The Bill of Rights
American Revolution
Manifest Destiny
Antebellum
Civil War
US Government
200
This amendment protects citizens right to religion, free speech, assembly, and the ability to petition the government.
What is the 1st Amendment
200
The American Revolution was mostly fought by untrained citizen-soldiers, known as
What are Militia?
200
This invention by Eli Whitney led to the explosion of slavery across the southern United States and the creation of a southern plantation economy.
What is the Cotton Gin?
200
This abolitionist used violent tactics to end slavery, most known for his failed raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA.
Who is John Brown?
200
The state of South Carolina seceded from the United States 5 days after the election of this US President
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This essential government document starts with "We the People of the United States."
What is the Constitution?
400
This amendment protects a citizen's rights against "unreasonable search and seizure."
What is the 4th Amendment?
400
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document "breaking up" with Great Britain and declaring that "all men are created equal."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This war was started by President James K. Polk in order to acquire the territories of California and New Mexico.
What is the Mexican-American War?
400
This network of safehouses and trails was used by runaway slaves and "conductors" to lead those escaping the institution of slavery to freedom in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
What is the Underground Railroad?
400
Soldiers that are killed, wounded, or captured during a battle are referred as this.
What are casualties?
400
This branch of government is responsible for making laws, and who can impeach the President of the United States for committing crimes.
What is the Legislative Branch?
600
This amendment gives citizens the "right to remain silent" and not be forced into a confession.
What is the 5th Amendment?
600
The painting below depicts which American general crossing the Delware River?
Who is George Washington?
600
The Indian Removal Acts made it legal to remove Native Americans from their homes, sending them to a reservation in Oklahoma, and creating a genocide known for their journey.
What is the "Trail of Tears?"
600
These Congressional laws made it legal to kidnap both enslaved people and those who had escaped slavery and free black people.
What are the Fugitive Slave Acts?
600
Abraham Lincoln issued this order, freeing all enslaved people in the Confederate States.
What is the Emancipation Proclimation?
600
This branch of government is responsible for "executing" the laws, and may also veto any laws from Congress it does not like.
What is the executive branch?
800
This Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by jury .
What is the 6th Amendment.
800
This event ignited the American Revolution when British Soldiers fired into a crowd of Americans rioting over taxes.
What is the Boston Massacre?
800
The rallying cry of this war, "Remember the Alamo!" ignores the real motivation for the conflict, slavery, resulting in the creation of an independent republic for a future US state.
What is the Texas Revolution or Texas War for Independence?
800
This Supreme Court decision held that citizenship only applied to white people, and that black did not have any rights as citizens of the United States.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford? or What is Dred Scott?
800
President Lincoln suspended this constitutional right in an attempt to protect Washington, DC from traitors in the state of Maryland.
What is Habeas Corpus?
800
This branch of government is responsible for "interpreting" the laws, and making sure that they are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
1000
Just because the Bill of Rights only protects certain rights, it does not mean that those are the only rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States, as stated in this Amendment.
What is the 9th Amendment?
1000
Known as the "shot heard around the world," these two battles outside of Boston were the official start of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
1000
This belief held that Americans were ordained by god to spread across the West bringing "civilization" and technology to the "wilderness."
What is Manifest Destiny?
1000
While some argue that the cause of the Civil War is states rights, evidence shows that this political, social, economic, and human rights issue was the actual cause of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
1000
This Civil War general for the Union would eventually become the 18th president of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
1000
This system, built into the US Constitution, gives each branch of government the power to limit the powers of the other branches of government.
What is Checks and Balances?