person who grew crops on land owned by someone else and gave the landlord a share of the crop to pay for rent and other expenses
What is a sharecropper
100
amendment that protects freedom of speech, religion & press
What is 1st Amendment
100
the single bloodiest day of fighting in American history
What is Battle of Antietam
100
executive branch check against the Congress
What is veto
100
term used to describe a person who opposed slavery
What is abolitionst
200
ratified in 1865, this amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
What is the 13th Amendment
200
Amendment that protects against double jeopardy
What is the 5th Amendment
200
the first battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
200
principle that all members of a society, including leaders, must follow the law
What is rule of law
200
document signed at Seneca Falls that called for equal rights for women
What is Declaration of Sentiments
300
organized in 1866 by proponents of white supremacy and white nationalism, this group threatened African Americans with violence to keep them from voting
What is Ku Klux Klan
300
principle that states all legal rights promised to citizens must be respected by government
What is due process
300
president of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
300
having the same rights, privileges, and immunities as other other members pf society
What is equality
300
a period in the 1800's of increased participation in religion
What is Second Great Awakening
400
consist of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
What is Reconstruction Amendments
400
amendment that abolishes slavery in all parts of the United States
What is the 13th Amendment
400
Union victory that gave the North complete control over the Mississippi River
What is Battle of Vicksburg
400
the distribution of political power among 3 branchesof government
What is separation of powers
400
slave who escaped to Massachusetts, published autobiography in 1845
Who is Frederick Douglas
500
laws passed in many southern states following Reconstruction that allowed for the legal separation of whites and African Americans
What is Jim Crow Laws
500
right promised by the 7th Amendment
What is trial by jury
500
famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery
What is Gettysburg Address
500
decisions made when more than half of those who vote agree
What is majority rule
500
Spanish ship that was overthrown by slaves on its way to Cuba