Constitution & Government
The Colonial Era
Wars & Presidents
Geography
Historical Thinking &
Writing
Writing
100
This is how many branches of government the US has
What are 3 branches
100
How many colonies were there before the American revolution
13
100
This 6'4" president was shot in a theater by an assassin's gun.
50 bonus points if you can name both the president and the assassin.
Abraham Lincoln & John Wilkes Booth
100
This mountain rage runs north to south along the East Coast of the United States.
What are the Appalachian Mountains
100
What are the two main types of materials/documents used in history to support your perspective/argument?
Primary and Secondary
200
The first 10 amendments to the US constitution are known as
The Bill of Rights
200
Who was the general of the American revolutionary forces?
George Washington
200
To gain independence from Britain; Lexington and Concord were its first battles
The Revolutionary War
200
The Second longest river in the US
The Mississippi
200
It is the ability to compare information provided by two or more sources that usually share similarities -- or differences and strengthen your overall argument.
Corroboration
300
What two criteria do you need to meet in order to vote in elections.
18 year old and a US citizen
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What document, partially written by ___________ laid out all the reasons that the US was going to revolt from Britain and establish a new country.
300
A war over the future of slavery fought between Northern Unionists and a Southern Confederacy
The Civil War
300
The largest state (by area) in the US
Alaska
300
The format used by historians for citing sources or footnoting information in historical articles or essays?
Chicago Format
400
The system of government in the United States that divides power between the _____ government and ______ governments is called Federalism.
Federal & State
400
The Middle Passage or Triangular Trade
400
2nd President; George Washington's vice president.
John Adams
400
The smallest state in the United States by area, covering 1,214 square miles (This is roughly the same size as the City of Chicago)
Rhode Island
400
The central point or focus of your essay in which you provide an interpretation for how and/or why a historical event unfolded, based on evidence/facts and research to prove a larger point or claim.
Argument
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The Constitutional Convention's intention was to revise the first system of government, but the delegates ended up creating a new government.
What was the name of America's first governing document?
500
Many British Colonists (soon to be American) felt they lacked representation in the British government, and thus should not be subject to taxes. This was a cause of the Revolution. What was the famous rallying cry or slogan of the colonists during this era.
No Taxation without Representation
500
In 1865, one of America’s most well known American poets, Walt Whitman, wrote:
O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weathered every track
The prize we sought is won.
In this poem, Whitman’s captain is this president?
Lincoln
500
What is this building and were is it located?
Independence Hall; Philadelphia
500
A word used in history to describe how one’s ideas and thoughts are influenced by one’s personal experiences, location, beliefs, time period lived in, and other factors such as social class, culture, and race
Perspective