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The section that comes before the constitution and explains the basic functions of government is called the
preamble
Who were the Loyalists fighting for and who were the Patriots fighting for?
Loyalists- Britain
Patriots- colonists
The Northern Army was called the __________ and the Southern Army was called the ___________.
Union, Confederates
What Continent do you live on?
North America
Native Americans in the Great Plains region lived in Teepees because _______________
They were like tends and could be moved easily
The first 10 amendments to the constitution are called
the bill of rights
Colonists wanted to "break up" with Britain (leave British control) so they wrote the
Declaration of Independence
The North
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, South, East and West
Native Americans in the Great Plains region were known as _________________ because they moved from place to place
nomads
The 2nd amendment gives you the right to do what?
bear arms (own guns)
The tax placed on sugar and molasses was known as the
sugar act
The election of this president caused the South to want to secede or leave the union
Abraham Lincoln
Lines of ____________ run from North to South and lined of ____________ run from east to west
Longitude, Latitude
The Eastern Woodlands region had one resource that they used for almost everything and that natural resource was __________________.
wood
The 3 branches of government are:
Legislative, judicial, executive
The place where the first shots were fired in the American Revolution was:
Lexington & _____________
concord
The North and South made money in very different ways, choose the correct answer that shows how each made money
The North made their money having factories and the South had large plantations that relied on slaves for labor
"The house right across from the Walmart" is an example of
relative location
This Native American cultural region used whale fat to light lamps, used furs to keep warm and mainly hunted whales, sea lions and fish for food.
Arctic region
The system in which the branches of government share power, so that not one branch is too powerful is called
checks and balances
This was the argument between colonists and British soldiers where snow balls with rocks were thrown, names were called, and a crowd gathered that ended with 5 colonist’s dead
Boston Massacre
Abraham Lincoln gave a famous speech in which he honored those who had died in battle and gave the North inspiration to keep fighting, it was called
The Gettysburg Address
What does Scarcity mean?
there isn't enough of something