Critical Thinking
Bill of Rights
Westward Expansion
Industrialization
Civil War
100
What are the three things pointing to the argument?
Values, evidence, and reasoning
100
Which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms?
The Second
100
What was the largest land purchase made by the U.S?
The Lousiana Purchase
100
When did the Industrial Revolution start?
18th century
100
When did the Civil war take place?
1861-1865
200
What are the three things that the argument points to?
Thesis, evidence, and commentary
200
Which amendment prevents the military from taking over your home?
The Third
200
How did the U.S get Florida
Spain gave Florida to the United States through a treaty.
200
In which country did the Industrial Revolution start?
England
200
What year was the first battle of the Civil War take place?
1863
300
Define Values
Author's perspective towards the subject of the argument.
300
What does the Seventh Amendment cover?
Civil jury trials
300
What was Manifest Destiny?
A belief that expansion was for the good of the country and was our right
300
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
300
What was the first battle that took place?
Battle of Gettysburg
400
Define reasoning
Category of thinking that links values to evidence
400
How were deputies to the Constitutional Convention chosen?
They were appointed by the legislatures of the different States.
400
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson bought land from France (the Louisiana Purchase), which doubled the size of the United States.
400
What power source was instrumental to industrial mechanization?
Steam
400
What was the fugitive slave law
Where slaves would run away, and if you saw them you would have to catch them, and return them back to slavery.
500
Define commentary
The author's interpretation, explanation, analysis.
500
Why was the Bill of Rights needed?
To be sure that the government was not too powerful and that it would not abuse its power.
500
How did the U.S. get Texas?
Texas was added after it became an independent republic.
500
Explain the difference between the Domestic System and the Factory System.
Domestic System- steps of production seperated under different roofs. Factory system-steps of production under one roof
500
How many soldiers died in the Civil War?
About 620,200
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