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Chapter 9-10
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The document which gave little power to the National Government and much power to the states.
Articles of Confederation
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Theory that said that states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed an unconstitutional law.
States rights
100
An 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the war with Mexico
Wilmot Proviso
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The Commanding General of the Confederate Army.
Robert E. Lee
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An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions on rebellion against the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
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This was what settled the disagreement over the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
Great Compromise
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The principal that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution.
Judicial Review
200
A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral.
Uncle toms Cabin
200
Commanding general of the Union Forces
Ulysses S. Grant
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Abraham Lincoln’s main political opponents, they favored peace with the south.
Copper heads
300
The first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution.
Bill of Rights
300
The act of Seizing by force
Impressment
300
A Federal Arsenal in Virginia that was captured in 1859 during a slave revolt.
Harper's Ferry.
300
Potpourri Question: Who was the original captain of the USS Enterprise
James T. Kirk
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The Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Court house
400
To Swear in or induct into office in a formal Ceremony
Inaugurate
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A Treaty, signed in 1814, which ended the war of 1812; no territory exchanged hands and trade disputes were not resolved.
Treaty of Ghent
400
To withdraw
Secede
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What real sports legend did Superman once face in the Squared Circle?
Muhammad Ali
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An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, banning slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States
Thirteenth Amendment
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In 1704, an American army defeated over 2000 Native Americans in a clash over control of the Northwest Territory.
Battle of Fallen timbers
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The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France
Louisiana Purchase
500
Random Potpourri Question: What band played the song "War Pigs"
Black Sabbath
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Potpourri Question: What Radio Drama and Television show featured the phrase "Just the facts ma'am."
Dragnet
500
Potpourri question: Who in dead Ryleigh waits dreaming?
Cthulhu