Government
Name one of the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Name one of the three geographic Colonial regions.
New England, Middle, or Southern Colonies
Name that vocabulary word: Which group of men dumped tea into Boston Harbor in the famous Boston Tea Party?
A change made to the Constitution is called an ________.
amendment
The president during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Which branch creates the laws?
Legislative Branch
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Which country did the colonists fight for independence from?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the _________.
Bill of Rights
Eli Whitney invented the ________, which made it easier to pull cotton fibers from the seed.
Cotton Gin
The system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
A cold climate and rocky soil were characteristics of which colonial region: New England, Middle, or Southern?
New England
Name that vocabulary word: A new tax that was put on every piece of printed paper used by the Colonists.
Stamp Act
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
Name that vocabulary word: The _______ Revolution was a period of rapid growth during which machines became essential to industry.
Industrial
How many US Senators are there?
100
Which group of people established the Jamestown colony?
The Virginia Company
Example: The colonists ______ tea from Britain.
boycott(ed)
Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly are protected by which amendment?
1st amendment
Weird History: True or False?
Before cars changed the way we traveled, most of our ancestors got around on horseback. Along the way, some would-be travelers would spot someone else’s horse, and try to lure it away by putting an empty ice cream cone in their back pocket. Because of that, a law was written – one that still applies today – that forbids you to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
True!
The number of US Representatives from each state depends on the _____ of the state.
population
These two groups, both starting with a P, sought religious freedom and settled in the New World during the 1600s.
Pilgrims and Puritans
Name that vocabulary word: A deadly brawl that occurred between American colonists and British soldiers on King Street in Boston. Paul Revere created an engraving of this event.
Boston Massacre
The 22nd amendment limits the president to how many terms in office?
2
Name that vocabulary word: The belief that it was the God-given right of the U.S. to own all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny