Which country set up the colonies which eventually became the United States?
England/Great Britain
100
What was the name of United States' first governing document that was replaced by the Constitution because it was so weak in governing the nation?
Articles of Confederation
100
What was the name for the militia members in Massachusetts who were ready to fight at a moments notice?
Minutemen
100
Which city had the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia PA
100
What was the Industrial Revolution & Which region of the U.S. had more industry?
Time period in history when machine made factory products took over the work of hand crafted goods and all the social changes that went with it, region = Northern states
200
A poor person from Europe might choose to become a(n) ___________ in order to get a free trip to America. They would work for a period of years and then be given some supplies and land.
indentured servant
200
What was the name of Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet urging the colonists to become independent?
Common Sense
200
What was the violent protest in Boston which became famous as an example of British brutality?
Boston Massacre
200
How many branches of government did the Constitution establish?
3
200
During the 1840’s why did the Irish immigrants come to America?
Irish escaped the potato famine
300
Who was the highest ranking General of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
300
Which of the following documents were not written in England?
A. The Magna Carta
B. The English Bill of Rights
C. The Mayflower Compact
C. The Mayflower Compact
300
Which war caused England to get in debt and begin to tax the colonists at a higher level?
French and Indian War
300
What was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
a compromise about representation in the Congress which made 2 parts, one based on population (H. of R.) and one part having an equal number of representatives from each state (Senate).
300
Which country was the Louisiana Territory purchased from? Where was the largest battle of the Civil War?
France
400
Where was the shot heard round the world fired?
Lexington and Concord
400
What is the name of the document that declared the colonists independent from Great Britain and explained a citizen's inalienable rights?
Declaration of Independence
400
Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
400
Which branch of government is the President the head of?
executive
400
Which battle was considered the turning point in the war, when lee tried to invade the North for the second time but was defeated?
Battle of Gettysburg
500
What were a loyalist, a patriot, and a neutralist during the start of the American Revolution?
Loyalist- loyal to the British
Patriots- wanted to become independent from the British
Neutralists- were in the middle
500
What is the name of the document that is the outline and law book for our US government?
The US Constitution
500
What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
*think: toga, toga, turn!*
Battle of Saratoga
500
What was the purpose of the checks and balances set up by the Constitution?
to make sure that no one branch of government would get too much power.
500
Where did Lee finally surrender to end the Civil War?