LEAP 7th Grade Social Studies-1

An escaped slave who became the best known African American speaker for the abolition of slavery

April 1836 battle which ended Texas Revolution with victory over General Santa Ana and Mexican army

The mountains from Canada to Georgia, a barrier to settlers moving west from the original 13 colonies

Powers that both the federal government and the states have

The people who supported the Constitution

The first federal relief agency, designed to help slaves with food, clothing, medical care, education, and more.

A court case about a court case that has already been decided

The first political party in the US, it supported a strong national government

The agreement to elect Rutherford B. Hayes in return for his promise to end Reconstruction

Served as vice president from 1801-1805 and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804

An agreement between countries that they will stand with each other in times of need

Act outlawing Chinese immigration and citizenship for Chinese immigrants already in the US

People appointed to head federal agencies by the President who advise him or her about different problems and solutions

The Supreme Court decision that struck down the Missouri Compromise and ruled slaves could never be citizens

Required the king to get Parliament's consent to raise taxes, outlawed cruel/unusual punishment, guaranteed speedy trial

The role of the president in representing the country at different events

A Reconstruction law that banned people from gathering to violate other citizens’ constitutional rights

The legal case brought by Dred Scott to sue for his freedom because he had lived in a free area

The wife of John Adams who often gave him advice

Failed 1811 slave rebellion on Louisiana sugar plantations

African American soldiers after the Civil War; they were usually stationed in the West

The way the Constitution can be changed by adding amendments

The explorer who found a way through the Appalachian Mountains

The invention that made cotton a very profitable crop in the South and led to a demand for more and more slaves

A battle where outnumbered troops led by Andrew Jackson defeated British soldiers