13 COLONIES
REVOLUTION!
CONSTITUTION
MANIFEST DESTINY
ETC.
100
Large plantations were a common feature for which colonial region?
Southern Colonies
100
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
100
This document has survived for over 200 years because it combines a strong framework for the government with flexibility.
What is the Constitution.
100
By the mid-1800s, California was being settled mainly by people in search of what?
Gold
100
What event turned the secession crisis into a Civil War?
The Attack on Fort Sumter
200
Describe the geography of the New England region (weather/land features)
Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land (not good for farming!)
200
What are the 3 unalienable rights of humans listed in the Declaration of Independence? (must name all 3)
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
200
Name the job of the legislative branch of the U.S. government.
To make laws.
200
What group of people was most negatively affected by Andrew Jackson's removal policy?
Native Americans
200
What are amendments?
Changes (made to the Constitution.)
300
Many different culture and countries settled in which colonial region?
The Middle Colonies
300
What upset colonists most about the Stamp Act?
They did not have representation in Parliament - and did not want taxation without representation.
300
This branch carries out or enforces laws.
What is the executive branch.
300
The belief of Americans that it was their right to expand the United States from "sea to shining sea" - no matter what.
What is Manifest Destiny
300
"A newspaper article about the Boston Tea Party, written in 1773." What type of source is this?
Primary source.
400
Why did people come from England and settle in the New England region?
Religious freedom (they were being persecuted for their religion in England)
400
This document was a break up letter to King George the III. It explained why the colonies needed independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
400
What branch is responsible for resolving disputes about laws?
The Judicial Branch
400
This territory was purchased in 1803 and doubled the size of America.
What is the Louisiana Purchase.
400
This was a deadly riot between angry patriots in Boston and British soldiers stationed there.
The Boston Massacre.
500
What colony did William Penn found?
Pennsylvania
500
What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
Cornwallis (the British) surrendered, and the American Revolutionary War ended.
500
What does the Preamble list?
Goals of the government
500
These 2 territories were won from Mexico after war?
California and Texas.
500
What country helped the colonists in the war against Great Britain (the American Revolutionary War)?
France.
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