Constitution Era
This principle defines the power of each branch of government and prevents each branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
This amendment allows freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition.
1st
Define Textile Mills in your own words.
Factories powered by water where cloth or made.
Define the Emancipation Proclamation in your own words.
Lincoln frees slaves only in the Confederate states.
This was the battle location of the first shots of the Civil War.
Ft. Sumpter
This agreement decided how many representatives large and small states would send to Congress. Created a bicameral congress.
The Great Compromise.
This amendment bans unreasonable search or seizure.
4th
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Name of the place in which the Confederacy surrendered to the Union. This ended the Civil War and was located in Virginia.
Appomattox Court House
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Antietam
This was an agreement over how slaves would count for representation and taxation purposes.
3/5th Compromise
This amendment gave the federal government the rights of the states; this is the principle of federalism.
10th
Define Free Enterprise in your own words.
An economy is driven by profit and competition.
At the beginning of the Civil War, which side (Confederate or Union) won most of the battles?
The Conferdacy
This battle is know as the turning point of the Civil War.
Gettysburg
The first government was established. Congress can have very limited power.
Articles of Confederation
This amendment gives the right to trial by jury.
6th
Who invited the Cotton Gin, and what was its impact?
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Impact: Slavery Increased
What was the ONLY advantage that the Confederacy had over the Union?
Strong Leadership (Robert E. Lee)
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, which divided the Union Army in half.
Vicksburg
This law established a way for admitting new states to the United States.
Northwest Ordinance
8th
What was the cause and effect of the War of 1812?
Cause: British impressment of American soldiers
Effect: U.S. manufacturing increased (more factories)
Name three advantages the Union had over the Confederacy.
More railroads, more telegraph poles, more technology, better president, more factories, higher population, and Teacher Choice.
How many days did the Battle of Antietam last, how many hours, and how many shoulders died?