19th Century
He became the president of Washington college after the Civil War
Who is Robert E. Lee
Established the principle of Judicial Review - the Supreme Court could declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison
This Civil Rights leader was also the founder of the NAACP
Who is WEB Dubois
Alger Hiss and Ethel Rosenstein were both convicted of what crime?
What is espionage (Spying)
The Fugitive Slave Act was a portion of this larger Compromise
What is the Compromise of 1850
Ruled that Slaves were considered property and as such made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
This branch of government rejected the Treaty of Versailles
This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War
What is Saratoga
Oliver Hill and Thurgood Marshall were both lawyers in this landmark court case.
What is Brown v Board
Ida B. Wells led a campaign against this throughout the South
What is lynching
Guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion
What is Roe v. Wade
Dollar Diplomacy, or investing in Latin America was suggested by what American President?
Who is William Howard Taft
This was the dominant religion in the Maryland colony?
What is Catholicism
Massive Retaliation was a Cold War policy of what president?
Who is Eisenhower
The Emancipation Proclamation was passed after this battle of the Civil War
What is Antietam
Supreme court decision which asserted Federal authority over States' government
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
This was the American fighting strategy throughout Asia and the South Pacific during WWII
What is Island Hopping
Presbyterians would be typically found in this colony.
What is New Jersey
These two regions of Virginia were benefited by the Cold War
What is Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia
This law restricted people of East Asia from entering the United States
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
Supreme court ruling which regulates trade between states.
What is Gibbons v Ogden
Secretary of State John Hay proposed that all countries should have a right to rule over China in this.
These two men were the leading opponents of the ratification of the Constitution
Who are Patrick Henry and George Mason
Glasnost and Perestroika were both policies practiced by this Soviet President
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev