Geography
The authors of the U.S. Constitution established these two legislative bodies primarily because they reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate (Q7 modified)
Also acceptable: What is the bicameral legislature.
This U.S. President wrote in 1862 that his primary goal in fighting the Civil War was to use any means necessary to save the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The early U.S. government used this document (1781-1788), to develop a plan for the admission of new states.
What are the Articles of Confederation? (Q.5)
In addition your name card and a pencil, you are asked to take out and open this object each day at the beginning of class.
What is a notebook?
In the 1800's, most of the northern border of the U.S. was created by treaties between the United States and this country.
What is Great Britain? (Q.1)
This Constitutional concept delegates certain powers for the national government and reserves other powers for the states.
What is Federalism? (Q6)
Together with the Gibbons vs. Ogden (1924) Supreme Court case, this 1819 court case was important because it increased the power of the federal government.
What is McColloch v. Maryland ? Q. 12
FFW stands for this type of writing exercise.
What is a focused free write?
In colonial America, geography mainly influenced this aspect of life (choose one): religion, voting, the economy, or family structure.
What is the economy? (Q.2)
This U.S. President's 1796 farewell address expressed his concern over the U.S. involvement in the continuing conflict between England and France, saying:
"...The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nation is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop..."
Who is George Washington? (Q.10)
This publication by Thomas Paine encouraged public support for declaring independence from Great Britain in 1776.
What is Common Sense? (Q.4)
This is the exact time the first morning class of the day starts at Bard High School, Early College Bronx.
What is 9:08?
These two decades in the 1800's saw a large influx of Irish and German immigrants.
What are the 1840's and 1850's? (Q13)
John Locke and other European Enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th centuries influenced America's colonial development by providing ideas about these two political topics.
What are ideas about self-government and political rights? (q.3)
The establishment of judicial review in this 1803 Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the authority to decide the constiutionality of a law.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
"_____ Classroom" is the online platform where students post daily work in History of the Americas.
What is Google?
also ok: What is Google Classroom?
This geographic factor most directly influenced the rapid settlement of the Great Plains after the Civil War (choose one): forests for lumber; access to oil; huge amounts of fertile farmland; long ocean coastline with deep ports.
What is...huge amounts of fertile farmland? (Q15)
This Constitutional principle of balancing governmental powers was advanced by James Madison in Federalist Paper 51, to combat "a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department."
What are checks and balances? (Q8)
This 1787-1788 publication was made up of series of 85 articles to support ratifying the United States Constitution, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay.
What are the Federalist Papers? (Q9)
Student posters reflecting a "_______ Agreement" were written at the beginning of the class to express shared values for a strong learning environment.
What is Community? / What is a Community Agreement?