American Revolution
Who was the people against?
The British Monarchy
Who won the Civil War?
Union (North)
What are the first 10 Amendment called?
The Bill of Rights
This 1803 case established the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
This part of an essay must make a historically defensible claim and directly answer the prompt.
thesis
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine helped shift colonial opinion toward independence.
Common Sense
What were the 2 sides of the Civil War?
North (Union) and South (Confederates)
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Ended Slavery
This 1954 case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in public education.
Brown v. Board of Education
What is the perfect formula to write an SAQ
A - ANSWER
P- PROVE
E- EXPLAIN
What were the people loyal to Brtian and against Britain called?
Loyalist and Patriots
Why did the Civil War start?
Sectional conflict over slavery
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Extended voting rights to blacks
This 1857 case ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The abbreviation of the DBQ skill that requires students to explain how or why a document’s point of view, purpose, audience, or historical situation matters
H.I.P.P
What country helped the patriots in the American Revolution?
France
This compromise attempted to maintain balance between free and slave states in 1820.
Missouri Compromise
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Granted citizenship to blacks
This 1896 case upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson
This type of evidence does not come from the documents in a DBQ.
Outside Evidence
What battle turned the American Revolution around?
Battle of Saratoga
This Union strategy aimed to divide the Confederacy by controlling the Mississippi River.
Anaconda Plan
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
This 1919 case established the “clear and present danger” test for limiting speech during wartime.
Schenck v. United States
This part of an essay provides broader historical background relevant to the prompt.
Contextualization