Most of the enslaved Africans worked on _____________________
What is Southern Plantations
100
What are "checks & Balances?"
What is The power given to each branch of the government to make sure that the others don’t get too powerful
100
What was the overall purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
What is To explain to the king why the colonies wanted to establish a government of their own.
100
True or False. The women wrote poetry to help the men in the American Revolution.
What is True.
100
Describe the life of a slave.
What is Loss of freedom, actions, choices
200
Because of the Bill of Rights....
What is people have freedom of speech, religion etc...
200
The Three Levels of Government
What is United States Government, State Government, Local Government
200
What are the rights that people have according to the Declaration of Independence?
What is Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness
200
How did Women Contribute to the American Revolution?
What is wrote poetry, repaired socks, delivered water, cooked, cleaned, pretended to be men, raised money etc.
200
Define Veto
What is When the President refuses to sign an act into a law.
300
True or False. The ability to learn and speak a new language were skills slave owners looked for slaves to do.
What is False.
300
Describe the Legislative Branch
What is Writes the laws, 535 Members (100 senate, 435 House of Reps), can override a Presidential Veto
300
In 1803, the United States completed the Louisiana Purchase, adding 828,000 square miles, from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and the U.S. territory _________________ its size.
What is Doubled
300
What role did African American Patriots play in the war?
What is They fought in almost every battle of the war; Fought for their freedom from slavery.
300
__________________ was chosen by members of the Continental Congress to ______________________.
What is Thomas Jefferson & write the Declaration of Independence.
400
______________ were skills that slave owners looked for in their enslaved Africans.
What is Blacksmiths, carpenters, physical strength, grow crops etc.
400
Describe the Executive Branch
What is Enforces/Carries out laws, can declare war, made up of the President etc.
400
Describe the work of the Pioneers of the West
What is Life wasn't easy, sometimes lonely and They helped settle the West by building homes, roads, and towns
400
Why did the English Colonies go to war with New France?
What is They both wanted to control the land of the Ohio River Valley
400
Define Triangular Trade Route
What is Africa, to the West Indies, to the Colonies
500
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on ________________________
What is July 4, 1776
500
Describe the Judicial Branch
What is The Court System, Highest Court is the Supreme, 9 Justices, Serve a life term, nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate
500
Lewis and Clark explored the western half of America because....
What is President Thomas Jefferson wanted to learn more about the region he gained in the Louisiana Purchase.
500
How many members are apart of the Legislative Branch (include all members, and also both parts)
What is 535 total members in all; 435 in the House of Reps, 100 Senators (each state sends two)
500
Most of the work of the Pioneers of the west _______________________ and often times they were ______________.