American Revolution
Western Expansion
Constitution & Government
Economy & Culture
Grab Bag
100
Which came first, the Declaration of Independence or the First Continental Congress. How do you know?
FCC- it's the meeting where they wrote the first draft of the dec of ind
100
Out of which state did the was the Cherokee nation forced to move after the Indian Removal Act was passed? Over which natural boundary did they need to move?
Georgia Mississippi River
100
What does the term "federalism" describe? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: What is a synonym for "federalism"?
The balance of power between state and federal government (power is divided and shared between the national and local governments) DJ: Concurrent powers
100
Why did child labor exist in the North? Why did child labor exist in the South
North- factories (the industrial revolution led to an increase in demand for low-level skill jobs that could be performed by children) South- slavery (African-Americans were not educated in schools so they were forced into labor at young ages)
100
What was the official name for the American army during the Revolutionary war? What was the nickname for the British side during the Revolutionary war?
Continental Army Redcoats
200
Name a publication, publication date, and author of a famous publication that inspired Americans to join the Revolutionary movement
Common Sense, 1776, Thomas Paine
200
After which war did we gain the territory that is now California, Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona? What was the territory called? What was the name of the treaty at which it was decided?
Mexican-American War Mexican Cession Treaty of Gaudalupe-Hildalgo
200
What is the difference between direct democracy and republicanism (or "democratic republic")?
In a direct democracy each person participates directly in governemnt, in democratic republic representatives are selected by the people to speak for them in government republicanism= representative government, indirect democracy
200
Name two famous male abolitionists DOUBLE JEOPARDY: name a third! and an event or publication attached to two of the three men
John Brown- Harper's Ferry William Lloyd Garrison- North Star Federick Douglass- autobiography
200
Name two critical events in American history that took place during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson
Nullification Crisis Indian Removal Act
300
Which battle was a turning point? Why? Which battle was the final battle of the war?
Saratoga- French were convinced to join the American side Yorktown
300
"54-40 or fight!" Which territory was this slogan associated with?
Oregon territory
300
1) Which supreme court case established the judicial branch as an equal power to the other two branches? 2) What was the name of the power that it granted? 3) What did this power allow the judicial branch to do? 4) Who was the supreme court justice?
Marbury v. Madison Judicial review Strike down laws that are unconstitutional John Marshall
300
What was the Declaration of Sentiments? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: What was the name of the meeting at which it was made official? TRIPLE JEOPARDY: Name a famous leader connected to a different cause that attended the meeting
Declaration of women's rights and political equality Seneca Falls Frederick Douglass
300
What was the final straw that led Southerners to attempt to secede from the Union
The election of Abraham Lincoln
400
Name an American general and a British general from the Revolutionary War
George Washington General Cornwallis
400
Name to natural resources that led Americans to travel west and to which territories it brought them
Fur- Oregon trail and northwest Gold- Sacramento
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!: At which meeting and over which event did Federalists in the North threaten secession from the Union?
Hartford Convention of 1814, War of 1812
400
Name three female leaders of reform and the movements they belonged to
Dorothea Dix- mental health Elizabeth Cady Stanton- suffrage Susan B. Anthony- suffrage Harriet Beecher Stowe- abolition
400
Which cultural movement inspired the utopian experiments?
Second Great Awakening
500
Name two events, one under British rule and one under the early American government, where Americans felt as though the government had used its power violently against its own people
Boston Massacre Whiskey Rebellion
500
Americans believed with religious conviction that the North American continent belonged to them and they would eventually take over coast to coast. What was the name for this? Where did the name first appear? Which people group was it most harmful to?
Manifest Destiny newspaper article native americans
500
Name two events where Presidents expanded the powers of the executive branch. Name two instances when two different states unsuccessfully attempted to cut back the power of the federal government Name the political figure who led the states' rights debate in favor of the states having more power
1) Louisiana Purchase, National Bank 2) Maryland: Maryland v. McCulloch (tried to tax the National Bank out of business) South Carolina: Nullification Crisis (tried to pass the nullification act 3) John C. Calhoun also: virginia and kentucky resolutions
500
What was the difference in the economic and constitutional views of the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans? Who was the leader for each respective party?
Federalists- Alexander Hamilton, loose reading, national bank, industry Republican- Thomas Jefferson, strict reading, farming-based agricultural economy
500
Name a landmark court case that gathered momentum for the backlash movement leading to the 13th amendment
Dred Scott v. Sanford
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