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American Government
The Civil War
The American Revolution
HodgePodge
100

Law that stated all Indian tribes had to be moved west of the Mississipi River

What is the Indian Removal Act?

100
This branch of government MAKES the laws
What is the Legislative Branch
100
The Northern States wanted this type of economy
What is a manufacturing economy
100
This man wrote the Star Spangled Banner
Who was Francis Scott Key
100

This is the concept of owning all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

What is Manifest Destiny

200

Giving Jobs to political supporters

What is the Spoils System?

200
This branch of government ENFORCES the laws
What is the Executive Branch
200
The Southern States wanted this type of an economy
What is an economy based on agriculture
200
At this meeting, the United States decided on the name of the country and the three branches of the government
What is the Constitutional Convention
200

This trail was used by people who were in search of gold in California

What is the Oregon Trail

300

What president forced the eastern tribe Indian west of the Trail of Tears?

Who is Andrew Jackson?

300
This branch of government INTERPRETS the laws
What is the Judicial Branch
300
This person was the President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
300
In this speech Washington urged the United States to remain neutral in its relations with other Nations
What is Washington's Farewell Address
300

This man invented to Cotton Gin

Who is Eli Whitney

400

Using the media to influence the way people think

What is Propaganda

400
This person is head of the Supreme Court AND swears in the President
Who is the Chief Justice
400
This act forced people of the North to return runaway slaves or face a fine or imprisonment
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
400
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
400

Who advocated prison reform for the mentally ill?

Who is Dorthy Dix?

500

what are the two parts that made up congress?

What is the senate and house of representatives? 

500
How many members are in the Supreme Court and how long can they serve?
What is 9 members and life terms
500
These amendments focused on African Americans, and were dubbed "The Civil War Amendments"
What are the 13, 14, and 15 Amendments
500
This man marched on a Massachusetts court to protest high taxes and hard tiems
Who is Daniel Shays
500
The legisltative branch overseeing and voting on appointments to the Supreme Court is an example of this government system
What are checks and balances