1. AHSGE “Documents of American Heritage”

2. What was signed by King John in 1215 that marked a decisive step forward in the development of a constitutional government? (Ans) The Magna Carta

3. What was the first plan of self government ever put in force in the English colonies? (Ans) Mayflower Compact

4. Proposal by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 for the creation of a grand council made up by representatives from Britain’s American Colonies (Ans) Albany Plan of Union

5. What was the plea by the colonist to King George III in 1775 that he halt fighting? (Ans) Olive Branch Petition

6. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine (1776) Called for Am. Ind. From Great Britain (Ans) Common Sense

7. Plan of government that the U.S. operated from 1781 until its replacement by the Constitution (Ans) Articles of Confederation

8. Concept of separation of church and state that had been part of the Am. Fabric since the 1600’s (Ans) Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty

9. At his farewell address, Washington warned against the dangers of …. (Ans) Political parties and sectionalism

10. Written by Francis Scott Key during the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812 (Ans) Star- Spangled Banner

11. Agreement reached in 1820 that would admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Outlawed slavery north of 36 degrees 30’ N Lat (Ans) Missouri Compromise

12. Doctrine introduced by James Monroe that was designed to end European influence in the Western Hemisphere. It became the cornerstone for Am. Foreign policy. (Ans) Monroe Doctrine

13. 1862 law in which the federal gov. distributed millions of acres of western land to state governments in order to fund state agricultural colleges (Ans) Morrill Land- Grant Act

14. Issued by Pres. Abe Lincoln to dedicate a national cemetery on the battlefield of Gettysburg. (Ans) Gettysburg Address

15. Written by Francis Bellamy who wrote and published this in 1892 to celebrate the 400 th anniversary of Columbus’s landing in America (Ans) The Pledge of Allegiance

16. American approach to China around 1900 favoring open relations between China and other nations (Ans) Open Door Policy

17. Pres Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine in which he asserted the right of the U.S. to intervene in Latin American nations (Ans) Roosevelt Corollary

18. Speech in 1918 by Pres. Woodrow Wilson to congress that called for freedom of the seas in peace and war, and an end to secret alliances and equal trading rights for all countries (Ans) The Fourteen Points

19. This economic program was launched by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt as relief, recovery, and reform to combat the Great Depression. (Ans) The New Deal

20. Supreme Court case in 1954 that ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. (Ans) Brown v. Board of Education

21. Famous Speech written by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ans) “I Have a Dream”

22. First ten amendments to the United States Constitution (Ans) Bill of Rights

23. Amendment that abolished slavery (Ans) 13 th Amendment

24. Amendment that ended prohibition (Ans) 21 st Amendment

25. Amendment that gave African-Americans (freedmen) the right to vote (Ans) 15 th Amendment

26. Amendment that guaranteed citizens equal protection of the laws (Ans) 14 th Amendment

27. Amendment that started prohibition (alcohol) (Ans) 18 th Amendment

28. Amendment that gave women the right to vote (Ans) 19 th Amendment

29. Laws passed by Congress in 1798 that enabled the government to imprison or deport aliens and to prosecute critics of the government (Ans) Alien and Sedition Act

30. 1878 law that required the federal government to purchase and coin more silver (Ans) Bland-Allison Act

31. Law passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country (Ans) Chinese Exclusion Act

32. Law passed in 1914 to strengthen federal antitrust enforcement by spelling out business activities that were forbidden (Ans) Clayton Antitrust- Act

33. Agreement designed to ease tensions over the expansion of slavery in the western territories (Ans) Compromise of 1850

34. Agreement that gave Rutherford B. Hayes the election of 1876. In return he had to remove troops and end reconstruction (Ans) Compromise of 1877

35. Part of the Compromise that ordered citizens of the United States to assist in the return of slaves (Ans) Fugitive Salve Act

36. 1862 law that offered 160 acres of western land to settlers (Ans) Homestead Act

37. 1830 law that called for the forced movement of Native Americans to west of the Mississippi River (Ans) Indian Removal Act

38. 1877 law that regulated railroads and other interstate businesses (Ans) Interstate Commerce Act

39. 1854 law that called on citizens in each territory to decide the issue of slavery there (Ans) Kansas- Nebraska Act

40. 1917 law that called on citizens in each territory to decide the issue slavery there (Ans) Kansas-Nebraska Act

41. 1917 law authorizing a draft of young men for military service (Ans) Selective Service Act

42. Law passed in 1890 that outlawed any combination of companies that restrained trade or commerce (Ans) Sherman Antitrust Act