Onramps Us History Midterm (Fall) Study Guide Rated A+

Bill of Rights (1789, adopted 1791) {Ans: 1st Amendment Guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government. 2nd Amendment Guarantees the right to bear arms. 3rd Amendment Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in homes in peacetime. 4th Amendment Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. 5th Amendment Requires grand jury indictment for a serious crime, bans double jeopardy, no loss of life, liberty or property without due process of law. 6th Amendment Guarantees the right to a speedy, impartial public trial in criminal cases with counsel and the right to cross examine. 7th Amendment Guarantees the right to jury trial in civil suits involving $20.00 or more. 8th Amendment Prohibits excessive bail or fines or cruel or unusual punishment 9th Amendment Rights not listed in other amendments are not necessarily involved.}Bacons Rebellion {Ans: -Nathaniel Bacon grouped together and angry mob to burn Jamestown and Indian settlements as a protest for the reason that they didn't get any protection from the government. -It was the first rebellion in the American Colonies in which the frontiersmen took part. Also, it hastened the hardening of racial lines dealing with slavery, because this rebellion involved both black and