OG government
America’s first form of government was called this?
A. Constitution
B. Bill of Rights
C. Articles of Confederation
D. Declaration of Independence
C. Articles of Confederation
This is the supreme law of the land.
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Ms. Periss's classroom rules
C. The Constitution
D. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
C. The Constitution
Name the first 5 presidents
100 points per correct answer
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
A time when machines replaced hand tools.
A. The French Revolution
B. The American Revolution
C. The Industrial Revolution
D. The Mexican Revolution
C. The Industrial Revolution
The main issue that divided the North and South.
Slavery
What was one big weakness under the Articles of Confederation
A. Not able to Collect Taxes
B. Not able to pass new laws
C. Not able to construct new buildings
D. Not able to vote
A. Collect Taxes
Name 1 branche of government.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Barrack Obama
D. Thomas Jefferson
D. Thomas Jefferson
Many people moved from farms to these places.
Cities or Urban Areas
This state was the location of a bloody conflict between groups of Pro-Slavery and Anti-Slavery individuals
A. Kansas
B. Ohio
C. Florida
D. South Carolina
A. Kansas
The Articles created a weak __________ government.
A. Central
B. State
c. Both
d. Foreign
A. Central Government
This system shares power between states and the national government.
A. Bill of rights
B. Amendments
C. Congress
D. Federalism
D. Federalism
He was President during the War of 1812.
A. James Madison
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. George Washington
A. James Madison
This invention greatly improved the cotton industry.
Cotton Gin
The South depended on farming, especially this cash crop.
cotton
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had this many votes in Congress.
A. 2
B.4
C. 1
D. 67
C. 1
The first ten amendments are called this.
A. Bill of Rights
B. Constitution
C. Federalism
D. Judicial Law
A. Bill of Rights
The Louisiana Purchase did what to the United States
A. It doubled the size of the county
B. It provided a safe place for Native Americans
C. It took away key land around the Mississippi
D. It was owned by pirates argh
A. It doubled the size of the county
what were the working conditions like in early factories?
Unsafe
The election of this person in 1860 led some states in the South to secede.
Abraham Lincoln
What was created at The Constitutional Convention to help correct the many weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation?
A. English Bill of Rights
B. Magna Carta
C. A revised Articles of Confederation
D. The Constitution
D. The Constitution
The Great Compromise created how many chambers of Congress?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 2
This President warned against political parties.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams
C. Andrew Jackson
D. George Washington
D. George Washington
This type of engine was widely used in early factories, as well as in early boats and trains
Steam Power
A person who opposed slavey and wanted it abolished was known as this?
Abolitionist