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Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson said this was ok
What is separate but equal
This branch of government MAKES the laws
What is the Legislative Branch
Deadliest Battle of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
Person thrown in jail for refusing to give up her seat on a bus
Who was Rosa Parks
This is the concept of owning all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny
This amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th?
Protest with several college students sitting at a lunch counter
What is the Greensboro sit-in
Court case that said separate but equal is ok
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
He argued it was "Common Sense" for the Colonies to seek independence from England
Who is Thomas Paine?
The name for the forceful removal of the Cherokee nation by President Andrew Jackson
What is the Trail of Tears
The systematic annihilation of an entire race
What is Genocide
This branch of government INTERPRETS the laws
What is the Judicial Branch
This person was the President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
In this speech Washington urged the United States to remain neutral in its relations with other Nations
What is Washington's Farewell Address
This man invented to Cotton Gin
Who is Eli Whitney
This act made it illegal to question the government with a fine of up to $2000 and up to 2 years in prison
The Alien and Sedition Act
This person is head of the Supreme Court AND what is his name
Who is the Chief Justice and John Roberts
This act forced people of the North to return runaway slaves or face a fine or imprisonment
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
America's first attempt at government was "a loose organization of states with a weak central government" known to us as
What are the Articles of Confederation
Dr. Martin Luther King jr became the leader of the Civil Rights movement in the US after the
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Court case that said schools had to be integrated
Brown vs. Board of Education
How many members are in the Supreme Court and how long can they serve?
What is 9 members and life terms
Name of Lincoln's speech outlawing slavery
What is the Gettysburg Address?
The last battle of the American Revolution
What is Yorktown?
The Legislative branch overseeing and voting on appointments to the Supreme Court is an example of this government system
What are checks and balances