1. TEKS-TAKS-TOE A TAKS REVIEW GAME for Grade 8 TEKS By Mary Currey

2. What era is it? Europeans come to America. Africans come to America. Jamestown Massachusetts Bay Exploration and Colonization

3. What document is it? Written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay Explained the new government Supported ratification of the Constitution The Federalist Papers Written as a covenant for new Puritans Describes a system of government in writing The 1 st written constitution for the colonies Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

4. What are they? Intolerable Acts French and Indian War Taxation without Representation Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Causes of American Revolution

5. Who is it? Born to a prominent Boston family Clerk of the Mass. General Assembly Part of the Sons of Liberty Actively fought British Rule Samuel Adams 1 st secretary of the Treasury Developed the national bank An author of the Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton

6. What era is it? Mid 1700s Battle of Lexington and Concord Declaration of Independence George Washington, commander-in-chief American Revolution

7. What document is it? Unified 13 states to win the war Northwest Ordinance Only a legislative branch, one vote for each state Requires unanimity for major laws Set up 1 st government Articles of Confederation Separation of powers and checks and balances Corrected weaknesses of Articles of Confederation 1787 Set up government U.S. Constitution

8. What era is it? Washington and Adams presidencies Alien and Sedition Acts Bill of Rights written Whiskey Rebellion Federalist Era

9. Who is it? 1 st Secretary of State Made the Louisiana Purchase 3 rd president Wrote the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson Organized the Seneca Falls Convention Wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women Fought for equal rights for women Elizabeth Cady Stanton

10. What year is it? Louisiana territory is purchased 1803 The 1 st permanent English colony (Jamestown) in North America is established 1607

11. During what years did this happen? Abe Lincoln and Jefferson Davis Presidents Southern secession from the Union The War between the States Union vs. Confederate States The Civil War 1861-1865

12. Who is it? 4 th president “Father of the Constitution” A writer of the Federalist Papers James Madison Wrote “Common Sense” and “The Rights of Man” Spoke out against the monarchy Thought that government should be by consent of the people Thomas Paine

13. What year is it? Constitutional Convention 1787

14. Who is it? Virginia lawyer Anti-Federalist “Give me liberty or give me death” Patrick Henry King of England during the American Revolution George III

15. What year is it? 2 nd year of the war Meeting of the Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence was signed 1776

16. What amendment is it? Right to form a militia Right to bear arms 2 nd amendment A person can’t be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy) A person can’t be forced to testify against himself or his spouse 5 th Amendment

17. What amendment is it? Gave former male slaves the right to vote 15 th Amendment Freedom of assembly Freedom of religion Freedom of speech Freedom of the press 1 st Amendment

18. What amendment is it? Right to a speedy public trial Right to an attorney 6 th Amendment Made slavery illegal 13 th Amendment

19. Who is it? Great spokesman for states rights From South Carolina Wanted to secede from the Union John C. Calhoun Battle hero in the War of 1812 Relocated the Native Americans Gave the executive branch more power Called “Old Hickory” Andrew Jackson

20. What amendment is it? The right not to be forced to house or feed troops 3 rd Amendment Protects against cruel and unusual punishment Protects against bail or fines that are too high 8 th Amendment

21. What amendment is it? All citizens have the same rights, no matter what race they are Citizenship for former slaves 14th Amendment Right to a trial by jury 7 th Amendment

22. What amendment is it? People have rights that are not specifically listed in the Constitution 9 th Amendment Right against illegal search and seizure There has to be a reason to search a person 4 th Amendment

23. What amendment is it? Powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution go to the states 10th Amendment

24. Who is it? Surrendered to end the Civil War Southern commander during Civil War Robert E. Lee Supreme Court Justice Helped establish judicial review Heard Marbury v. Madison John Marshall

25. What document is it? Unalienable rights Said we weren’t part of England anymore “All men are created equal” Written by Thomas Jefferson July 4,1776 Declaration of Independence

26. Who is it? From Virginia Commander of the Continental Army 1 st President of the United States George Washington

27. What form of government is it? Great Britain 2 houses Parliamentary State and Federal government share power Federalism

28. Who is it? For religious tolerance Welcomed immigrants to his colony Established Pennsylvania William Penn Abolitionist Wrote An American Slave Former slave Frederick Douglass

