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People-100 He was a member of the “Sons of Liberty” and he started the Committee of Correspondence. Who was Sam Adams? BACK

People-200 This was Washington’s Secretary of Treasury. Who was Alexander Hamilton? BACK

People-300 Famous for his fiery speeches. His famous words are “ Give me liberty” or Give me death.” Who was Patrick Henry? BACK

People th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together. Who was Abraham Lincoln? BACK

People-500 This was the second Vice President and the first Secretary of State Who was Thomas Jefferson? BACK

Amendments-100 Guarantees the right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury. What was the Sixth Amendment? BACK

Amendments-200 Guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of race What is the Fifteenth Amendment? BACK

Amendments-300 Abolished slavery What is the Thirteenth Amendment? BACK

Amendments-400 States that all powers not given to the federal government belongs to the state. What is the Tenth Amendment? BACK

Amendments-500 Guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms. What is Second Amendment? BACK

Treaties and Acts -100 This treaty ended the French and Indian War. What was the Treaty of Paris of 1763? BACK

Treaties and Acts-200 This treaty ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. What is the Treaty of Paris of 1783? BACK

Treaties and Acts-300 was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States. What was the Northwest Ordinance? BACK

Treaties and Acts-400 The agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. What was the Mayflower Compact? BACK

Treaties and Acts -500 a series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, defending the Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded. What was the Federalist Papers? BACK

Essays/Speeches-100 A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain. What was Common Sense? BACK

Essays/Speeches-200 A short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals. What was the Gettysburg Address? BACK

Essays/Speeches-300 This speech stated that, “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it. What was Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address? BACK

Political Parties-400 This speech was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War. What was Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address? BACK

Political Parties-500 Created two houses of Congress. One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state. What is the Great Compromise? BACK

More People- 100 He was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to Constitutional Convention. Who is Benjamin Franklin? BACK

More People-200 Considered to be the “Father of the Constitution”. Who is James Madison? BACK

More People -300 He was a Massachusetts Congressman and Senator who spoke for the North and the preservation of the Union. Who is Daniel Webster? BACK

More People -400 Was a former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country. Who is Fredrick Douglass? BACK

Cat What were the terms of the Monroe Doctrine. What is 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/ or interference by European nations. BACK

Potpourri-100 I disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies. Who is King George III? BACK

Potpourri-200 The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution. It set up the principle of judicial review. What is Marbury vs. Madison? BACK

Potpourri-300 It was the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens. What was the Dred Scott Decision? BACK

Potpourri-400 An invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves. What is the Cotton Gin? BACK

Potpourri-500 Revolutionized transportation and trade in the United States. What is the steamboat? BACK