Native Americans
True or False: Pocahontas served as a guide to Lewis and Clark
False
What was the first permanent colony in the US?
Jamestown, Virginia
True or False: Colonists took part in the Boston Tea party to protest unfair British taxes
True
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What precedents did George Washington set?
- Executive can form and choose his own cabinet
- Did not form permanent alliances
- Only served two terms
When and where did Lincoln die?
April 14th, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
How did Native Americans help the early European settlers?
Trading of food and supplies, knowledge of farming practices
Colonists suffered many hardships, but eventually found some harvesting success with what crop (and some guidance from John Rolfe)?
Tobacco
Who is widely considered to be the first death of the American Revolution?
Crispus Attucks
The Constitution of the U.S. is made up of what three branches?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What conflict did Washington deal with shortly after becoming president?
The Whiskey Rebellion
How many states seceded from the Union and made up the Confederacy?
11
How many Native American tribes were in the United States territory BEFORE European settlers arrived? (Dozens, Hundreds, or Thousands?)
Hundreds
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
The American Revolution began and ended in what years?
1775-1783
Which amendment includes protection against being tried for the same crime twice? What is this called?
The 5th Amendment; Double Jeopardy
What important concept was established in 1803 by the Supreme Court? What case was used to set this rule?
Judicial Review was established after the Supreme Court reviewed Marbury v. Madison
Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
General Robert E. Lee
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a racist, discriminatory act that uprooted many Native Americans. Which president passed the act?
Andrew Jackson
The Mayflower came to America in what year?
1620
Three Parts:
- What was the symbol on the "Join or Die" cartoon?
- How many pieces of this thing were there?
- Which colonies were not included on the cartoon?
- Snake
- 8
- Georgia and Delaware
What was done to convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution? Who was involved in this?
The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
What treaty did the U.S. make to ally with Britain in the 1790s and avoid further conflict?
Jay's Treaty
The war officially ended when the leader of the Southern Army surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at what location? (Must include name of location and state)
Appomattox Courthouse in Richmond, VA
White Americans identified this number of “civilized” tribes of the Native Americans...
5 (of course the idea of one culture judging another to be “civilized” is highly subjective and problematic)
What was each colonial region called and what did each of them focus on for the economies?
New England Colonies - Shipping/Woodworking/Fishing
Middle Colonies - Industrial Work
Southern Colonies - Agriculture
Three parts:
- What group of people led the Boston Tea Party?
- How did the disguise themselves?
- How much tea was estimated to have been wasted? (Cost)
- Sons of Liberty
- They dressed up as Native Americans
- Around $1 Million
What are the first three words of the Preamble to the Constitution?
"We the people..."
What gave Congress the power to pass laws that might not have been directly stated in the Constitution?
The Elastic Clause (Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause)
What was the turning point of the Civil War and which battle ended at the same time as this battle?
The Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Vicksburg