Early U.S. History

6 Principles

100

This principle of the Constitution provides government by the. people. 

What is Popular Sovereignty?

200

This principle of the Constitution provides a some powers to the Federal government and some powers to the State government. 

What is Federalism?

300

This principle of the Constitution provides a court system with judges to make sure laws follow the Constitution. 

What is judicial review?

400

This principle of the Constitution provides that the no one person or branch of government has too much power.

What is Separation of Powers?

500

This principle of the Constitution provides that each branch of government make sure the other is following the Constitution. 

What is Checks and Balances?

American Revolution

100

This was a famous protest against a monopoly on Tea.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

200

This is the name of the "mother country" of the 13 colonies.

What is England (or Great Britain)?

300

This was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution. 

What was the Treaty of Paris?

400

The name of the river that became the new border of the United States after the Treaty of Paris.

What is the Mississippi River?

500

The name of the commander of the Continental army, who later became the first President of the United States. 

Who is George Washington?

13 Colonies

100

One of the 13 colonies, this is the state you live in. 

What is New York?

200

This was the 13 colony what was the furtherest south. 

What is Georgia?

300

The colonial region that had the most plantations. 

What were the Southern Colonies?

400

Boston was a city in this colony. 

What is Massachusetts?

500

This group of people had been living in the Americas for thousands of years before European colonists arrived. 

What are Native Americans?

Branches of Gov't

100

This person is elected to be the head of the Executive Branch of government. 

Who is the President?

200

This is the name of the branch of United States government that has a Supreme Court.

What is the Judicial branch?

300

The branch of government that makes the laws for the United States of American.

What is the Legislative branch?

400

This is branch of government that has both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

What is the Legislative branch?

500

This is the branch of government that enforces the laws of the United States of America.

What is the Executive branch?

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100

This is the continent from which enslaved persons were shipped from. 

What is Africa?

200

The person who famously sailed to the Americas in 1492.

Who is Columbus?

300

This is the name of the Spanish territory south of Georgia. 

What is Florida?

400

This was the reason millions of Native Americans lost their lives after European settlers arrived.

What is disease?

500

This is one of the main reasons that the Articles of Confederation failed. 

What is a weak central (Federal) government?