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1. | Amendment that said no citizen can be denied the right to vote. |
2. | A riot on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers opened fire into a crowd killing 5 colonists. |
4. | The reform movement whose goal was to end slavery. |
5. | A document that claimed that all individuals have natural rights and a government that violates these rights can be overthrown. |
6. | President Lincoln's declaration that all slaves would be free. |
9. | The branch that makes sure laws are constitutional. |
10. | The economic system between colonies and the countries that ruled them, based on the idea that colonies exist to make ruling countries rich. |
13. | A secret terrorist organization whose goal was to keep blacks from gaining power. |
14. | The first 10 amendments. |
15. | The branch that makes the laws. |
16. | Traditions and customs that have developed over time and have the effect of law. |
18. | Fought to preserve the Union; started with the Battle of Bull Run. |
19. | The government's effort to restore the Union after the Civil War. |
20. | The system that is used to choose a president; the reason someone can not win even if they have the most votes. |
21. | Laws that restricted freedman's rights. |
24. | Supporters of the Constitution who wanted a strong national government. |
26. | Amendment that guaranteed equal rights to all people. |