Foundations of a
Democratic Republic
Democratic Republic
The style of government the United States closely follow when forming their own government?
Athenian Democracy.
Locations of the first battles of the revolutionary war.
Lexington and Concord.
The most popular American document that cemented our foundations as a nation.
The Declaration of Independence.
A person or organization that profits greatly from warfare via the manufacturing and selling of goods to parties at war.
War profiteer.
The United States is the only country to have _
All five climate zones.
The man who believed in a direct democracy where the people voted to express their general will and opinions on laws of the lands.
Rousseau
Name of the first major battle of the civil war?
The Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas.
Supreme Law of the United States of America, it dictates the right of citizens, the rules everyone must follow, and outlines the constrictions of the federal government.
The Constitution.
Considered one of the richest men in all of American history, business magnate and philanthropist. Created standard oil.
John D. Rockefeller.
The United States is the _ most popular tourist location.
Third
First person to believe that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful.
Montesquieu
Name of the two beaches in Normandy stormed by American troops on D-Day.
Utah and Omaha.
Number of amendments in the constitution.
27
Famous Scottish steel industrialist and philanthropist.
Andrew Carnegie.
The United States has several small territories it has claimed but hasn't adopted as states. They are _
Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
First person to state "all persons are endowed with natural rights to life, liberty, and property and that rulers who fail to protect those rights may be removed by the people, by force if necessary."
John Locke
This surprise attack during the Vietnam war was a major military victory for the United States and its South Vietnamese allies, but it was a major political loss.
The Tet Offensive.
Name of the first constitution used by the United States.
The Articles of Confederation.
Businessman who made his fortune in the railroads and shipping industries, also built Grand Central Station.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
As a result of the space race The United States ended up as _
The first country to land men on the moon
Empty space/Fun fact
The Declaration of Independence went through __ revisions before it was finalized and signed.
39
The Cold War was a battle on what kind of front?
A political one.
Name of the 13th century, English document that influenced both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
The Magna Carta.
The total sum of exports from the United States around the world in 2022
$2.1 trillion
There are ___ national parks and ____ state parks in the United States
423 and 2,474