Historically speaking
Mr. E's class
Mr. E's class
Governments must tax people to provide necessary services, so what did the colonists have against paying taxes?
No representation
The first conflict of the American revolution started with snowballs and ended with 5 people dead. What is that unfortunate conflict called?
Boston Massacre
What is the name of the character in Arabian Nights who opened the door of a secret cave full of treasure with the words, “Open, sesame”?
Ali Baba
What is the set of beliefs that there is only one god?
Monotheism
What document gave Congress power to declare war, make peace, coin, money, and settle disputes between states, but no power to raise a dollar by taxation, or to enforce any law?
The Articles of Confederation.
Possibly the first document that started moving the people toward a government made of representatives of the people is called what?
Magna Carta
Which world war started in the Balkans?
WWI
Who was a French military leader who was burned at the stake for claiming to hear God speak?
Joan of Arc
What is the Islamic word for holy war?
Jihad
What was the name of the document every pilgrim signed before they got off the mayflower?
Mayflower Compact
What invention made the production of Bibles faster?
Guttenberg’s Printing Press
Many English-speaking Americans had moved to Texas, but Mexico taxed them heavily and forced them to be Catholic, so they declared their independence from Mexico and made their stand at what fort in San Antonio?
The Alamo
Who was the king of the tribes known for their cruelty in the 5th century AD?
Attila the Hun
What is the set of beliefs that there is no god?
Atheism
What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
On what island, south of Florida, did Russia try to put nuclear weapons?
Cuba
After WWII our new enemy became Russia and communism. We competed against them in the space race and the build up of nuclear weapons. What was this geo-political competition called?
The Cold War
What is the name of the Italian explorer who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia?
Marco Polo
What is the name of the cultural rebirth in Europe that ended the Christian “Dark” Ages, during which America was discovered and art, politics, and philosophy flourished?
The Renaissance
Which branch is in charge of carrying out the laws?
The executive branch
What is the killing of six million Jews in WWII called?
Holocaust
Who were the two sides in the Utah War?
LDS & USA
Who was the Mongolian general in the 12th-13th centuries, known for his cruelty?
Ghengis Khan
What is the name of the economic order during the Middle Ages that bound lords and their subjects?
Feudalism
Patrick Henry is famous for what speech?
Give me Liberty or Give me Death