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Amendments
New Republic
Westward expanison
Causes of the Civil War
American Beliefs and Principles
100
amendment that protects freedom of speech, religion, and press
What is first amendment
100
first president of the United States who warned against foreign alliances in his Farewell Address and set the precedent for a two-term presidency
Who is George Washington
100
Native Americans who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory
Who is Sacajawea
100
book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the harsh realities of slave life
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
system in which one branch of government has the right and power to limit the actions of another branch
What is checks and balances
200
amendment that states citizens have the right to keep and bear arms
What is second amendment
200
document that set up the first central government in the U.S. in effect from 1781 to 1788
What is Articles of Confederation
200
area that won independence from Mexico in 1836 and was annexed into the U.S. in 1845 to become the 28th state
What is Texas
200
outlawed slavery in any part of the Louisiana Territory that was north of Missouri's southern border, with the exception of Missouri itself
What is Missouri Compromise
200
having the same rights, privileges, and immunities as other members of society
What is equality
300
name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is Bill of Rights
300
the 1786 uprising that led Americans to believe the federal government needed more power
What is Shay's Rebellion
300
the belief that Americans had a right and fate to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific
What is manifest destiny
300
laws that stated who was considered a slave and how slaves should be treated
What is slave codes
300
decisions made when more than half of those who vote agree
What is majority rule
400
amendment that protects against double jeopardy
What is fifth amendment
400
first secretary of the treasury, one of the authors of the Federalists papers, and the founder of the Federalists Party
Who is Alexander Hamilton
400
general of the Mexican Army at the Alamo
Who is Santa Anna
400
a series of laws that legally mandated the return of all runaway slaves
What is Fugitive Slave Act
400
executive branch check against the Congess
What is veto
500
amendment that protects against solders being quartered in an individual's house
What is third amendment
500
compromise establishing a two-house legislature, one based on population and one with equal representation
What is the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
500
river recognized as the border between Mexico and Texas at the end of the Mexican American War
What is Rio Grande
500
first state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina
500
principle that a government rules legitimately by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
What is popular sovereignty