Who was the inventor,statesman,diplomat,signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
100
9th Amendment
Which amendment states that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution?
100
1861-1865
The Civil War fought from?
100
a tariff
What is a tax on goods brought into a country?
100
English Bill of Rights
What protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the ?
200
Henry Clay
Who was a powerful Kentucky Congressman and Senator?
200
15th Amendment
Which amendment guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race?
200
1607
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was founded in?
200
The Manifest Destiny
What is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
200
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
What ended the American Revolution?
300
Patrick Henry
Who became famous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence?
300
5th Amendment
Which amendment protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination)?
300
1803
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in?
300
The Industrial Revolution
What was the era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place?
300
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
What stated that, "no state... can lawfully get out of the Union", but pledged there would be no ware unless the South started it?
400
James Monroe
Who was the author of the Monroe Doctrine?
400
10th Amendment
Which amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states?
400
July 4, 1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed on ?
400
The Representative Government
What is a system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them?
400
The Mayflower Compact
What was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for the colony and a promise to work together and make it succeed?
500
Seneca Falls Convention
What convention did Elizabeth Cady Stanton organize in the United States?
500
6th Amendment
Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury?
500
1787
The Constitution of the United States was written in?
500
Mercantilism
What is an economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit for the Mother Country?