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Military aide of British General Braddock and defender of the frontier after Braddock's defeat
Who is George Washington
100
The first constitutional government of the United States
What are the Articles of Confederation
100
Stirring patriotic song written by Francis Scott Key
What is the Star Spangled Banner
100
Provision established by Congress in 1863, after volunteers ran out, that provoked violent protests in Northern cities.
What is the draft/ 1st Conscription Act
100
Document that proclaimed a war against slavery and guaranteed a fight to the finish
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
200
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of Africa
What is Portugal
200
The inflammatory pamphlet that demanded independence and heaped scorn on "the Royal Brute of Great Britain"
What is Common Sense
200
Precedent-setting Supreme Court case in which Marshall declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional
What is Marbury vs Madison
200
An inexperienced leader in war but a genius at inspiring and directing his nation's cause
Who is Abraham Lincoln
200
Site where Lee's last major invasion of the North was turned back
What is Gettysburg
300
The larger European struggle of which the French and Indian War was part
What is 7 Years War
300
British governmental theory that Parliament spoke for all British subjects, including Americans, even if they did not vote for its members.
What is virtual representation
300
Leader whose conflict with states' rights advocates and rigid personality harmed his ability to mobilize and direct his nation's war effort
Who is Jefferson Davis
300
Washington site where Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th, 1865 and who he was assassinated by?
What is Ford's Theatre and who is John Wilke's Booth
400
Indian People of the Rio Grande Valley who were cruelly oppressed by the Spanish conquerors
Who are the Pueblos
400
Underground networks of communication and propaganda, established by Samuel Adams, that sustained colonial resistance
What are committees of correspondence
400
Somewhat inappropriate term applied to the Monroe administrations, suggesting that this period lacked major conflicts.
What is the Era of Good Feelings
400
Four border states where secession failed byu slavery still survived
What are Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
400
Key battle of 1862 that forestalled European intervention to the aid the Confederacy
What is Antietam
500
Unification effort that Benjamin Franklin nearly led to success by his eloquent leadership and cartoon artistry
What is the Albany Congress
500
A masterly series of pro-Constitution articles printed in New York by Jay, Madison, and Hamilton.
What are The Federalist Papers
500
Controversial amendment, which passed the House but not the Senate, stipulating that slavery should be forbidden in territory acquired from Mexico
What is the Wilmot Proviso
500
Financial arrangement set up by the federal government to sell government bonds and stabilize the currency
What is the National Banking System
500
General Grant's nickname
What is Unconditional Surrender Grant