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WILDCARD
100
British policy passed in response to Pontiac's Rebellion with the goal of preventing colonist-native conflicts
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
100
17th- & 18th-century philosophical movement emphasizing reason, science, and new ideas about government.
What was the Enlightenment?
100
Shays's Rebellion revealed the inability of the federal government to maintain law and order within its borders under THIS governing document.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
100
This president oversaw the federal government stopping the Whiskey Rebellion and issued a statement of neutrality during the French Revolution.
Who was George Washington?
100
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, assembly, & petition.
What is the First Amendment?
200
This document by Thomas Paine advocated for independence from Britain using common/layman's language.
What was Common Sense?
200
This document includes the statement, "we hold these truths to be self-evidence, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
This law established the process by which territories could apply for statehood and enter the union.
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
200
This famous Federalist wrote 51 of the Federalist Papers and advocated for a strong central government and national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
This amendment prohibits the government from placing troops in private homes without the homeowner's permission.
What is the Third Amendment?
300
This protest group formed in response to the Stamp Act, terrorized tax collectors, and advocated for revolution in Boston, MA.
Who was the Sons of Liberty?
300
Preachers like Jonathan Edward & George Whitefield inspired colonists to question authority and be independent thinkers/Christians during THIS religious movement.
What was the 1st Great Awakening?
300
This plan at the Constitutional Convention favored small states and provided equal representation for each state, regardless of population or land size.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
300
This man stated, "However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion."
Who was George Washington?
300
This amendment protects against unreasonable search & seizure.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
400
In response to the Stamp Act, British Parliament passed THIS law codifying Parliament's right to make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
Declaratory Act
400
The creator of this political cartoon led colonial efforts to unite against the French in 1754 and the British in the 1760s.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
This faction during the ratification of the US Constitution desired the inclusion of a Bill of Rights and included revolutionary leaders like Sam Adams and Patrick Henry.
Who were the Antifederalists?
400
These laws targeted Democratic-Republicans, restricted freedom of speech/expression, and allowed the president to deport any "undesirable" foreigners.
What were the Alien & Sedition Acts?
400
This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments or excessive fines/bails.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
500
Last attempt at redress by the Second Continental Congress before declaring independence.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
500
This man's ideas about natural rights and consent of the governed are included in the Declaration of Independence.
Who was (John) Locke?
500
Identify each branch of the federal government and one entity/group/person within each branch.
Legislative - Congress (HoR, Senate)
Executive - President, VP, Secretaries
Judicial - Supreme Court (federal & appealate courts)
500
In response to the Alien & Sedition Acts, limited freedom of speech and expression, the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions put forth THIS idea (i.e. the right of state's to ignore unconstitutional federal laws).
What was Nullification/Nullify/Nullification Theory?
500
This amendment guarantees the rights to a fair, impartial, and speedy trial to all persons accused of a crime.
What is the Sixth Amendment?