Geography
Which geographic feature would you most expect to find near a major settlement?
River
An artifact is an example of what?
A primary source
The winners of the american revolution
USA
Lincoln is elected president in this year
1860
British parliament responded to the boston tea party by passing these
intolerable acts
One consequence of the War of 1812 was a lasting alliance between the United States and _________
Britain.
What was the southern economy based on?
Agriculture
A person practicing the Islamic religion in Ireland is an example of...
Cultural Diffusion
The United States has this type of government
representative government
Why the bill of rights was written
it guaranteed personal rights and freedoms
Lincoln worked for hire in this year
1824
Colonists opposed various acts of parliament during the 1760s and 1770s on these grounds
the colonists were not represented in Parliament
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 marked the first time that the U.S. government had to decide between conflicting issues of ________________
individual liberty and national security.
Northern economy was based on
industry
What type of information would you find on a physical features map?
Landforms
when anarchy exists, the government of a country
does not exist
The mayflower compact and the Iroquois Confederacy had this in common
Both were examples of early North American government.
Lincoln is born
1809
Colonist were rebelling against this type of government
monarchy
The Main purpose of the monroe doctrine
to imply that the United States would fight any further European attempt to colonize in the West
changes in transportation resulted in these 3 things
growth of the factory system, expansion of economic markets, settlement of the west
Africa, Asia, and Australia are located in which hemisphere?
Eastern Hemisphere
This system sets up and enforces a society's laws and institutions
Government
This event happened prior to the american revolutionary war
french and indian war
3 years into his presidency, Lincoln did this
freed the slaves
britain wanted to keep colonists on the east of the Appalachian Mountains for this reason
so it was easier to keep track of them
The Louisiana Purchase was important because ________________
it doubled the size of the United States.
These 3 things are true of the textile industry
many technological advances originated in England, a shift from rural to urban life occurred, women became an important part of the labor force
What shows the relationship between actual distance and the distance on a map?
Map Scale
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights which among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. – That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.” According to the Declaration of Independence, what rights fall into the unalienable rights category?
Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness
Britain and France went to war over conflicting claims over these
the colonies along the atlantic coast
James Madison
An opinion commonly felt by Thomas Jefferson and the colonies about Great Britain
Britain was oppressive
The response of the United States to the French Revolution was
To be friendly and impartial to both Britain and France
Eli Whitney is a notable historical figure for his ________________
invention of the cotton gin.
Longitude is
Imaginary parallels that measure distances North and South of the Equator
The main reason for the articles of confederation failing.
Not enough power to central government
The term Northwest Territory refers to an area including the present-day states of
Ohio and Illinois.
sets out the structure of the US Government
The Constitution
the main reasons as to why The Declaration of Independence was written
Explain why the colonies were separating from great britain
The ruling in the case of Marbury vs. Madison
Expanded the power of the Judicial Branch.
This statement best describes which industry in the United States between 1776-1860
"The South grew cotton and shipped it north for spinning and weaving"
Textile
The imaginary line that is zero degrees latitude and divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Equator
federalist papers urged people and legislatures to support ratification of
the constitution
The Northwest Ordinance was an act that
Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory
If you were a federalist at the constitutional convention you would have
supported a strong national government
State governments were unsure about the articles of confederation and reluctant to support it because
fear of loss of individual power in the state
There were many reasons for westward expansion. The BEST explanation for its success is:
The concept of Manifest Destiny
the term nativist refers to the belief that the United States should __________
Curtail certain civil rights of foreign-born Americans and immigrants.
This shows the four cardinal directions and intermediate directions
compass rose
It believed that a too-strong central government would become tyrannical rather than representative.
3 Main points in Washington's farewell address
advice against foreign alliances, advice against a a party system, support of the value of morality and religion
federalists were in favor of
a strong national government
Shays rebellion exposed this about the articles of confederation
no standing army
The best history teacher ever is
Mr. Ryder
The best movie series of all time is
Star Wars