This agreement at Plymouth was one of the first agreements that made plans for self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
This organization was a group of colonists who opposed British taxation on the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
100
Prior to the Constitution, the United States was ruled through this written document.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
In this case, Chief Justice John Marshall held that the national bank was necessary and proper for carrying out Congress's powers of collecting taxes and coining and borrowing money.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
100
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that newspapers could print the "Pentagon Papers" during the Vietnam War.
What is New York Times Co. v. United States?
200
This lawmaking body was the first elected legislature in the colonies.
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
200
This act lead directly to the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
200
This major area of debate in the Constitutional Convention led to the Great Compromise.
What is state representation?
200
This case established the precedent of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
200
In this case, the Supreme Court found high school students' antiwar protests, including the wearing of black armbands, to be protected speech.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines School District?
300
George Washington served as a colonel in this war during the colonial period.
What is the French and Indian War?
300
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
300
This group supported the ratification of the Constitution to create a stronger Union.
What is the Federalists?
300
This case resulted in desegregation of public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
This case ruled that reading prayer in schools was a violation of the First Amendment.
What is Engle v. Vitale?
400
This rebellion against Virginian royal governor Berkeley was one of the earliest struggles for self governance in the colonies.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
400
This was the turning point of the American Revolution because it led to the French allying themselves with the colonists.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
400
This principle provides for the division of power between the state and national government.
What is federalism?
400
The Supreme Court, in this court case, ruled that Congress has the authority to extend trade from one state to another.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
400
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that school officials only needed "reasonable suspicion" rather than "probable cause" to search students.
What is New Jersey v. T.L.O.?
500
This law forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
500
The end of the American Revolution occurred at this location.
What is Yorktown (VA)?
500
He was one of the main leaders of the antifederalists.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
This court case ruled that slaves were not protected by the Constitution.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
500
This case held that African Americans could be restricted to "separate but equal" facilities.