Thinking Like a Historian
Mapping the United States
A New Nation
An Expanding Nation
Impending Crisis
100
A first-hand account of someone who experienced the event at the time it happened is a...
primary source
100
Which of the following territory makes up the original 13 colonies?
BLUE
100
What was one problem of the Articles of Confederation that we have discussed?
Answers will vary
100
What is federalism?
Division of power between state and national government
100
What is an abolitionist?
A person that wanted slavery to end
200
The following questions represent which Historical Thinking skill?
When and where was the document created? What was different then? What was the same? How might the circumstances in which the document was created affect its content?
Contextualizing
200
Which of the following territory was gained by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
GREEN
200
What is the significance of Shays' Rebellion?
It showed that a strong national government was needed
200
Which of the following did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish?
The structure and function of the federal court system
200
What helped northern cities like Chicago industrialize and grow?
Railroads
300
Which historical thinking skill do the following questions most closely relate to:
Who created it? From what perspective or point of view? When was it written? Why was it written? Is it reliable?
Sourcing
300
Which of the following territory was gained by Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain in 1819?
YELLOW
300
Which group argued "Checks & Balances" will keep the national government from abusing its power?
Federalists
300
Why did Thomas Jefferson and Congress want to purchase the Louisiana territory from France?
Control of the Mississippi River ports (i.e. New Orleans)
300
Why did Congress declare war on Mexico?
dispute over southern border of the United States
400
Which Historical Thinking skill is portrayed in the image?
Corroborating
400
Which of the following territory was gained by the Oregon Treaty with Great Britain?
PURPLE
400
Which group believed the following motto: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny?
Anti-Federalists
400
How did trade issues help lead to the War of 1812?
Many Americans were angry at the British for the harassing of American merchant ships that led to trade restrictions.
400
What book by Harriet Beecher Stowe showed slavery as a brutal cruel system?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
Which Historical Thinking skill is portrayed in the image?
Close Reading
500
Which of the following territory was gained by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
ORANGE
500
What do many historians consider the Article's greatest success? WHY?
Northwest Ordinance because it allowed for the addition of states
500
What were the three operations of the First Bank of the United States?
storing federal funds, creating credit, and regulating excise taxes
500
Which of the following was the opinion of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott Decision?
Scott was not a citizen of the United States, so he could not file a lawsuit