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I'm a Big Deal
Footprints and Paths
Bread-and-Butter
Gold and Glory
All Over the Place
100
Who is John Deere
1837, this blacksmith improved the plow.
100
What is the California Trail
Travelers took this trail to find gold.
100
At one time, adults could not legally buy alcoholic drinks. The practice of making it illegal to buy alcoholic beverages was called what?
Prohibition
100
Which amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
Amendment 1
100
What is the Legislative Branch of our government called?
Congress
200
Who is Samuel Slater
By 1790, this man build the first American cotton-spinning machine.
200
What is the Oregon trail
This trail was taken to go West, in order to find cheap land.
200
Amendment 13-15 were passed as a direct result of what war?
Civil War
200
Police officer Jesse is knocking at your door, demanding he search your home, but he has no search warrant. Which amendment protects you from Officer Jesse coming into your home?
Amendment 4, Search and Seizure
200
Who is the Executive Branch of our government headed by?
The President
300
Who is Eli Whitney
In 1793, this man invented the cotton gin.
300
What is the Trail of Tears
Native Americans were forcefully removed from their homelands and marched on this trail.
300
Since winning the right to vote in 1920, women have slowly gained political power. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
Amendment 19
300
What amendment abolished slavery?
Amendment 13
300
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
to interpret laws
400
Who is Francis Lowell
In 1813, this man and his partners build a textile factory in Massachusetts.
400
What is the Erie Canal
This path was a human built waterway that connected the Midwest with the harbor of New York City.
400
During the 1960's, males were eligible to be drafted for the Vietnam War once they turned 18; however, these 18 year olds were not allowed to vote until they turned 21. Why was the 26th Amendment, granting 18 year olds the right to vote, put into place?
There was a conflict between the age you served your country and the age you elected your country's leaders.
400
Amendment 15 says that all citizens have the right to do what?
The right to vote
400
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
to make laws
500
Who is Cyrus McCormick
In 1832, this man built an improved reaper.
500
What is the Mormon Trail
This trail was taken to Utah, in order to find religious freedom.
500
During the late 1700's, many states would not ratify the United States Constitution without what?
the Bill of Rights
500
The amendment that repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol, is
Amendment 21
500
The highest court of the Judicial Branch of our government is called what?
the Supreme Court