Underground Railroad
This term referred to the leaders of the Railroad who guided slaves north.
What is a conductor?
He was the head of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
This invention was able to remove plant seeds so the final product could be shipped to northern factories to produce clothing
What is the Cotton Gin?
People heading west had to cross these steep mountains in Colorado and Utah.
What are the Rockies?
There are this many branches of the US Government.
What is three?
She freed more than 300 slaves during her journey on the Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This gun, used the American Revolution, was very inaccurate. That's why armies had to fight close to each other.
What is the musket?
This was the capital of the Confederacy and located in Virginia.
What is Richmond?
This scientific mass created the Cumberland Gap, allowing people to move west easily.
What is a meteor?
This is the right of the President to make quick, decisive actions.
What is executive power/order?
Most slaves wanted to escape to this country, owned by Britain until 1867.
What is Canada?
Freidrich Von Steuben introduced this weapon to George Washington's men. It was attached to the barrel of a gun so that it could be used in case the gun misfired.
What is the bayonet?
This was the "original" cash crop of the South.
What is the tobacco?
This animal was so rich and valuable for skins that it almost became extinct.
What is the beaver?
This is when the President is put on "trial" for wrongdoing.
What is impeachment?
This term referred to a home where fugitive slaves hid during the day.
What is a station or safehouse?
This is the title that the President is given, under the Executive Branch, as the leader of the armed forces.
What is "Commander-In-Chief"?
Convicted criminals in England were banished to this colony near South Carolina
What is Georgia?
The widespread Gold Rush took place in this state….although there wasn’t much gold.
What is California?
This is the legislative branch's ability to review other government agencies.
What is congressional oversight?
This law meant slaves were safe even if they made it successfully to the North.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
This branch of the military is used when a rapid response is needed.
What is the Marines?
Lincoln wrote this document and freed the slaves on January 1, 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
In this event, Andrew Jackson forced thousands of natives to leave Florida for Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This is the ability for the Supreme Court to determine is laws are constitutional.
What is judicial review?