AMERICAN HISTORY
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
▪ the Constitution
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
the Civil War ▪ the War between the States
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians ▪ Native Americans
50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
vote in a federal election ▪ run for federal office
BONUS: 100 points
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances ▪ separation of powers
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans ▪ people from Africa
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of expression ▪ freedom of speech ▪ freedom of assembly ▪ freedom to petition the government ▪ freedom of religion ▪ the right to bear arms
23. Name your U.S. Representative.
Joyce Beatty
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War
1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
2. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1. ▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
2. July 4, 1776
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries ▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States ▪ obey the laws of the United States ▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed) ▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) ▪ be loyal to the United States
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ the Speaker of the House
12. What is the “rule of law”?
▪ Everyone must follow the law. ▪ Leaders must obey the law. ▪ Government must obey the law. ▪ No one is above the law.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius
1. 54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
2. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
1. eighteen (18) and older
2. ▪ vote ▪ join a political party ▪ help with a campaign ▪ join a civic group ▪ join a community group ▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue ▪ call Senators and Representatives ▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy ▪ run for office ▪ write to a newspaper
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
▪ the Supreme Court
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
▪ We the People
1. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ freed the slaves ▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy ▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states ▪ freed slaves in most Southern states