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He was president of the Union during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This act of defiance saw New England smugglers and patriots protest unjust British taxes
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This document was signed on July 4, 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This President ran on a tough Native policy and delivered terrible results to the 5 "Civilized Nations"
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This compromise set taxation and representation of slaves prolonging its importation until 1807
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
He wrote the Deceleration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This freed the slaves of the south midway through the Civil War
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation as the primary "Law of the Land"
What is the Constitution?
Cherokee leader John Ross sued the US Government in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia to this court
What is the Supreme Court?
This passage refers to the shipment of slaves to the Caribbean and Americas
What is the Middle Passage?
He wrote the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
PGT Beauregard went from superintendent of this institution to leading the first battle of the Civil War at Ft. Sumter just a few months later
What is West Point?
The first ten amendments are commonly referred to as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
Revolutionary War soldiers exchanged owed salaries for land in this state (or territory) where Shawnee fighters like Tecumseh lived
Where is Ohio? (Or the Northwest territory)
Slaves first landed in 1619 in this early American colony.
What is Jamestown VA?
He was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The Indian Removal Act and other land treaties saw this state become home to many Native American tribes
What is Oklahoma?
This branch of government oversees the military.
What is the Executive Branch?
Historians call this year-named war the "Second War of Independence" between US and British forces with native nations fighting on both sides
What is the War of 1812?
This 1850 law made runaway slaves "stolen property" demanding their return to the south.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
This Native American fighter fought with the British in the war of 1812 and led a resistance in the Northwest Territory
Who is Tecumseh?
The first battle of the Civil War took place here and was the first state to secede
What is South Carolina?
This coastal American city was held for 7 years during the revolution.
What is NYC?
Some historians cite this battle as the start of the Mexican- American War.
What is the Alamo?
There were this many slaves at the start of the Civil War
What is 4 million?