American History
American Government
President
Colonial Period
miscellaneous
100
There were 13 original states. Name three
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
100

Which branch of government includes the Cabinet?

Executive Branch

100

Who has the power to veto a bill?

the president

100

who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

native americans

100
the capital of the United States
What is Washington, D.C.
200
When was the Constitution written?
1787
200
Who makes federal laws?
Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives), and (U.S. or national)legislature.
200
In what month do we vote for a president?
November
200

The name of the two meetings that decided on forming an American militia, writing the Declaration of Independence, and going to war against Great Britain.

The Continental Congress

200

name two national U.S. holidays.

What is New Year's day, Martin Luther King Jr. day, Memorial day, Labor day, Presidents' day, Columbus day, Veterans day, Independence day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.

300
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, and escape persecution.
300

What branch of government interprets the laws and can rule things "unconstitutional"?

Judicial Branch

300
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
the President
300
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation) because the British army stayed in their house (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government
300

Who was voted General of the Continental Army during the Second Continental Congress?

George Washington

400

What document stated freedom from British Rule for the 13 Colonies?

Declaration Of Independence

400

How many Senators are there for each state?

2 

400

Name the three branches of the government

Congress, Legislative, President, Executive, the court, and Judicial

400

What was the first document of law for the United States government?

The Articles of Confederation

400

Which President was a lawyer for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre

John Adams

500
name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
500

What is a law called before it becomes a law?

A bill.

500

Which branch of government can overrule a veto with 2/3 voting majority?

the Legislative Branch

500
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat, oldest member of the Constitution Convention, first Postmaster General of the United States, writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac", and started the first free libraries
500

Name 5 Native American tribes that we researched on Ducksters.com

Apache Tribe
Blackfoot
Cherokee Tribe
Cheyenne Tribe
Chickasaw
Cree
Inuit
Iroquois Indians
Navajo Nation
Nez Perce
Osage Nation
Pueblo
Seminole
Sioux Nation

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