"The British Are Coming, The British Are Coming!"
Many of the Enlightenment ideas were used as the basis of justification for the American Revolution through which document?
A. Bill of Rights
B.Declaration of Independence
C. Magna Carta
D. Treaty of Ghent
B.Declaration of Independence
What branch creates laws and are divided into two houses?
A. Federalist
B. Executive
C. Legislative
D. Judicial
C. Legislative
Who was the first president of the United States?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Andrew Jackson
B. George Washington
What influenced the exploration of western territory of the United States?
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. New Mexico Purchase
C. Battle of New Orleans
D. Battle of Bunker Hill
A. Louisiana Purchase
The "Trail of Tears" is most closely relates to what historical event?
A. growth of industries
B. relocation of Native Americans
C. British retreat from Yorktown
D. international slave trade
B. relocation of Native Americans
What was a major cause that led to the Boston Tea Party?
A. The French & Indian War
B. The Tea Act and many other taxes on Colonial Goods
C. The US Constitution
D. The taking of Native American land
B. The Tea Act and many other taxes on Colonial Goods
What is the system where each branch keeps an equal amount of power and can also ensure the other branches are following the US Constitution?
A. State Governments
B. individual rights
C. political parties
D. checks and balances
D. checks and balances
Who became popular because of his leadership during the War of 1812?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Andrew Jackson
D. Andrew Jackson
What was the major purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
A. To find and meet new Native tribes
B. To create maps of the new land
C. To find new plants and food sources
D. To trade with the Native Americans
B. To create maps of the new land
Which piece of legislation is most closely related to the United States President Andrew Jackson?
A. Land Ordinance
B. Indian Removal Act
C. Oregon Treaty
D. Northwest Ordinance
B. Indian Removal Act
This quote is from the Declaration of Independence.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are given... certain unalienable Rights..."
What group of people wa excluded from this idea?
A. landowners
B. state politicians
C. wealthy men
D. women
D. women
What document was first created 11 years after the American Revolution to help start our country? (Hint it was very WEAK)
A. Declaration of Independence
B. US Constitution
C. Articles of Confederation
D. The Treaty of Ghent
C. Articles of Confederation
Who led an expedition to explore Westward in the early 1800s?
A. Lewis & Clark
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Sacajawea
D. Dolley Madison
A. Lewis & Clark
Who helped guide Lewis and Clark through their journey westward?
A. Napoleon Boneparte
B. Sacajawea
C. George Washington
D. Martha Washington
B. Sacajawea
Which war did the burning of the White House occur in?
A. French & Indian War
B. American Revolution
C. Civil War
D. War of 1812
D. War of 1812
"No taxation of without representation"
This slogan refers to what type of tax?
A. tax on imported goods to North America
B. tax created by the colonial government
C. tax created by British Parliament
D. tax on the slave trade
C. tax created by British Parliament
What are the first 10 amendments called in the US Constitution?
A. Bill of Independence
B. Bill of Liberty
C. Bill of Congress
D. Bill of Rights
D. Bill of Rights
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight...
Which historical figure wrote this poem?
A. Francis Scott Key
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Dolley Madison
D. William Henry Harrison
A. Francis Scott Key
What was the group of men called that went with Lewis and Clark?
A. Corps of Peace
B. Militia
C. Corps of Louisiana Purchase
D. Corps of Discovery
D. Corps of Discovery
What terms means when the British takes over American ships and forces sailors to join the British Navy?
A. boycott
B. blockade
C. impressment
D. migration
C. impressment
Directly before the American Revolution, what law became known as the Intolerable Acts by American colonists?
A. Coercive Acts
B. Stamp Act
C. Tea Acts
D. Quartering Act
A. Coercive Acts
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
A. to form structure of the government
B. to limit power to the state governments
C. to give power to the president
D. to protect individual rights
D. to protect individual rights
Who's bravery led to the preservation of many important documents and paintings before the attacks on Washington D.C. in 1812?
A. Rachel Jackson
B. James Madison
C. Dolley Madison
D. Martha Washington
C. Dolley Madison
In the early 1800s, which group of people was most impacted by the expansion of the United States into western territories?
A. African slaves
B. Canadian Businessmen
C. French explorers
D. Native Americans
D. Native Americans
What situation started the debate over states' rights during the early 1800s?
A. states received too much money from the government
B. States refused to raise taxes
C. States wants to end national elections
D. States wanted to ignore certain laws
D. States wanted to ignore certain laws