Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 2 and 3
Unit 3
Unit 4
100
What is the most widely accepted theory of how people from Asia first came to the Americas (this is way before European colonization)?
What is crossed the Bering Land Bridge?
100
The colonists began to tire to British rule, esp. when they passed the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, etc. What was their main complaint against these laws?
What is "no taxation without representation!" They had no one in Parliment representing colonial interests.
100
There are three branches of govt--the executive, legislative, and judicial. What branch can veto laws?
What is executive? (the president)
100
This deal doubled the sized of the US and gave the US control of the all-important Mississippi River.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
This person's steel plow and this person's mechanical reaper revolutionized farming and made it easier to farm on the Midwest prairies.
Who are John Deere (plow) and Cyrus McCormick (reaper)?
200
Describe the area each of the following early American cultural groups settled. A. Anasazi B. Mississipian Mound Builders C. Great Basin
What is A. Southwest B. around the Mississippi River area C. present day Utah, Nevada areas
200
Great Britain thought they needed to be taxed to contribute towards the costs of ______ the colonies.
What is defending?
200
What branch of govt can declare war, begin impeachment proceedings, and approve amendments to the Constitution?
What is legislative? (Congress--House of Representatives and Senate)
200
This was added to the Consitution to appease the Anti-Federalists. It is a listing of civil and individual liberties.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
This invention by Samuel Morse changed how business was conducted and how news traveled.
What is the telegraph?
300
Name one thing the Native Americans and the Europeans each gained from the Columbian Exchange.
What is What the Native Americans gained: domestic animals like horses, olives, grapes, diseases What the Europeans gained: maize (corn), potatoes, tomatoes
300
In what early American document would you hear these words: "all men created equal...certain unalienable rights...life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
The branch of govt gets to decide if laws are Constitutional.
What is judicial branch (Supreme Court)?
300
Which of the following would you NOT associate with the War of 1812: A. Battle of New Orleans B. Star Spangled Banner C. White House burned D. Nationalism and economic growth E. Marbury vs. Madison
What is Marbury vs Madison?
300
The Erie Canal, connecting the Great Lakes to eastern seaports, helped _____ transportation costs.
What is reduce, cut, drop, etc.
400
The Plymouth colony was settled for this reason:
What is religous freedom (the Pilgrims)?
400
You'd read these words in what document, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..."
What is the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
400
One of the greatest challeges Geo. Washington faced as president was helped by his Sec. of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. What was that challenge?
What is getting the nation's finances in order?
400
John Marshall was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for almost 35 years. The court case we most remember John Marshall for refers to the power of the Supreme Court to rule if laws are constitutional or not. What is the name of that Supreme Court case?
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
400
This man won the popular votes and a plurality in the electoral college but didn't became president in 1824?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
This early British colony in the colonies was settled as a money-making venture, mainly by growing tobacco.
What is Jamestown?
500
There were two groups of people that fought over ratifying the Constitution. One group, the Anti-Federalists argued the Constitution didn't give enough power to the individual states, and the other group, the Federalists said there needed to be a strong central govt. to hold the country together. Three leading Federalists wrote a series of essays to encourage people to support ratification. What was that collection of essays called?
What are the Federalist Papers?
500
Washington thought the US should take sides in other countries problems. True or False?
What is false? Washington advised US neutrality.
500
The Missouri Compromise addressed what problem in early America?
What is slavery?
500
Give a description what a supporter of Andrew Jackson would be like? What would they support?
What is -people who favored westward expansion and didn't care who stood in the way -small farmers -distrusted banks -supported slavery
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