The US Constitution
The first ten amendments to The Constitution are called this.
The Bill of Rights
The Latin word circus means circle, this root word comes from the word circus.
Circ
This duo explored the land acquired during the Louisiana purchase and searched for a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark
This word means a person who opposed Slavery.
Abolitionist
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During rehearsal, Lily is feeling nervous but can practice her lines and runs through the scene confidently.
is, can, practice, runs
The Constitution outlines these in the first three articles.
The branches of government
The Greek word Kyklos means circle from kyklos we get this root word.
Cycl
In the Battle of the Alamo, Santa Ana raised a "no quarter" flag. What does "no quarter" mean?
Take no prisoners (also acceptable must surrender or fight to the death)
This agreement allowed Maine to enter the US as a free state while Missouri entered as a slave state. It also drew the 36°30′ parallel as a boundary to decide if future states would be admitted as free or slave states.
The Missouri Compromise
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The tiny, beautiful bird chirped merrily in the coniferous tree.
tiny, beautiful, coniferous
The First Amendment allows for these five freedoms.
Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
The Greek word Chronos means time, this root word comes from the word Chronos
Chron
A popular football team was named after these people who went to California to find gold during the Westward Expansion Era.
Forty-Niners
This political party was established in 1854 by anti-slavery activists.
Republican
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After lunch, in the classroom, near the window, the students read quietly.
after, in, near
Congress is made up of these two bodies.
Senate and House of Representatives
The Greek word Onyma means name, this root comes from the word Onyma.
Onym
Cherokee Nation sued this state in the United States Supreme Court. The court originally ruled that they didn't have the jurisdiction to decide the case but later reversed the decision, by that time it was too late and the Cherokees had already been removed from this state.
Georgia
This court decision is widely considered to be the worst Supreme Court decision ever made.
The Dred Scott Decision
Find the objects of the prepositions in this sentence: After lunch, in the classroom, near the window, the students read quietly.
lunch, classroom, window
The Founding Fathers created three branches of government to do this.
Create checks and balances so no one part would be too powerful
The Latin word Littera means letter, we get this root word from the word Littera.
Lit
People on the Oregon Trail traveled in covered wagons called this because they looked like ships on seas of tall grass.
Prairie Schooners
The Kansas-Nebraska act prompted this 5 year conflict that took 56 lives
Bleeding Kansas
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The students studied vocabulary, wrote in their agendas, then asked the teacher what to do next.
studied vocabulary, wrote in their agendas, then asked the teacher what to do next.