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The temperance movement attempted to keep people away from this. A. slavery B. voting C. Religion D. Alcohol
What is alcohol?
100
The Constitution begins with the phrase "We the People." This phrase refers to this principle of government. A. Individual rights B. Separation of Powers C. Popular sovereignty D. Republicanism
What is popular sovereignty?
100
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
100
This battle started the American Revolution. A. Battle of Gettysburg B. Battle of Yorktown C. Battle of Lexington and Concord D. Battle of Saratoga
What is Lexington and Concord?
100
The Declaration of Independence was written this year. A. 1803 B. 1607 C. 1787 D. 1776
What is 1776?
200
Horace Mann was concerned with this. A. Slavery B. Education C. Voting rights D. Women's rights
What is education
200
The Fourth Amendment protects people from this. A. people suspected of crimes from incriminating themselves. B. people who are arrested from being questioned without a lawyer. C. people who are arrested from excessive bail. D. people who are suspected of crimes from illegal searches.
What is people who are suspected of crimes from illegal searches?
200
He was killed during the Boston Massacre. A. Crispus Attucks B. Bernardo de Galvez C. John Paul Jones D. Haym Salomon
Who is Crispus Attucks?
200
This event happened in 1803. A. Louisiana Purchase B. Declaration of Independence was written C. Mexican War D. President Washington was elected president
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
The Era of Manifest Destiny was best characterized by this. A. Political cooperation B. British military conquest C. French economic assistance D. American territorial expansion
What is American territorial expansion?
300
Harriet Tubman is best known for her work with this. A. Women's Rights movement B. Temperance movement C. Prison reform D. Underground Railroad
What is the Underground Railroad?
300
The right to keep and bear arms is covered by this amendment.
What is the Second Amendment?
300
He wrote "Common Sense" to persuade Americans to support independence from Britain. A. Thomas Jefferson B. John Adams C. Samuel Adams D. Thomas Paine
Who it Thomas Paine?
300
This battle gave the Union (North) control of the Mississippi River. A. Battle of Gettysburg B. Battle of Yorktown C. Battle of Antietam D. Battle of Vicksburg
What is Battle of Vicksburg?
300
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important because it did this. A. extended slavery north of the Ohio River. B. ensured universal suffrage for all males. C. provided a process for admission of new states to the Union. D. established reservations for American Indians.
What is provided a process for admission of new states to the Union?
400
Separate jails for women, men, and children were a result of this movement. A. Temperance movement B. Women's rights movement C. Prison reform movement D. Abolitionist movement
What is the prison reform movement?
400
The U.S. Constitution grants certain powers to the national government and others to the states. This constitutional concept is called this. A. Popular Sovereignty B. Republicanism C. Checks and balances D. Federalism
What is Federalism?
400
This Southern general was killed by accident by one of his own men. A. Robert E. Lee B. Ulysses S. Grant C. Stonewall Jackson D. George Meade
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
400
This was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. A. Appomattox Court House B. Fort Worth C. Fort Sumter D. Bull Run
What is Fort Sumter?
400
In the case of "Dred Scot v. Sanford," the U.S. Supreme Court decided that this was true. A. Dred Scott should be returned to free territory. B. slaves were not American citizens and had no rights. C. slavery should be banned in the U.S. D. slaves were to be freed once they resided in free territory.
What is that slaves were not American citizens and had no rights?
500
The Seneca Falls Conference helped do this. A. establish legal segregation of public schools. B. lay out a plan to utilize child labor in factories. C. unite the leaders of the women's rights movement. D. reaffirm the legality of slavery in the South.
What is unite the leaders of the women's rights movement?
500
The idea that the U.S. government can have no powers or responsibilities beyond those assigned in the Constitution is called this. A. Checks and balances B. Limited government C. Freedom of Religion D. Federalism
What is Limited government?
500
She was a leader of both the abolitionist movement and women's rights movement, and helped set up the Seneca Falls Convention. A. Susan B. Anthony B. Harriet Tubman C. Elizabeth Cady Stanton D. Sojourner Truth
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
500
In 1620, this group of people arrived in North America. A. Pilgrims B. Puritans C. Dutch D. Spanish
What are the Pilgrims?
500
The significance of the Supreme Court case of "Marbury v. Madison" is that it did this. A. established the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional. B. greatly strengthened states' rights. C. upheld the constitutionality of the national bank. D. established the principle of separate but equal in public spaces.
What is established the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional?