I told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere; it's known as the Monroe Doctrine.
Who is James Monroe?
One of the grievances listed in Jefferson's Declaration of Independence was that of "... Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us," and was addressed by this amendment.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
This term means to get rid of or to end slavery.
What is abolition?
What is the Erie Canal?
This compromise gave us a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
I was the one and only President of the Confederate States of America, from 1861 to 1865.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The 1st Amendment guarantees these five basic civil rights.
What is the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition our government?
This is a type of crop primarily grown in the South to make a profit, such as tobacco and cotton.
What is a Cash Crop?
The Mississippi River ends at New Orleans and empties into this body of water.
What is the Gulf of Mexico
The group, led by Alexander Hamilton, favored ratification of the new Constitution making the federal government stronger.
Who are the Federalists?
It was me that imposed an embargo against England, and don't forget I also made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
If you want to invoke the right to remain silent, be sure you say you are invoking this amendment, or you may seem uncooperative.
What is the 5th Amendment?
An economic system designed to have the "Mother Country" profit by selling finished goods to "her" colonies at high prices after buying raw materials at low prices from the same colonies.
What is mercantilism?
The French traded fur with Native American tribes and the British colonists wanted to settle the the same area which led to the French and Indian War for the valley around this body of water.
What is the Ohio River?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
In my Farewell Address, I suggested neutrality in European affairs.
Who is George Washington?
You can feel safe and secure in your four walls because of this addition to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The president of the United States can say no to a law with this power.
What is the Veto power?
The Battle of Vicksburg and the Louisiana Purchase happened for control of this body of water.
What is the Mississippi River?
the slave population was counted at 3/5 for these two purposes.
What are Representation and Taxation?
You could say my election directly led to the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Known as federalism, this safeguard of separation of powers is explained in this amendment.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This is a type of government in which the citizens elect someone to speak for them.
What is a Representative Government?
The goal of Manifest Destiny was to control the land between these bodies of water.
What are the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans?
The Democratic-Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, were known as this during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.