29. What is it? Characteristic of a democratic government Power lies with the people Voiced through voting Popular Sovereignty Representatives are elected by the people to make decisions Representative government

30. What is it? Set up by the Constitution Each branch limits the power of the other 2 branches Checks and Balances Interprets laws Includes the Supreme Court Decides if a law is legal Judicial Branch

31. What is it? Idea proposed by Baron de Montesquieu Set up by the U.S. Constitution Co-equal branches of government Separation of Powers

32. Who is it? 18 th president General for the Union Accepted Lee’s surrender Ulysses S. Grant Writer of the Federalist Papers Against a strong central government Wrote the “Bill of Rights” George Mason

33. What era is it? War over states rights Union is persevered Rights for African Americans Slaves freed Civil War and Reconstruction Native American civilizations flourished People lived by hunting and farming Pre-European Contact

34. What era is it? Tension over slavery Conflict with Mexico Antebellum Era New federal government Expansion to the Mississippi 1 st political parties Early Republic

35. What era is it? Removal of the Native Americans Jacksonian Democracy Growth in industry and transportation Manifest Destiny Westward Expansion

36. Who is it? 16 th president Was assassinated President during the Civil War Ended slavery Abraham Lincoln Author and abolitionist Wrote “Civil Disobedience” Henry David Thoreau

37. What is it? Created to stop the inhumane treatment of slaves Underground Railroad Goal to free slaves Abolitionist Movement Process to make steel Bessemer Steel Process

38. What document is it? Protects individual rights 1 st 10 amendments of the Constitution Bill of Rights Lincoln said all slaves in the South were free Stated during the Civil War Emancipation Proclamation

39. What do you call it? Passive resistance Nonviolent protest Includes marching and boycotts Civil Disobedience A time of many inventions Machines begin to do more work People move to cities for factory jobs Industrial Revolution

40. What case is it? Confirmed that slaves were property not citizens Also said territories would choose whether or not to have slavery Dred Scott v. Sandford Helped prevent monopolies Said that interstate commerce is under Congress control Gibbons v. Ogden

41. What do you call it? Belief that the United States was supposed to expand from sea to sea Manifest Destiny

42. Who is it? Believed in a strong central government For the ratification of the Constitution Federalist Inventor Ambassador to France Helped write the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Franklin

43. What document is it? For the common people 1689 Guaranteed rights to Englishmen English Bill of Rights The 1 st limit on a king’s power Said King was a citizen and also had to follow laws Gave rights to nobles Magna Carta

44. Who were they? President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis For a strong state government Against the Constitution Anti-Federalists

45. What war is it? Conflict over the Ohio River Valley George Washington’s first war British vs. French French and Indian War Called the 2 nd war for independence U.S. involved for economic reasons U.S. vs. Britain The last time U.S. attacked Canada War of 1812

46. What speech is it? Lincoln dedicated a grave yard “Four score and seven years ago…” Gettysburg Address Washington warned against political parties, sectionalism, and foreign policy Washington’s Farewell Address

47. What case is it? Established “Judicial Review” Marbury v. Madison Over the creation of a national bank Said Constitution outranks state laws McCulloch v. Maryland

48. What is it? Everyone must obey laws People in authority only allowed to do certain things Limited Government Economic system between the 16 th and 18 th century Said a nation’s wealth depends on the amount of gold and silver they have Mercantilism

49. What document is it? Statement of foreign policy Said Europe should not interfere in the Western Hemisphere Monroe Doctrine In the Articles of Confederation Set up a system for governments in the Western Territory Said the territories could join the Union as equals Northwest Ordinance

50. What was it? A meeting of state representatives Met to fix the Articles of Confederation Created the Constitution Philadelphia Convention of 1787 Needed lots of labor Cash crops System of agriculture Large scale Tea, rubber, sugar, coffee and cocoa Plantation System

51. What was it? After the Civil War Wanted harsh treatment of the South Extreme point of view Radical Reconstruction Congress 1490s-1790s mass movement of people Mostly African Americans Involuntarily moved Slave Trade

52. What was it? Created 1619 1 st Assembly of elected men Virginia House of Burgesses Era after the Civil War Made the southern states give rights to black men Debated over southern states’ reentry Reconstruction

53. Who is it? Established one basic principle of foreign policy Said that Europe should not interfere with the Americas James Monroe Sponsored the Missouri Compromise “The Great Compromiser” Henry Clay