13 Colonies 🗾
What country did the 13 colonies belong to prior to forming the United States?
England.
How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 affect the issue of slavery in the United States?
It balanced the number of free states and slave states.
How many American Colonies were there that went to war with Great Britain in the American War of Independence?
13.
What is the significance of the Louisiana Purchase to the development of the United States?
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory more than doubled the size of the United States?
How many branches are the powers of the U.S. government divided into?
3.
Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay colonies were considered part of this region.
New England.
Was Missouri a free state or slave state?
Slave state.
What year was the Constitution of the United States formulated?
a. 1765
b. 1787
c. 1783
d. 1607
b. 1787.
In what year did the United States make the Louisiana Purchase?
a. 1776
b. 1803
c. 1812
d. 1865
b. 1803.
Which principle of government is the best title for the list below?
Executive Branch: enforces laws
Legislative Branch: makes laws
Judicial Branch: interprets laws
a. Federalism
b. Individual Rights
c. Popular Sovereignty
d. Separation of Powers
d. Separation of Powers.
The New York and New Jersey colonies were considered part of this region.
Middle colonies.
Was Maine a free state or slave state?
Free state.
Who protested by meeting to spin yarn for cloth and avoid purchasing cloth from British manufacturers?
A: Daughters of Liberty
B. Sons of Liberty
C. None of the above
A. Daughters of Liberty.
What future U.S. president traveled to France to make the deal?
a. James K. Polk
b. John Quincy Adams
c. Andrew Jackson
d. James Monroe
d. James Monroe.
What are the 3 branches of government?
*Legislative branch
*Executive branch
*Judicial branch
The colonies of Mississippi and Georgia were considered part of this region?
Southern.
What landmark supreme court case led to the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
The Dred Scott case.
What was the Stamp Act?
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
Who was leader of France at the time of the purchase?
a. King Louis XIV
b. Charles de Gaulle
c. Charles X
d. Napoleon
d. Napoleon.
How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?
a. The president can fire a member of Congress
b. The president can shut down Congress
c. The president can refuse to pay Congress
d. The president can veto a bill from becoming a law
d. The president can veto a bill from becoming a law
This colony was the first permanent English colony formed in the Americas.
Virginia.
Who was Dred Scott?
In 1846, an enslaved Black man named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom in St. Louis Circuit Court. They claimed that they were free due to their residence in a free territory where slavery was prohibited. As enslaved Black people, they were seen as property and not people.
What was the purpose of the American Revolution?
The 13 colonies gained their independence from Great Britain.
How much did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a. $15 million
b. $80 million
c. $150 million
d. $1 billion
a. $15 million.
What is the purpose of the system of Checks and Balances?
To hold each branch accountable in the event one or more branches abuses their power.