Government
Colonies
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Miscellaneous
100
How many branches of government are there and what are their names?
3, Legislative, Judicial, Executive.
100
How many original colonies were there? Name all!
13 Pennsylvania New York New Jersey New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticutt Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
100
Between which two countries was the Revolutionary War mainly fought?
England (Britain) and the United States.
100
What is the significance of Fort Sumter?
The confederates firing on Fort Sumter started the war.
100
In what year did Christopher Columbus set sail?
1492
200
What is Federalism?
Federalism is a system of government where powers are shared between the state and central government.
200
What are the four regions in the colonies?
New England, Middle, Southern and Backcountry
200
What was a result of the Revolutionary War?
The United States gained it's independence and became it's own country.
200
What were the two sides involved in the war? (Need full name)
North - Union, South - Confederates
200
What was the first known instance of germ warfare. Explain.
Black Death: In the Middle Ages, people would put plague victims onto catapults and hurl them over castle walls into towns.
300
Central = Federal = ?
National
300
What was the earliest colony and in what year was it founded?
Jamestown, 1607.
300
How many signers of the Declaration of Independence were there?
55
300
What was the first state to secede from the Union. (One bonus point: correctly define "secede")
South Carolina Secede: To Break Away
300
What was the "Black Death" and how did it spread?
The "Black Death" also called the Bubonic Plague, was started in Italy when rats carrying fleas infected with the virus crawled aboard ships which transported the diseased rats to towns all over Europe infecting a large portion of Europeans.
400
1) What are the two houses of Congress? 2) How many members does each house have? 3) How are their representatives determined?
Senate = 100, House of Representatives: 435 Senate = Equal representation, each state gets two representatives. House of Representatives = Based on a state's population.
400
Who said, "He who shall not work, shall not eat!"
John Smith
400
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington (If you argue with me you will lose a point.)
400
What did they produce at Harper's Ferry?
Guns and ammunition?
400
What does circumnavigate mean?
To sail around the world.
500
What is the system of Checks and Balances and why is it important?
The system of Checks and Balances prevents one branch from gaining too much power. All the branches must depend on each other. This way there will not be a dictator situation.
500
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
So the English could tax goods coming in and leaving the New World and make money off of the colonies' trades.
500
What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord.
500
What does General Ambrose Burnside have to do with physical appearance today?
His impressive beard was why we call Side Burns, Side Burns. (Burnside = Side Burns)
500
What is the name of the document that the church sold that guaranteed a person's admittance into heaven?
Indulgence
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