AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This act taxed printed materials.
Stamp Act
Declared independence from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Meeting where the Constitution was written.
Constitutional Convention
THIS AMENDMENT PROTECTS A CITIZEN FROM TESTIFYING AGAINST ONE'S SELF
5TH
This principle means the government gets its power from the people
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
This branch of Government creates the laws
Legislative Branch
This doctrine warned Europe not to colonize the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
This was the final cause of the Civil War
Election of 1860 - Abraham Lincoln
Colonists protested taxation without this.
representation
Created a weak national government.
Articles of Confederation
Plan that favored large states.
Virginia Plan
WHAT DOES THE 1ST AMENDMENT PROTECT
RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PRESS, PETITION, SPEECH
This principle divides power between national and state governments
FEDERALISM
This branch of government Enforces the laws
Executive Branch
7th president known for the “common man”
Andrew Jackson
First battle of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
This event involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Begins with “We the People.”
Constitution
Plan that favored small states
New Jersey Plan
THESE 2 AMENDMENTS PROTECTS A CITIZENS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL
6 AND 7
This principle ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful
CHECKS AND BALANCES
This Branch of Government interprets (judges) the laws
Judicial Branch
Land acquired after the Mexican American War
Mexican Cession
This battle split the South in half and gave control of the Mississippi River to the North
Battle of Vicksburg
These laws punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
First ten amendments.
Bill of Rights
Compromise creating a bicameral legislature
Great Compromise
THIS AMENDMENT PROTECTS AGAINST ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE
4TH
This principle means government must follow the law
RULE OF LAW
This document is the Supreme Law of the land
The Constitution
Compromise that admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Turning point battle in the East
Battle of Gettysburg
First battles of the Revolution were fought here
Lexington and Concord
Lists grievances against King George III.
Declaration of Independence
Compromise counting enslaved people as 3/5.
Three-Fifths Compromise
THIS AMENDMENT PROTECTS AGAINST CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS
8TH
This principle splits government into three branches
SEPARATION OF POWERS
System that divides power between national and state governments
Federalism
Women’s rights meeting in 1848
Seneca Falls Convention
Ended the Civil War
surrender at Appomattox Court House
This group organized resistance. and protests.
Hint: Sam Adams
Sons of Liberty
Essays supporting the Constitution.
Federalist Papers
Added to protect individual rights.
Bill of Rights
THIS AMENDMENT PROTECTS FEDERALISM
10TH
This principle protects basic rights of citizens from government
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
This case established Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
Reform that pushed to end alcohol abuse
Temperance
Amendment giving voting rights to Black men
15th Amendment
This pamphlet encouraged independence
Common Sense
Required approval by 9 states.
ratification of the Constitution of US
This principle ensured that states, not just individuals, had a role in electing the president through electors.
Electoral College
STATES RIGHTS NOT LISTED ARE STILL PROTECTED
9TH AMENDMENT
This principle limits the power of government
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
Chief Justice who strengthened federal power
John Marshall
Jackson opposed this national bank
2nd National Bank
Agreement that ended Reconstruction
Compromise of 1877