Federal & State
Republic
What kind of country is the US?
Amendment
How can you change the Constitution?
Christopher Columbus
Who tried to sailed to the West Indies but sailed to America instead?
England
Where did the original colonists come from?
Native Americans
Who helped the colonists survive the first winter?
Rule of law
What is a basic principle of democracy?
27
How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
1492
What is the date that Christopher Columbus sailed to America?
Jamestown
What was the name of the first colony in America?
To fish, to plant corn, to build houses
What did the Native Americans help the colonists do?
Power to print money, to declare ware, create an army, make treaties
What are some of the federal government's powers?
Bill of Rights
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Native Americans
Who already lived in America before Columbus arrived?
Economic opportunity
Why did the first colonists settle in America?
Thanksgiving
What was the name of the first holiday that the Pilgrims celebrated in Plymouth and Jamestown?
To provide education, safety, driver'sl icense and zoning
What are some of the powers of the state?
"We the People"
What power the people of the US give to the government to act on their behalf?
Columbus treated Native Americans badly.
Why did hundreds of thousands of Native Americans die in 1492?
Tobacco
What did the colonists grow in the first settlement in Jamestown?
Fourth Thursday in November
When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year?
A president, vice president, senators and representatives
What do the American people vote for?
Preamble
What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Iroquois Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Cherokee Tribe
What are the names of some of the Native American tribes that lived in America?
Pilgrims
Who were the first colonists who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620?
Turkey, potatoes, corn, squash, cranberries
What foods do Americans eat at Thanksgiving to commemorate the holiday?