24-25 USH Final Exam

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  1. 4. River that runs through downtown Denver
  2. 9. Amendment that says we're free from unreasonable search and siezures
  3. 12. __ & Clark: Sent to explore the Louisiana Territory
  4. 14. A set of rules and procedures the government must go through to put someone in jail
  5. 15. Lewis' dog
  6. 17. Enslaved man in Virginia who led the most violent slave rebellion in US History
  7. 18. Name used during colonization for Europe, Asia, and Africa
  8. 21. State to the east of Colorado
  9. 22. 11th President. Promised exapnsion so he went to war with Mexico
  10. 25. Group that supported the passing of the Constitution. Wanted a stronger federal government
  11. 26. Cruel and harsh rule by an oppressive ruler. What the colonists called the King
  12. 28. War fought between the Union and Confederacy over slavery
  13. 31. Italian explorer who worked for Spain. "Discovered" North America
  14. 34. __ and Balances: System created so each branch of gov't can stay equal to the others
  15. 37. State to the West of Colorado. Famous for a big lake filled with salt water
  16. 38. Name used during colonization for North and South America
  17. 39. Declaration of ____: Document that created the US on July 4, 1776
  18. 42. The city Prairie Middle School is in
  19. 43. __ and Indian War: War between France in England in North America. Led to a lot of debt and tax laws
  20. 44. Biggest city by population in the US
  21. 45. Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion
  22. 46. A school district, a reservoir, a state park, and a river that Denver was founded on
  23. 48. House of __: Lower house of the Legislative Branch
  24. 52. Document that sets up our current US government
  25. 53. The US's neighbor to the North
  26. 59. Led the US Army during the Revolution. 1st President
  27. 60. 18th President. Union general that won the Civil War
  28. 61. Corps of ___: Group organized by Lewis and Clark for their expedition
  29. 62. State that the Sand Creek massacre took place in
  30. 64. Aritcles of __: Document that made the first US government
  31. 68. River that makes up the border between Texas and Mexico
  32. 71. People who wanted to end slavery
  33. 73. Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
  34. 76. Gettysburg ___: Speech by Lincoln that urged people to fight for "a new birth of freedom"
  35. 80. Indian __ Act: Law that said the US gov't could force Indigenous people from their lands and move them elsewhere
  36. 84. __ of Powers: Why they created 3 separate branches of government. Didn't want all power with one person
  37. 88. The capital of Colorado
  38. 89. ___ & Concord: site of the first battle of the American Revolution
  39. 91. An indigenous tribe that called Colorado home. Also the country Prairie Middle School is in
  40. 92. Bird that is the national symbol of the US. Ben Franklin wanted it to be a turkey instead of this raptor
  41. 95. Important city at the mouth of the Mississppi River. What the US wanted when France offered Louisiana
  42. 97. Word used to describe the people who have lived in North America for thousands of years
  43. 101. 17th President. Took over for Lincoln. Didn't believe that Black people deserved equal rights
  44. 102. US state made up of islands in the middle of the Pacific ocean
  45. 103. Amendment that said anyone born in the US was a ciitizen and made everyone equal under the law
  46. 107. Why the US Civil War was fought
  47. 108. Lewis and ___: Sent to explore the Louisiana Territory
  48. 109. Branch of gov't that makes laws
  49. 110. Biggest US state by size
  50. 111. 2nd longest river in the US. Flows through New Orleans
  51. 113. Idea that America can/should take over the whole continent because god said so
  52. 114. Ocean to the East of the US
  53. 115. City where the Declaration and Constitution were written
  54. 116. Violent abolitionish who tried to arm slaves at Harper's Ferry. Also part of the Pottowattomie Massacre in Kansas
  55. 117. What is on the screen every Thursday
  56. 118. Boston ___: Killing of 5 Bostonians by British troops. Increased tensions in the colonies
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  1. 1. Sons of ___: Group of Patriots led by Sam Adams. Protested British laws
  2. 2. Huge territory purchased by Jefferson from France
  3. 3. State to the Southwest of Colorado. Home of the Grand Canyon
  4. 5. Originally part of Spain, then Mexico. Rebelled against Mexico to keep slavery and then joined the US
  5. 6. Amendment that gives us the right to a public and speedy trial
  6. 7. Secret network of people and locations used to help people escape slavery
  7. 8. King of England that the colonists rebelled against
  8. 10. Forced relocation of thousands of Cherokee people from Georgia to Indian Territory. Many died
  9. 11. Period after the Civil War that saw progress for Black people at first, then restrictions for them that lasted another 100 years
  10. 13. Animal on the state flag of California
  11. 16. 3rd Pres. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  12. 19. Indigenous (Shawnee) woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark and saved their lives multiple times. She was 16.
