Auction" skit appeared on the Comedy Central Network

Who are Key and Peele?

500

The U.S. Constitution replaced this body of laws which governed the U.S. during the American Revolution

What is the Articles of Confederation?"

500

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?

M
e
n
u