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- 2. This treaty ended the War of 1812
- 4. The American Indian warrior leader who formed an Indian Confederacy and fought with the British in the War of 1812
- 5. The path of the forced relocation of eastern American Indians to what is now Oklahoma
- 9. The founding document of that details how the United States government works.
- 11. American __________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in order to get more people to sign up for the Continental Army
- 12. The Preamble of the Declaration of ______________ details the natural rights of all humans and the role of government in society.
- 17. Which political party wanted to ratify the Constitution
- 20. This made communication also instant especially during the Civil War
- 22. _________ Rebellion proved that the Articles were too weak and there needed to be more power placed in the central government
- 23. Where did George Washington camp his army over the winter of 1777-1778. During this winter the army would become better trained.
- 24. John Deere created this tool to deal with the stickier soil out west
- 26. This branch of government is in charge of enforcing the laws
- 29. The writer of the Declaration of Independence and the person who purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France
- 31. The Monroe Doctrine warned that if any _____________ nations were to colonize nations in South America, the U.S. would consider it an act of violence
- 32. The belief that the United States was fated to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific
- 38. Last name of our first president
- 39. Frederick Douglass was a main leader in the fight for _________.
- 40. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
- 42. Judicial ____________ is the practice in which the Supreme Court determines if laws are unconstitutional or not
- 43. Which political party wanted to end the expansion of slavery
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- 1. The 14th Amendment granted ______________ to all people born in the U.S.
- 3. This state fought for its independence from Mexico because of different cultures and political ideas on slavery
- 6. An addition or a change to the Constitution
- 7. This branch of government is in charge of interpreting the laws and deciding if laws are constitutional
- 8. The 15th Amendment Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Which group of people did this leave out?
- 10. This branch of government is in charge of making laws
- 13. To make a law void
- 14. The Boston Tea Party was protesting the tax on tea and a company's ________ on tea products
- 15. last name of the president during the time of the Alien and Sedition Acts
- 16. The ________ Act of 1807 stopped trade with Britain and France in order to stay neutral in their war
- 18. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state
- 19. To add as an extra part, especially to a piece of land
- 21. The 13th Amendment abolished ____________, except as punishment for a crime
- 25. The group of congressmen who argued for war with Britain which would lead to the War of 1812
- 27. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government could not ____ the states.
- 28. The first permanent English colony in the New World
- 30. The Articles of Confederation put forward a weak central government and ________ state governments
- 33. When the British Navy would force sailors into the military
- 34. Marbury v. ________ was the supreme court case that established judicial review
- 35. The ______ Act placed a tax on on various paper products and items, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. The act was a direct tax
- 36. The Boston _______ took place in 1770. 5 people died and John Adams would defend the British soldiers in court
- 37. a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
- 41. This movement's goal was to better society and family life by getting rid of alcohol
- 42. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.