GOVERNMENT
COLONIZATION/SETTLEMENT
CIVIL WAR
REVOLUTION
FLOW CHARTS
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Which of the following is an example of exercising the right to free speech? F Lying in a court case to protect a friend G Protesting a government policy H Falsely accusing someone of a crime J Yelling at a teacher
What is G Protesting a government policy
100
The early English colonists of North America settled near rivers, which provided resources and — A a source of transportation B power for factories C a shield from wild animals D a natural boundary for territories
What is A a source of transportation
100
So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war! — Abraham Lincoln to Harriet Beecher Stowe,1862 To which book is President Lincoln referring in the excerpt above? A Uncle Tom’s Cabin B The Wealth of Nations C Democracy in America D McGuffey’s Eclectic Reader
What is A Uncle Tom’s Cabin
100
The most important result of the Battle of Saratoga was that — F American leaders were forced to surrender and were arrested for treason G Spain entered the war and provided supplies to Great Britain H Britain released captured American sailors and returned American merchant ships J France officially recognized and formed an alliance with the U.S. government
What is J. France officially recognized and formed an alliance with the U.S. government
100
Slave travels with owner to free soil---> Slave claims that residency on free soil makes him free---> Slave sues for freedom---> U.S. Supreme Court rules against slave. The diagram above describes the sequence of events related to — A Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) B the suffrage movement C Marbury v. Madison (1803) D the Nullification Crisis
What is A Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
200
In 1787 Congress established a system for creating new states from western territories — A through the Monroe Doctrine B through the Northwest Ordinance C with the Treaty of Paris D with the approval of the Three-Fifths Compromise
What is B through the Northwest Ordinance
200
The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619, which — A was the first government to have a president B established the doctrine of separation of powers C had the power to veto acts of Parliament D was the first representative legislature in the English colonies
What is D was the first representative legislature in the English colonies
200
The Union general who accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army at Appomattox Court House was — F Ambrose Burnside G George McClellan H Ulysses S. Grant J William T. Sherman
What is H Ulysses S. Grant
200
• Immigrated to North America • Became a Revolutionary writer and philosopher • Wrote the influential pamphlet “Common Sense” • Wrote a series of essays titled Crisis • Supported the French Revolution Which prominent Revolutionary figure is described above? F Samuel Adams G Thomas Paine H Patrick Henry J Benjamin Franklin
What is G Thomas Paine
200
*Strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution *Agricultural economy *Weak central government **Loose interpretation of the U.S. Constitution **Industrial economy **Strong central government The different political views in the diagram above represent the — F Loyalists and Patriots G Democratic-Republicans and Federalists H Know-Nothings and Abolitionists J Whigs and Loyalists
What is G Democratic-Republicans and Federalists
300
What amendment guarantees an individual's right to a speedy trial by jury?
What is the 6th amendment
300
From 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was that — F the colonists were frequently attacked by Spanish explorers G the swampy location caused disease to spread H the colonists endured unexpected flooding J the punishment for all criminal offenses was execution
What is G the swampy location caused disease to spread
300
Disadvantages of the South During the Civil War--> • Smaller navy • Fewer railroads • ? Which item would best complete the list? F Inexperienced military leaders G Lack of industries H Larger population J Lack of agricultural land
What is G Lack of industries
300
One result of British regulations such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts was America’s resentment of — A foreign alliances B locally appointed governing bodies C taxation without representation D government control of speech
What is C taxation without representation
300
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation--> Shays’s Rebellion --> Desire for a strong nat'l gov't Which of these would complete the diagram? A Alien and Sedition Acts B U.S. Constitution C Magna Carta D Declaration of Independence
What is B U.S. Constitution
400
Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence [King George III] has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent [approval] to laws for establishing judiciary powers. Which of the following was included in the U.S. Constitution in order to deal with the grievance expressed above? A The process for amendment B The establishment of a chief executive C The process for territorial statehood D The establishment of the Supreme Court
What is D The establishment of the Supreme Court
400
One reason that the Mayflower Compact was written was to establish — F principles of government for the new colony G a charter for a joint-stock company H strict military control over the colonists J a system of trade with other colonies
What is F principles of government for the new colony
400
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it — F allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington, D.C. G broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico H enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance J gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
What is J gave the Union Army control of the Mississippi River
400
French and Indian War begins 1754 -->Stamp Act 1765----> ? ? ? --->U.S. Constitution written Which event in U.S. history would best complete the box above? A Nullification Crisis B Declaration of Independence C Purchase of the Louisiana Territory D Completion of the Erie Canal
What is B Declaration of Independence
400
House of Representatives • Number of representatives based on state population Senate • Two members from each state The diagram above shows the compromise that helped guarantee the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by — A providing a plan for representation of both large and small states B taking power away from the national government C creating new boundaries for both large and small states D allowing local governments to determine matters of representation
What is A. providing a plan for representation of both large and small states
500
King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215. What idea did the Founding Fathers borrow from this document to include in the Bill of Rights? A People accused of a crime have a right to a trial by a jury of their equals. B People accused of a crime will be imprisoned until proven innocent. C People have only those individual rights granted to them by the king. D People must be born in a country to have the rights of a citizen.
What is A People accused of a crime have a right to a trial by a jury of their equals.
500
Unlike the Virginia colony, the Plymouth colony was established primarily by settlers who wanted to — A expand the influence of the British government in the American colonies B provide a port to serve the transatlantic slave trade C practice their religion without interference from the Church of England D cultivate tobacco to sell to Great Britain
What is C practice their religion without interference from the Church of England
500
One of the issues that led to the Civil War was whether final authority to interpret the U.S. Constitution belonged to the — A states or the territories B Supreme Court or Congress C national government or the states D Supreme Court or the president
What is C national government or the states
500
My motive and object in all my political works, beginning with Common Sense, the first work I ever published, have been to rescue man from tyranny and false systems . . . of government, and enable him to be free. . . . — Thomas Paine, 1806 An important effect of Common Sense was that it persuaded many — F ordinary people to support independence from Great Britain G rich merchants to leave the colonies H loyalists to support the king J loyalists and patriots to unite against Great Britain
What is F ordinary people to support independence from Great Britain
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-->Proposed by Congress with a two-thirds vote in both houses. -->Ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. Which of the following best completes the diagram? A Amendment of the U.S. Constitution B Jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court C Regulation of interstate commerce D Election of the president
What is A. Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
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