Those who lived in America but were loyal to the British:
a. Loyalists
b. undecided
c. anti-British
Loyalists
a. the beginning
b. Preamble
c. story
Preamble
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are called..
a. the 10 changes
b. the Preamble
c. the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
What is Manifest Destiny?
a. the belief that Americans should stay on the east.
b. the belief that Americans have the (God give) right to expand west.
c. Americans are destined to have disagreements
The belief that Americans have the (God given) right to expand west
What is the farthest Lewis and Clark went on the exploration?
a. the Mississippi River
b. the Atlantic Ocean
c. the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Treaty of Paris recognized America's ______________.
a. dependence of Britain
b. Independence
c. sharing resources with Britain
Independence
Government should be equally distributed between the 3 branches of government.
a. separation of powers
b. equality
c. difference of opinion
Separation of powers
What is it called when the president rejects a bill from Congress?
a. veto
b. undecided
c. agreement
Veto
Americans thought the Native Americans were equal in knowledge and spirituality.
False
What was the length of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a. 5 years
b. 2 years
c. under 1 year
2 years
These men were not formally trained soldiers, but were what made up the Continental Army.
a. militia
b. domestic
c. non-military
Militia
America's founding document is called?
a. the US book
b. the US novel
c. the US Constitution
US Constitution
What is the principle that helps limit the power of the 3 branches of government?
a. all for one and one for all
b. checks and balances
c. separate but equal
Checks and balances
Name for the rapid movement to California due to finding what valuable resource?
a. Copper
b. Coins
c. Gold
Gold
What is the location where Lewis and Clark started their journey?
a. Baltimore
b. Florida
c. St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army:
a. George Bush
b. George Washington
c. John Adams
George Washington
A change or an addition to the Constitution is what?
a. an amendment
b. a compromise
c. a collection of ideas
An Amendment
What is the Bill of Rights?
a. a list of grievance
b. a list that guarantees people's freedoms
c. a report
A list of guarantees people's freedoms
The purchase of this territory doubled the size of the US at the time of the purchase.
a. Maine and Missouri
b. the Louisiana Territory
c. the 13 colonies
The Louisiana Territory
What is the name of the river Lewis and Clark traveled from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean?
a. the Snake River
b. the Colorado River
c. the Columbia River
The Columbia River
A soldier who was hired to fight in the war.
a. mercenary
b. volunteer
c. rebel
Mercenary
The 3 branches of our federal government are:
a. local, state, and regional
b. city, town, and state
c. Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
This branch of government makes the laws:
a. Executive branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Legislative branch
Legislative branch
This is the name of the country that Thomas Jefferson paid $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase:
a. Spain
b. France
c. Mexico
France
What was the main purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
a. they wanted to go camping
b. there was no main purpose
c. to map out a route to open the land to settlers moving west
To map out a route to open the land to settlers moving west