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The Tariff of 1828, detested by Vice President John C. Calhoun, was known as what?
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
This construction helped with the transportation of goods from the Great Lakes to New York harbor
What is the Erie Canal?
This was one of the causes of the Second Great Awakening.
This law drew the line (36'30') where slavery would be permitted and where it would be banned - even though the state after which its named was a slave state above that line.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This is the name of the alien species from Alien.
What is a xenomorph?
This was the Supreme Court case that established judicial review - that the Court can declare federal laws unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
In addition to the cotton gin, Eli Whitney contributed to the market revolution by introducing this innovation, which led to an early factory system of production.
What is interchangeable parts?
Inspired by the social reforms of the Second Great Awakening, this 1848 convention launched the women’s rights movement.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This congressional rule prohibited anyone from bringing up the issue of slavery, even through compromise.
What is the Gag Resolution?
These are two celebrities and the costumes they wore on Halloween.
What are (???)
This is one reason the Louisiana Purchase was controversial and led to backlash from Jefferson's Democrat-Republicans.
What is (1) cost (leading to massive debt); (2) not permitted according to strict reading of Constitution?
This new agricultural technology cut wheat much more effectively than previous tools, leading to a boost in crop growth.
What is the McCormick Reaper?
This was the prevailing belief that women should stay home to care for domestic duties, raise children, and refrain from working outside.
What is the cult of domesticity?
William Lloyd Garrison, a fervent abolitionist, would publish The Liberator and then go on to found this group, the nation's first major abolitionist group.
What is the American Anti-Slavery Society?
These are four players currently rostered on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
What are (ex. Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Egbuka, Chris Godwin, Rachaad White, etc.)?
This 1823 statement warned European powers against further colonization in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This Supreme Court case expanded Congress’s power over interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
This transcendentalist author wrote Walden and practiced civil disobedience.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
Prior to the civil war, Harriet Tubman would help slaves escape north through this secretive network.
What is the underground railroad?
These are the names of all the actors who have portrayed Batman since Batman Begins (2005).
Who are Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and Robert Pattinson?
This was the Supreme Court decision that affirmed the supremacy of federal laws over state laws (due to an issue with the U.S. Bank in Maryland).
What is McCullough v. Maryland?
This entrepreneur introduced a new horse-pulled steel plow, leading to more agricultural efficiency and, 200 years later, a chain of lawnmowers.
Who is John Deere?
He founded Mormonism, the "American" Christianity.
Who is Joseph Smith?
This enslaved carpenter led a slave uprising in Virginia in 1831, which ultimately became one of the most significant rebellions in U.S. history.
What is Nat Turner?
If you are born on November 27, this is your astrological sign.
What is Scorpio (yeah, sure, Sagittarius, whatever)?