Bridge Unit
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
Random Unit
200
Early indigenous people were believed to have used this to migrate from Asia to North America
(What is _____________?)
Bering Land Bridge
200
American general during the Revolutionary War
(Who is _____________?)
George Washington
200
To approve a bill
(What is __________?)
Ratify
200
Amount the Louisiana Purchase was sold for
(What is ___________?)
$15 million
200
Branch that enforces the laws
(What is __________?)
Executive branch
400
Travels to or leaves a place for religious reasons
(What are _________?)
Pilgrims
400
People who supported Britain during the Revolutionary war
(Who are ___________?)
Loyalists
400
To bring formal charges against an elected official
(What is __________?)
Impeachment
400
This river was the main passageway explored as part of the Louisiana Purchase
(What is _________?)
The Missouri River
400
Branch that makes the laws
(What is ___________?)
Legislative branch
600
Volunteered their labor to receive free transportation to America
(What are _________?)
Indentured servants
600
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
(Who is __________?)
Thomas Jefferson
600
Each branch of government exercises controls over the other branches
(What are ____________?)
Checks and balances
600
Reason why Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana to the United States for so little money
(What is __________?)
Napoleon needed money to fight his wars in Europe
600
Branch that interprets the laws
(What is _________?)
Judicial branch
800
A protest against the tax on tea by the Sons of Liberty
(What is the ____________?)
Boston Tea Party
800
Felt that Congress did not appreciate his heroism and became a traitor
(Who is ___________?)
Benedict Arnold
800
The division of government into three branches
(What are ___________?)
Separation of powers
800
Lewis and Clark returned from the expedition with new knowledge. These were the 4 main things they were looking for (need 3 of 4)
(What is ___________?)
Plants
Animals
Indigenous tribes
Water sources
800
Our first attempt at government in the US
(What is ___________?)
Articles of Confederation
1000
Deadly disease that killed many indigenous people in the Americas
(What is __________?)
Smallpox
1000
Pamphlet meant to convince people that monarchy was not the best system of government
(What is _________?)
Common Sense
1000
What it means to “plead the 5th”
(What is ____________?)
Right to remain silent
1000
They saved the important items before the British burned the White House
(Who is ________________?)
Dolly Madison
1000
Court case that established judicial review, the idea that the law is whatever the Supreme Court decides it is
(What is _________?)
Marbury vs. Madison