Amendments
Allows for students to gaher around a flagpole for prayer before school each morning!
What is the 1st Amendment?
This purchase gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and control of New Orleans.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Mass movement of populations into the cities, creating pollution and overcrowding.
What is urbanization?
Had little industry and imported most non-agricultural goods, saw the high tariff as a burden & opposed them.
What is the South?
Confederate forces fired upon this establishment, signaling the start of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
A warrant is needed on order for police to look in your phone.
What is the 4th Amendment?
Was used to justify the expansionist policies for the U.S. government.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The renewal of religious faith in the 1800s.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
Allowed for the return of run-away slaves, even in the North.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The North captured this stronghold to gain control of the Mississippi River and divided the southern states. Was part of the Anaconda Plan.
What is the Battle (Siege) of Vicksburg?
If found guilty, you will not go to jail, but you will pay a fine.
What is the 7th Amendment?
Gave 160 acres, have to improve the land and have to live on it for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This first meeting (convention) of women in the United States is considered to be the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
Allowed for popular sovereignty to decide if these states would have slavery.
What is the Kansa-Nebraska Act?
Battle that is considered the turning point of the Civil War where Lee’s invasion of northern territory was repelled.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
These rights are not reserved for the government or the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Created an orderly procedure for establishing territories and applying for statehood.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Parts for devices were made to be nearly identical so that they could fit into any device of the same type
What are interchangeable parts?
Individuals who were opposed to slavery.
Who are Abolitionists?
Signals the end of the Civil War by Lee surrendering to Grant at this location.
What is Appomattox Court House?
Trial that can lead to you incarceration.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Ended the Mexican-American War, granting the United States the Mexican Cession for $15 million; (New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, & California)
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Allowed for cheaper and faster production of products. Mostly impacted the northern states.
What is the Factory System?
Ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be considered citizens of the United States.
What is the Dred Scott Decision? (Dred Scott v. Sandford)
Speech where Lincoln promised he had no intent to abolish slavery, argued for the preservation of the Union & stated it was against the law to secede from the Union.
What is Lincoln's First Inaugural Adress?