The Constitution
Does does the word, Amendment mean?
CHANGE! Or changes to the law. We Amend the Constitution when we add a new right, or law.
Who is the head of the Executive Office?
The President of the United States.
In the 1920's, many farmers left their farms to...
Move the the City to find new jobs!
Why did People come to America in the beginning?
The 3 G's! God, Gold, and Glory!
What was the 15th Amendment?
The 15th Amendment gave African American Males the right to vote.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney! And after the Cotton Gin was made, more cotton could be used, thus more plantations.
What did FDR do to help end the Great Depression?
Plantations, or large farms, were popular in which region of the United States?
The South.
Before the Civil War in 1860, how many states considered their selves "Slave States"?
13
What does the Bill of Rights Guarantee?
Individual Rights! The Bill of Rights had 10 original Laws, that gave people their rights. i.e. The right to free speech, or the right to own a gun.
Who Invented the Light Bulb and the Phonograph?
Thomas Edison, without him, would we even need electricity?
How did more Railroads help the American Economy?
It made it easier to transport goods from place to place, i.e. Farms in the South, to Factories in the North.
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
God! The Pilgrims left England in order to worship how they wanted to in America.
What was the event where a lot of tea went "swimming"?
The Boston Tea Party
Which Amendment officially ended slavery?
The 13th Amendment! This new Law, or change to the Constitution, made all slavery illegal in the United States.
Thomas Jefferson is the President that bought a lot of land from France. What land did he buy?
The Louisiana Territory/Louisiana Purchase
Why did people want to move West of the Appalachian Mountains?
Because most people thought that there was not enough good farm land on the East Coast. So even though the government said that land was only for the Native Americans, people still moved there to start a new life!
Why did the people of Jamestown first come to America?
Gold! The Virginia Company originally thought they could find gold, and make a lot of money, but after a lot of struggle, they finally found black gold! Tobacco!
A lot of Americans lost money during this sad era of history.
The Great Depression
Which Branch of the Government Interprets the laws, or decides what the law means?
Who drew the picture of the Boston Massacre on the colonist paper?
What did the British do to react to the Tea Party?
They made the intolerable acts, with Quartering, Marshal Law, and Closed the port in Boston!
The Revolutionary war was fought mainly between which two countries?
USA (America) vs Brittish (England)
What was the railroad called that stretched from coast to coast?
The Transcontinental Railroad