FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 100 U.S.

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FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 100 U.S.

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Question 1: Gettysburg Address

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short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetary for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals

Question 2: John Paul Jones

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founder of the U.S. Navy "I have not yet begun to fight"

Question 3: Grimke Sisters

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Two sistes who were daugters of a slave holding family. They spoke publically against slavery when women were not allowed to speak in public

Question 4: Economic Reasons for Colonization

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European investors hoped to make huge profits; colonists came to obtain their own land and opportunity

Question 5: Abraham Lincoln

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16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended

Question 6: Nullification

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the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal

Question 7: Republicanism

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was an attitude toward society in the late 1700's based on teh belief that the good virtue and morality of the people was essential to sustain the republican form of government

Question 8: Limited Government

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the principle that requires all U.S. citizens , including government leaders, to obey the law

Question 9: Separation of Powers

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a system in which each branch of government has it's own powers

Question 10: Popular Sovereignty

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refers to a democratic system of government in which the people hold supreme power

Question 11: Articles of Confederation

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first American Constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions

Question 12: Primary Sources

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the original records of an event. They include eyewitness reports, records created at the time of an event, speeches, and letters by people involved in the event, photographs and artifacts

Question 13: Temperance Movement

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was a campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol

Question 14: Thomas Paine

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wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve

Question 15: Year the U.S. Constitution was written

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1787

Question 16: 2nd Amendment

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guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms

Question 17: Amend

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means to change

Question 18: Ben Franklin

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was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Indpendence and delegate to Constitutional Convention

Question 19: Steamboat

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Robert Fulton revolutionized the transportation system and trade in the United States with this

Question 20: Federalists

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these were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government

Question 21: 15 Amendment

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guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race

Question 22: Jefferson Davis

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the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War

Question 23: Declaration of Independence

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document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England

Question 24: Tariff

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tax on goods brought into a country

Question 25: 5th Amendment

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protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Question 26: Mayflower Compact

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an 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

Question 27: Cotton Gin

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an invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves

Question 28: George Washington

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was the leader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States