How many branches of government existed under the Articles of Confederation?
1 branch (Legislative Branch)
100
How many branches of government existed under the Constitution?
3 Branches
100
How many Senators does each state send to Congress?
2
100
How many representatives does each state send to the House of Representatives?
Based on population
100
A system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade
mercantilism
200
What does the "Trail of Tears" refer to?
The forced relocation of Indians to Oklahoma
200
What does an abolitionist want to do?
End or abolish slavery
200
King George III declared that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to keep the peace with the Native Americans. Colonists were not happy about this because they wanted to settle west. What is this describing?
Proclamation Line of 1763
200
What was the slogan colonists adopted to express their anger over taxes?
No Taxation Without Representation
200
This closed the Boston Harbor and punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable or Coercive Acts
300
Who was one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
300
What is a change to the Constitution called?
to amend or an amendment
300
This document was written on July 4, 1776 and its primary theme was individual rights and the right to revolution
Deceleration of Independence
300
This ended the American Revolution and Great Britain was forced to recognize American independence
Treaty of Paris of 1783
300
America's first plan of government
Articles of Confederation
400
This is how the president is elected
Electoral College
400
American democracy has its roots in political ideas borrowed from which group of people?
The ancient Greeks
400
Who can declare war?
Congress
400
What document is based on self-government and the social contract?
Mayflower Compact
400
What type of government do people elect representatives to make policy decisions for them
Republic
500
What is the agreement called that took place in 1820 and resulted in an equal number of free and slave states
Missouri Compromise
500
What was the document called that issued a warning to European powers to stop colonizing the Americas? This document's purpose was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
500
What did the Great Compromise settle between large and small states?
Representation in Congress
500
What are the 5 individual rights covered in the 1st Amendment?
Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
500
What allows Congress to pass new laws in order to carry out existing laws?