What did the 14th Amendment accomplish?
Gave citizenship to all people born in the US
Gave Black Americans the right to vote
Abolished Slavery
This Supreme Court case mostly contributed to the start of the Civil War
Dred Scott vs Sanford
This revolt or uprising revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation in 1786
Shays' Rebellion
What was one major effect of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?
demand for enslaved people grew to keep up with the increased production
What is the overall purpose of the Bill of Rights?
protect the rights of people from the government
The power of "judicial review" was established with which supreme court case?
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
What did the 15th Amendment accomplish?
Gave citizenship to all people born in the US
Gave Black Americans the right to vote
Abolished Slavery
What was the main purpose of Sherman's "March to the Sea" in 1864 during the Civil War?
Destroy the South's ability to fight
This law required all citizens to return escaped slaves back to their slaveowners
Fugitive Slave Act
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
Abolished Slavery
Gave citizenship to all people born in the US
Gave Black Americans the right to vote
This was the name of the "country" that was created by the 11 southern states that had seceded from the Union
Confederate States of America
This law by President Lincoln declared that all enslaved people in rebelling states would be free
Emancipation Proclamation
This was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
TRUE or FALSE: At the end of the Reconstruction era, most African-Americans found themselves left out of the political process because of poll taxes and literacy tests
TRUE
This person was a passionate abolitionist who helped the Underground Railroad. This person also led a slave rebellion, but was caught and killed
John Brown
This person became the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad and led hundreds of slaves to freedom
Harriet Tubman
This principle in the Constitution divides authority between THREE branches of government
Separation of Powers
This term means restricted interest or devotion for a particular region, which can result in tension
sectionalism
This term means to cancel or reject a federal law
Nullification
This law divided the Nebraska territory into 2 states and gave each territory the right to decide whether or not to allow slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was the Union's strategy during the Civil War?
Blockade the South or Anaconda Plan
This person was a slave and preacher who led a slave rebellion but was caught and killed. This rebellion ended the emancipation movement and led to stricter laws against slaves
Nat Turner
This American writer wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and revealed the horrors of slavery in the South
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This political figure led the Federalists, favored a national bank, an industrial economy, and a strong federal government
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
This terms means an agreement or a settlement of a dispute when both sides agree to give up part of their demands
compromise
This was the first “social contract” created in the 13 English colonies and it stressed the importance of self-government
The Mayflower Compact
Many people left England in the 17th century to come to North America because the colonies represented a chance to worship freely. This attraction to come to a new place is known as a
Pull Factor
Push Factor
This is the name of the Federal Fort in Charleston, SC where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
Fort Sumter
Derived from the belief that all humans are entitled to life, liberty and property
Locke's Natural Rights Theory
This political figure led the Democratic-Republicans, served as Secretary of State & Vice President, and believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
This person was an abolitionist leader who was born a slave and became one of the best intellectuals of that time
Frederick Douglass
This person killed or assassinated Lincoln 6 days after the Civil War ended
John Wilkes Booth
What was the purpose of passing the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments after the Civil War?
recognizing the basic civil liberties of all races.
decreasing the power of the Federal government.
granting universal voting rights for all genders and races
upholding rights of free speech and religion.
Bristish policy in early 1700s which allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain was gaining economically
Salutary Neglect
This is term for when states get to choose or vote for whether they have slavery or not
Popular sovereignty
This was the President of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What is Manifest Destiny?
God-given right to expand the United States (answers vary)
What was the last straw for southern states, specifically SC, and led to their secession from the Union in 1860?
Election of Lincoln as President
This was a Supreme Court case in 1857 that determined a slave is the property of their slaveowner which gives them no rights under the Constitution
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This term means the act of being set free, such as from slavery
emancipation