Know Your Rights
Colonial Daze
Going To Church
The Constitution
Dollars and "Sense"
100
This amendment prevents the government from making laws prohibiting the practice of certain religious beliefs.
The First Amendments
100
Excellent harbors provided business opportunities like shipbuilding and whaling.
New England
100
Lord Baltimore established this colony as a safe haven for English Catholics.
Maryland
100
The President can veto legislation, but 2/3 of Congress can override that veto.
Federalism, Checks & Balances, or Popular Sovereignty?
Checks and Balances
100
Early French explorers made a living trading these with friendly Indians.
Furs
200
"For quartering large bodies of armed troops against us."
Which amendment addresses this grievance?The Third Amendment
200
Would an immigrant sailing to America hoping to establish a tobacco farm in the 1700's most likely settle in Virginia or Massachusetts?
Virginia
200
Members of this peace-loving religious group were among the first settlers in Pennsylvania.
The Quakers
200
This branch of government makes the laws and declares war.
The Legislative Branch
200
Alexander Hamilton believed this financial institution was a necessary tool to stabilize the American economy. Thomas Jefferson believed it was unconstitutional.
The National Bank
300
Which amendment requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before searching a home or seizing evidence?
The Fourth Amendment
300
What geographic feature BEST explains the population distribution shown on this map?
The Appalachian Mountains
The mountains served as a natural barrier that slowed westward expansion.
300
This amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from establishing an official state church.
The First Amendment
300
"All legislative power shall be vested in a Congress which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
This compromise settled a dispute between large and small states. What do we call this compromise?
The Great Compromise
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300
Spanish colonists established the system displayed on this map in the 1500's. Why did the Spanish begin using African slaves in the New World?
The Spanish used slaves to meet the labor demands of their plantations. (Especially sugar plantations.)
400
"For depriving us of the benefit of Jury trial."
Which amendment addresses this grievance?
The Sixth Amendment
400
This system exploited colonies to make money for the Mother Country.
Mercantilism
400
He was expelled from Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island on the principle of religious toleration.
Roger Wiliams
400
This compromise settled the issue of how slaves would be counted when determining the number representatives in the House of Representatives.
Three-Fifths Compromise
400
The North and South can't agree about anything! Southern planters hated tariffs. Why did Northern industrialists like them so much?
Tariffs encourage buyers to purchase American-made products rather than imports.
500
No excessive fines.
No excessive bail.
No cruel or unusual punishment
The Eighth Amendment
500
Thomas Hooker helped establish a tradition of representative government in America by co-authoring this colonial document -
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
500
This religious group dominated government affairs in the region shown on this map.
Puritans or Pilgrims
500
What group of patriots would have made these arguments in 1787?
Anti-Federalists
500
Name at least two physical characteristics of New England that made shipbuilding, fishing, lumber milling and the fur trade attractive ways to make a living.
Natural harbors
Dense forests
Swift-running rivers