Exam Questions 1
What has God proclaimed exalts a nation?
Righteousness
What are the Christian elements of the Declaration of Independence as described in the textbook?
God is the creator
What is the country’s national bird?
Bald Eagle
What is the capital of Montana?
Helena
Who was the 8th President?
Martin Van Buren
What two houses are in Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Since ancient times, ____________________ have served to identify and unify nations.
Flags and banners
This belief in self-reliance and the individual’s responsibility for his won welfare was consistent with the _____________________ that was developing during the mid-1700’s.
New Capitalism
What is the capital of Alaska?
Juneau
Who was the 16th President?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the idea called that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him?
Protestant/Puritan work ethic.
What was seen as a threat to colonial liberty?
The Intolerable Acts
____________ is a love for one’s country and a loyalty to that country.
Patriotism
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
Who was the 27th President?
William Howard Taft
What is the legislative branch of our government called?
Congress
What is the official patriotic song or hymn of a country?
National Anthem
What was the spiritual revival which swept the American colonies between 1730 and 1760?
The Great Awakening
What is the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
Who was the 10th President?
John Tyler
What were the three great reasons for issuing the Declaration of Independence?
Secure foreign alliances; (2) inform the colonists of the Crown’s actions; and (3) to preclude any colonial sentiment towards reconciliation to England.
The _______________ was Benjamin Franklin’s proposed plan for uniting the colonies.
The Albany Plan
What is patriotism often confused with?
Nationalism
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
Who was the 11th President?
James K. Polk