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Fill in the _______?
100
Believed to be the first people to arrive in America.
Nomads
100
Movement of goods from Europe to the New World.
Colombian Exchange BONUS: name one of the "goods" that came from Europe
100
Colonists that fought against the British Redcoats were called...
Patriots
100
The document written at the Constitutional Convention as a plan of government was called the...
U.S. Constitution
100
The executive branch of government ______________ the laws.
enforces
200
The way of life of a society.
Culture
200
Explorers searched for a faster route to India called the...
Northwest Passage
200
The "shot heard round the world" happened at...
Lexington and Concord
200
The highest court in the United States is the ...
Supreme Court
200
The first major cash crop for colonists was ____________?
Tobacco
300
Large animals who roamed the great plains and were used extensively by Native Americans.
Buffalo
300
This group of people founded New Netherlands.
Dutch
300
This man wrote the "Declaration of Independence"
Thomas Jefferson
300
A compromise that solved how slaves would be counted for purposes of congressional seats...
3/5 compromise BONUS: what does 3/5 mean?
300
The judicial branch determines if laws are _________ or ____________.
constitutional or unconsitutional
400
The study of artifacts left behind by early Americans.
Archaeology
400
Many groups came to the New World in search of...
Religious freedom
400
Colonists that supported the British were called...
Loyalists
400
"We the people..." is the first words of what part of the Constitution?
The Preamble
400
The legislative branch is responsible for _______________ the laws.
making
500
Native American confederacy that included 5 tribes of Indians.
Iroquois BONUS: name 2 of the tribes
500
On the way from Europe, the pilgrims wrote this document to be their form of government.
Mayflower Compact
500
In 1777 and 1778 the Continental Army stayed here for the winter and suffered many hardships.
Valley Forge
500
The 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Right gives us this right.
The right to bear arms
500
The provision in the Constitution known as ______________ and _____________ prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
checks and balances