Primitive Documents
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OH SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH!!!
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This end the French and Indian war, effectively kicking the French out of America.
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
100
This is the First American Constitution. Weak Sauce!
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
This man was the created the emancipation proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Common Sense was the title of his pamphlet encouraged colonists to become independent from Britain>
Who is Thomas Paine?
100
As he was leaving the Presidency this was his speech where he warned us not to form political parties and to stay out of foreign affairs. neither of which we followed.
What is George Washington's farewell Address?
200
Break up letter written to the British letting them know the colonies were independent from England, written by Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
Created in 1787 at a conference in Pennsylvania, these are the set of laws and principles of the government of the United States.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
200
Missouri becomes a slave state, Maine becomes a free state, and the 36 30 line of latitude is established. the Great Compromiser Henry Clay came up with this one.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
200
First ten amendments to the United States, protects the people and states individual liberties from being infringed upon by the federal government. Are you happy now Anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
HE didn't have a farewell address seeing as how he was shot in the back of the head.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
A very weak document that limited the power of Congress by giving the states final authority over all decisions. The only thing it did good was the Northwest Ordinance.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
300
This effectively ended the American Revolution. England now had to recognize America as an Independent Nation.
What is the treaty of Paris of 1783?
300
The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan come together to make a two house legislature. Tony the Tiger would have plenty to say about this.
What is Great Compromise?
300
Freed all slaves in the rebellious confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
In this speech all the president wanted to do was help heal and restore the country after the four years of the Civil War.
What is Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address?
400
This is an earlier version of the Bill of rights, it protected the rights of English Citizens
What is the English Bill of Rights?
400
Policy for establishing the orderly expansion of the United States. This document set the guidelines for how a western territory would grow into a state.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
400
In George Washington's farewell address, he offered two pieces of advice, to stay neutral in foreign affairs, and this...
What is don't form political parties?
400
In the constitution. this protect our right to fredom of religion, speech, press, the right to petition, and our right to assemble.
What is the first amendment?
400
In this speech the president said that no state can lawfully get out of the Union, and pledged that there would be no war unless the south Started it.
What is Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address?
500
This 1215 document, was signed by king john of England. It was designed to take away power from the British Crown and give it to the Nobles.
What is The Magna Carta?
500
This was signed in 1620 by the pilgrims in Plymouth, it was a set of laws about how the colony was going to be run. they had to work together to succeed! Named after the boat they came in on.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
500
President James Monroe foreign Policy, U.S. is not to interfere in foreign affairs and western hemisphere was closed to any European colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
500
Federalists John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison (the father of the constitution) wrote these series of essay to convince the country for immediate ratification of the United States Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
500
"Four score and 7 years ago" is the start of this famous speech.
What is the Gettysburg Address?