  13. 20. Mountains that run from Georgia to New York. Were the barrier between where colonists could live and indigenous people
  14. 23. State to the Southeast of Colorado
  15. 24. Route many people took to move West. Also a popular computer game
  16. 27. Amendment that says they can't make soldiers live in your house
  17. 29. Son of Liberty that made the midnight ride to warn colonists the British army was coming
  18. 30. Tallest mountain in the US
  19. 32. ___ Massacre: Slaughter of hundreds of indigenous people in Colorado. They had a peace agreement beforehand
  20. 33. Boston ___: Protest against the British East India Company's tea monopoly
  21. 35. Highest level court in the US
  22. 36. Country the US went to war with from 1846-1848 for their land
  23. 40. Branch of gov't that interprets laws
  24. 41. 19th President. His election in 1876 officially ended Reconstruction and set Black americans back by 100 years
  25. 44. French leader the US bought Louisiana from
  26. 47. Amendment that says we are free from cruel and unusual punishment
  27. 49. Amendment that says you have a right bear arms
  28. 50. 16th President. Ended slavery
  29. 51. Frederick __: Born a slave and became a famous abolitionist. Friend of John Brown.
  30. 54. A change or addition to an official document. The Constitution has 27
  31. 55. Country created when the Southern slaveholding states left the US
  32. 56. Southeastern most US state.
  33. 57. Place in VA (now WV) that John Brown raided to try to arm slaves
  34. 58. Washington, District of ___: The capital of the US
  35. 62. An indiegnous tribe that called Colorado and Wyoming home. Also the capital of Wyoming
  36. 63. 7th President. Signed Indian Removal Act
  37. 65. Amendment that gives us the right to a trial by jury
  38. 66. Amendment that gives us due process of law
  39. 67. __ Compromise: Created a line on the map that said no slavery north of it, but slavery was okay south of it
  40. 69. What is on the screen every Wednesday
  41. 70. ___ Compromise: created the bicameral system of government we still use
  42. 72. What we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  43. 74. State to the Northeast of Colorado
  44. 75. First permanent English colony in the New World
  45. 77. Upper house of the legislative branch
  46. 78. Machine that speeds up cotton harvesting. Designed to reduce slavery, but led to an increase of it
  47. 79. Group that opposed the passing of the Constitution. They feared too strong of a federal government
  48. 81. Most famous conductor of the Underground RR. Born into slavery and escaped then helped hundreds of others do the same
  49. 82. Judicial __: Gives courts the power to overturn laws they find unconstitutional
  50. 83. ___ Kansas: Violent period in Kansas where pro-slavery groups and abolitionists clashed
  51. 85. Branch of gov't that enforces laws
  52. 86. What is on the screen every Friday
  53. 87. The continent the US is on
  54. 90. Country that colonized the East coast of N. America and eventually declared war on its colonies
  55. 92. Important animal to many plains tribes. Mr. Micheli's favorite animal. Hunted near extinction at one point. Naitonal mammal of the US
  56. 93. Another name for buffalo. What did the buffalo dad say when he dropped his son off for school?
  57. 94. Columbus thought the Earth was shaped like this fruit
  58. 96. Mr. Micheli's dog that you see pictures of every Monday
  59. 98. Mountains in Eastern California, Part of their name is the name of a state that borders CA
  60. 99. Amendment that ended slavery in the US
  61. 100. Northeastern most US state. Famous for its lobster
  62. 104. State to the south of Colorado
  63. 105. Mountains that run from New Mexico through Colorado up to Canada. Also an absolutely garbage baseball team
  64. 106. State to the North of Colorado. Home of Yellowstone National Parl
  65. 112. Ocean to the West of the US