Native Americans
- True or False: Pocahontas served as a guide to Lewis and Clark
- If false, say who did.
False, Sacagawea
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
- If false, explain why they did lead the Boston Tea Party.
True
What is the Bill of Rights?
It was the legacy of the Anti-Federalists and helped guarantee individual rights; A set of 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
What major event led to California gaining statehood?
The Gold Rush
When and where did Lincoln get assassinated?
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
Who did Pocahontas marry? What else was this person known for?
John Rolfe; Bringing tobacco to the colonies
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
What conflict took place in Texas between American and Mexican soldiers that ended in a Mexican victory?
The Battle of the Alamo
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
The Mayflower came to America in what year?
1620
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
In what year did the U.S. acquire the Mexican Cession, and in what year did they make the Gadsden Purchase?
1848; 1853 (I will accept 1854)
Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
General Robert E. Lee
Which president passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830? What happened to this same person that caused him to lose the election in 1824?
Andrew Jackson; The Corrupt Bargain between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
Who helped found Georgia as a colony? Name two reasons why this colony was founded.
James Oglethorpe; It was a debtor colony and a buffer colony
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
Explain what the Monroe Doctrine was.
It was a statement by the U.S. to Europe that the Western Hemisphere was under the United States' domain and Europe; It told European powers to stay out of American affairs and America would stay out of European affairs
List at least two aspects of the Compromise of 1850
- The Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- North got: California as a free state, slave trade prohibited in DC, Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico
- South got: No restrictions on slavery in Utah or New Mexico, slaveholding still allowed in DC, Texas paid $10 million
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
- Which Native American tribe was behind the massacre at Fort _____? (Fill in the blank, too)
- Which two brothers supported Britain and helped lead the Native Americans against the U.S. in the War of 1812?
- Cherokee; Loudoun
- Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa
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 - "America's Breadbasket"/Industrial Work
Southern Colonies - Agriculture
Three parts:
- What group of people led the Boston Tea Party?
- How did they 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 was the Great Compromise? Also, define Federalism.
- The Great Compromise was a deal between the large and small states at the Constitutional Convention regarding representation in Congress.
- Federalism is where the states and the federal government share the power in the country.
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)
Explain what happened in the Compromise of 1820 (This Compromise also has another name...)
- Missouri joins as a slave state
- Maine joins as a free state
- The 36x30 line is established for where slavery would be allowed
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