Early American issues
Derisive nickname given to Federalists after 1814.
What is Tory?
Reason Burr had such hatred for Alexander Hamilton.
What is Burr was so close to being president, and he blamed Hamilton for stopping him?
Unarmed black men like George Floyd or Eric Garner, who were killed by police, were robbed of THIS right because police skipped the process and went straight to execution.
The reason the pejorative nickname, Tory, is not complimentary.
What is because it means you're a supporter of Great Britain's king/loyalist/traitor/monarchist/anti-American/anti-patriot?
The reason "massacre" might be put in quotes when discussing the Boston Massacre.
What is, only 5 people died?
In the early 1800s, THIS was the precursor of the modern political party known today as the Democratic Party?
What is the Democratic Republicans (Republicans)?
This is the famous phrase people think of when they ponder the 10th Amendment.
What is states' rights?
The Republicans of the early 1800s finally changed their name into THIS as history moves into the late 1820s.
What is Democrats?
The Quartering Act did this.
What is forced colonists to house British soldiers?
Ethnicity of the first person to die in the Boston Massacre.
What is African American?
Federalists gathered in Connecticut in 1814 to protest the war and talk about THIS controversial act.
What is secession (separation from the United States/independence/breaking away from the country)?
The party who opposed the Federalists were against THIS on general principle.
What is approval of the Constitution (they didn't agree with Constitution being signed)?
Unlike today (where a soldier is thanked for his or her service), in the 18th century this was the prevalent attitude towards armed servicemen in uniform.
What is they felt threatened?
THIS amendment has to do with illegal search and seizure (it usually means the police need a warrant).
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Name of the first person to die in the Boston Massacre.
What is Crispus Attucks?
His name comes to mind because this celebrity was involved in the most famous case of being tried twice for the same crime (the murder of two people).
Who is O.J. Simpson ("the Juice," he totally did it)?
The popular phrase arising from the Second Amendment.
What is the right to bear arms?
Posting or tweeting something on your personal page, although offensive, and experiencing negative repercussions as a result, can be seen as a violation of THIS AMENDMENT.
What is the First Amendment?
The Intolerable Acts were designed by Britain in order to force Bostonian colonists to do this.
What is repay the money for the property damage?
The reason American colonists were not completely unarmed during the Boston Massacre.
What is, they were throwing rocks and icicles?
Becomes the most famous House of Burgess member by fighting against British taxes. (Hint=minus 200)
Who is Patrick Henry?
He wrote the famous pamphlet, known as Common Sense, which convinced American colonists to declare Independence.
Who is Thomas Paine (T. Paine)?
The AMENDMENT that some believe disqualifies the federal government from making laws about personal rights (like marijuana use or gay marriage).
What is the Tenth Amendment?
The other reasons the Quartering Act was especially loathsome...besides the obvious.
What is because British soldiers competed for jobs (possibly food/clothes) with colonists?
Verbal insult hurled at the British soldiers while they were being harassed in Boston. (Hint: minus 250)
What is lobster (lobsterback)?