Colonial Era
The war between Great Britain and France and each of their native American allies for control of North America.
What is the French and Indian War?
He wrote Common Sense... And yes, it made quite a bit of sense! And quite a chunk of "cents" too...
Who was Thomas Paine?
The theory which supports a balance of power between the national (federal) government and state governments within the United States.
What is Federalism?
This president set many "precedents" that future presidents would respect and follow.
Who was George Washington?
This state was once engulfed in a bloody conflict in the 1850s in which pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers fought to make it either a slave or free state.
What is Kansas?
This governing body in Virginia served as an early example of self-governance and a tradition of democracy in the American colonies.
What is the House of Burgesses?
The first major skirmish, or battle, of the American Revolution ended in a Patriot victory... But nobody is entirely sure who fired first...
What was the Battle of Lexington & Concord?
This Supreme Court case approved of Congress's power to create a National Bank, further implying that the government could exercise powers not explicitly outlined in the language of the Constitution.
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland?
This politician hoped to create a National Bank in order to turn the US into a financial powerhouse...
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This act required Americans to aid in catching runaway slaves, regardless of their support for slavery or not, and quickly led to the Dred Scott Supreme Court case.
What is the Fugutive Slave Act?
This early American philosopher, scientist, and politician encouraged the American colonies to "join or die" into a Union to fight America's enemies.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
He helped draft the Declaration of Independence, nominated George Washington to command the Continental Army, served as a diplomat to Holland, France, and England... Later the 2nd President of the US...
Who was John Adams?
This Supreme Court case deemed state laws ignoring federal laws to be unconstitutional, thus enforcing the concept of Federal Supremacy.
What is Gibbons vs. Ogden?
This human rights violation displaced thousands of native Americans and forced them onto reservation lands in the Great Plains...
What was the Trail of Tears? (Indian Removal Act)
This party vanished during the mid-1800s, as Northerners in the party took Abolitionist stances whereas Southerners in the party took pro-slavery stances.
What is the Whig Party?
The founding document established the Plymouth colony as a democratic institution, an early form of self-governance in New England.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The turning point of the American Revolution, particularly because this victory helped secure French support for American Independence from Britain.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
This Supreme Court paved the way for Native American sovereignty, agknowledging Native American nations within US territory. It granted federal protection for Native Americans from state laws.
What is Worcester vs. Georgia?
This doctrine declared the Western Hemisphere closed to European colonization, promising American intervention if it continued...
Whas was the Monroe Doctrine?
This lawyer and senator from the mid-West was a vocal opponent of slavery and devoted his presidential platform to stopping the spread of slavery in the US.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This line, drawn in the peace treaty which ended the French and Indian War, served as a barrier to westward settlement of British subjects in North America. Americans later ignored this boundary...
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
This native American nation was actually a collection of nations, some supported American independence and others opposed it...
Who were the Iroquois? (Haudenosaunee)
This Supreme Court case started when an enslaved man who had been brought to a free state before being sold back into slavery sued for his freedom. The court's decision ignored citizenship status for black Americans on the eve of the Civil War.
What is the Dred Scott case? (Scott vs. Sanford)
This US state was acquired through a war with Mexico... It had initially seceded from Mexico and became its own Republic for a short while...
What is Texas?
This theory, advocated by Democrats like Stephen Douglas, argued that residents of any given state should be able to decide if they would be added to the Union as a free or slave state.
What is popular sovereignty?