US History 1
Group of department heads who advise the president?
What is cabinet. (1 Throw)
Who was the First President of the United States?
What is George Washington. (3 Throws)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
What is the Bill or Rights. (2 Throws)
What was the first state created from the Louisiana Purchase?
What is Louisiana. (3 Throws)
Name the 3 regions of original colonies.
New England, Middle and Southern Colonies. (2 Throws)
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
What is the Judicial Branch. (1 Throw)
Washington’s Farewell Address warned the people of the United States about these 3 dangers?
Foreign alliances, Political parties, and Sectionalism (3 Throws)
The branch responsible for enforcing laws!
Executive (2 Throws)
The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as?
What is Popular Sovereignty. (2 Throws)
What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?
What is Judicial Review (1 Throw)
What is a tariff?
What is a tax on imported goods. (2 Throws)
Who was the founder of the Federalist Party?
What is Alexander Hamilton. (1 Throw)
Who were the opposing sides in the American Revolution?
What is Patriots and British Loyalist. (3 Throws)
This allowed the colonies to self-rule...
What is Salutary Neglect. (2 Throws)
The Anti-Federalists insisted on this before signing the Constitution.
What is adding a Bill of Rights. (1 Throw)
Based on the U.S. Constitution, the government is run by
We the People (3 Throws)
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
What is July, 4th. 1776 (3 Throws)
What were the two plans for government at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan. (2 Throws)
What document states, "All men are created equal"?
What is the Declaration of Independence. (3 Throws)
This amendment guarantees the right to protest
What is the 1st Amendment. (2 Throws)
This branch is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch. (1 Throw)
Give TWO advantages the Patriots had during the Revolutionary war....
Patriotism
Fighting for a cause
Homefield Advantage
(3 Throws)
What was the name of the meeting where the Constitution was drafted?
What is the Constitutional Convention. (2 Throws)
The term of a Supreme Court Justice
Life (1 Throw)
The idea that power is divided and shared between the national government and the states...
What is Federalism. (1 Throw)
What geographical boundary did the Proclamation Line of 1763 run along?
What is the Appalachian Mountains. (3 Throws)
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
What is 27. (1 Throw)
What is my name? I arranged for the colonies to create a single army, Join or Die was my motto.
What is Ben Franklin. (3 Throws)
This party supported the common man, and was led by Thomas Jefferson....
What is Anti-Federalist or Democratic-Republicans (2 Throws)
George Washington was general in this war.
What is the Revolutionary War. (1 Throw)
The argument between these two men resulted in the creation of the Federalist and Anti-Federalists parties.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. (3 Throws)
The French and Indian War was won by this country?
What is Great Britain. (2 Throws)
What event proved that the Articles of Confederation was a weak document that needed to be changed?
What is Shays' Rebellion. (2 Throws)
When was Jamestown founded?
What is 1607. (1 Throw)
This man was is considered the "father" of the Constitution?
What is James Madison. (2 Throws)
This group of people supported a strong national government and creating a new Constitution.
What is the Federalist. (1 Throw)
Which is not a part of the 13 Colonies: Georgia, New England, Delaware, or Florida
What is Florida (3 Throws)
Was pro British because the French were beheading people during their Revolution and the British were a stable trading partner.
What is Alexander Hamilton (2 Throws)
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783. (1 Throw)
The 2 houses that make up Congress
Senate and House of Representatives (3 Throws)