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After escaping enslavement, she led others to freedom on the Underground Railroad and even worked as a spy for the Union army in the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation and state and federal laws do not apply to them.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
France and Britain fought over control of the Ohio River Valley.
What is the French and Indian War?
This compromise was created to maintain the balance between free and slave states. Missouri would become a slave state and Maine would become a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
3rd President of the United States, Democratic-Republican, wrote the Declaration of the Independence, responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, the Embargo Act, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention and co-wrote the Declaration of Sentiments.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Gave the power over interstate commerce to Congress.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
Over 200 Texas fighters lost their life in this battle but it motivated the Texan army to a victory at San Jacinto.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
California entered as a free state; New Mexico and Utah could use popular sovereignty to decide enslavement.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
Washington's Vice-president, 2nd President of the U.S., XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts
Who is John Adams?
First secretary of the treasury, pushed for a national bank, wrote the Federalist Papers, and his feud with Thomas Jefferson created the first two political parties in America.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This court case stated Congress can create a national bank and that state laws do not override federal laws.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
This battle included the "shot heard around the world".
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Banned enslavement throughout the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This presidency was defined by the Nullification Crisis, the Bank War, and the Trail of Tears.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Ran against Abraham Lincoln for a senate seat and for the presidency.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
Ruled African Americans were not citizens, but property, Congress cannot ban enslavement, and the Missouri Compromise is void.
What is the Dred Scott Case or Scott v. Sandford?
General Lee decided to take the war to the North but the battle was the bloodiest of the Civil War. Lee and his army would never recover from the loss.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
President Adams signed these bills into laws to silence people who spoke out against him.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
1st President, leader of the Continental Army, and oversaw the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
For enslaved owner who published the newspaper "The Emancipator".
Who is Elihu Embree?
Chief Justice John Marshall elevated the judicial branch to be equal to the legislative and executive branches by declaring the Supreme Court has the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Taking place during the French and Indian War, this event showed the deterioration in the relationship between the British colonists and the Native Americans.
What is Fort Loudoun or the Fort Loudoun Massacre?
During the Constitutional Convention, this combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to give the U.S. a two-house legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
This president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?