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US Vocab
Court Cases
Other Amendments
Political Cartoons
100
What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?
Bonus points: What years were the Civil War fought between? Who was the President?
Slavery (the Civil War was fought from 1861-1865, Abraham Lincoln was President)
100
This belief in the United States' god-given right to expand led to imperialism
Manifest Destiny
100
This case revoked the concept of "separate but equal," particularly in public education, in 1954
Brown v. Board of Ed
100
The total number of amendments to the Constitution
27
100
What historical event is this cartoon referring to?
FDR's court packing to pass the New Deal
200
What was the main issue in the American Revolution?
Bonus points: What years were the American Revolution fought between, and who was the American general?
Independence from the British (1775-1781, George Washington)
200
Someone who supporting an end to slavery
Abolitionist
200
The ruling in this case, which held that enslaved people were not citizens or protected by the US Constitution, was overturned by the 13th and 14th Amendments
Dred Scott v. Sanford
200
Outlawed the sale of alcohol, leading to the Prohibition Era
18th Amendment
200
What time period is this cartoon associated with?
Progressive Era
300
What event led to US entry into World War II?
Bonus points: What was the date, and who was the President at the time?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt)
300
The control of an industry by one company
Monopoly
300
This case established the precedent of "separate but equal" facilities in 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson
300
Established women's right to vote
19th Amendment
300
What TWO developments during the 1960s are referred to in this cartoon?
The Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War
400
The treaty that ended this war in 1848 gave the United States a significant amount of land (including Texas and California), leading to disputes over the future of slavery in those territories
Bonus points: who was the President?
The Mexican American War (James K. Polk)
400
Writers and photographers who tried to expose corruption and poor living/working conditions
Bonus points: Which muckraker took the photo below?
Muckrakers (Jacob Riis)
400
This case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII
Korematsu v. United States
400
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers
3rd Amendment
400
What social issue is referred to in this cartoon?
Child Labor
500
9/11 led to wars in which two Middle Eastern countries
Bonus points: who was the President?
Afghanistan and Iraq (George W. Bush)
500
a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
Cold War
500
This court case established the principle of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
500
Two term limit on the Presidency
22nd Amendment
500
What event does this cartoon refer to? Which President was involved?
Watergate/Nixon