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1At what meeting were The Great Compromise& the 3/5 Compromise agreed upon
and written into an important U.S.
document?
A. First Continental Congress
B. Constitutional Convention
2 In what speech did George Washington
encouraged the U.S. to remain neutral and form “no entangling
alliances”.
A. Farewell Address
B. Inaugural Speech
3Proposed by 2/3
of Congress
Ratified by 3/4 of the State
Legislatures
What process is described here?
A. Amendment Process
B. Representation
4 Marbury vs Madison established…
A. The Supreme Court
B. Judicial Review
5 Which colonial group worked against
ratification of the Constitution unless a
Bill of Rights was added to it?
A. Federalists
B. Anti-Federalists
6What
happened in 1803?
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. The Constitution was written
7 Who led the reform movement to improve
conditions for the mentally ill and
prisoners?
A. Susan B. Anthony
B. Dorthea Dix
8 Who led the movement to
improve public education?
A. Horace Mann
B. Henry David Thoreau
9 What law established a procedure for
adding new territories and states to the United States?
A. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
B. Manifest Destiny
10 What is the phrase used for the belief that the United States had the God-given right to
control all land between the Atlantic and the
Pacific Oceans?
A. Manifest Destiny
B. Westward Expansion
11 What event showed that settlers could not be stopped from settling
west of the Appalachian Mountains.
A. Bacon’s Rebellion
B. Shay’s Rebellion
12 Which war with Britain was over British seizure of
American ships and sailors and interference with our
“freedom of the seas”. Washington, DC was burned
and The Star Spangled Banner was written.
A. War of 1812
B. American Revolution
13 The forced migration of Native Americans to the Indian Territory
(now Oklahoma) during Andrew
Jackson’s administration was
called the…
A. Cherokee Camp Out
B. Trail of Tears
14 The economic system in the U.S. that was encouraged
by Alexander Hamilton.It includes economic choice,
competition, profit motive, and limited government
regulation.
A. Free Enterprise
B. Supply and Demand
15Manufactured goods
Grain
Wine & Fruit
Grain
Slave
Suga
r & M
olas
ses
Trade routes followed by merchants in the exchange of goods
and services between Europe, Africa and the
Americas.
A. Triangular Trade
B. The Middle Passage
16 Tax on imports and exports; the
Constitution forbids these kind of taxes on exports from the U.S.
is called…
A. Tariff or Customs Duty
B. Protective Tariff
17 An economic system in which the “Mother
Country” gets cheap raw materials from its
colonies and then sells the manufactured goods back to the colonies at a
higher price.
A. Mercantilism
B. Abolitionism
18 Date the Declaration of Independence was
written and signed in Philadelphia by delegates to the
Second Continental Congress.
A. 1787
B. 1776
19 Passed in 1689 in England, this
document guaranteed English citizens
certain rights and was used as a model for
the U.S. Bill of Rights.
A. Magna Carta
B. English Bill of Rights
20 • Consists of the first ten (10) amendments to the Constitution. •Protect individual rights such as free speech, freedom of the press, and jury trials. •These amendments were addedto the Constitution to calm Anti-Federalist
fears that the Constitution did not do enough to protect individual rights
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Bill of Rights
21 •The first written plan of government for United States. Created a weak confederation of 13 independent states. •Weaknesses included: difficulty in passing laws which required approval of 13 states; no president; no power to tax; and no national court.
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Articles of Confederation
22 What said the U.S. would not allow more
European colonization in North or South America
and that we would consider European interference in the
Western Hemisphere an act against the U.S.
A. Manifest Destiny
B. The Monroe Doctrine
23 A series of essays written by
Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe and John Jay to support
ratification of the Constitution were
called the...
A. Federalist Papers
B. Mayflower Compact
24
House of Representatives Senate
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
What agreement at the Constitutional Convention combined the New Jersey and Virginia plans so that the legislature consists of two houses -- the Senate
and the House of Representatives.
A. The Great Compromise
B. The Albany Plan
25 The agreement that each 5 slaves would
count as 3 white people for the purpose
of representation in Congress.
A. The Great Compromise
B. The 3/5 Compromise
26 Why was the Battle of Saratoga called the turning point of the
American Revolution?
A. The French decided to help the U.S.
B. The British surrendered
27 “The Shot Heard Round the World”
refers to shots fired at…
A. Lexington & Concord
B. Fort Sumter
28 Treaty in which Britain recognized American
independence. Was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams and gave the
United States all of the land east of the Mississippi River
A. Treaty of Paris of 1783
B. Treaty of Ghent of 1763
29 Militiamen who claimed they could
be dressed and ready to fight with 60 seconds notice.
A. Minutemen
B. Continental Soldiers
30 Declared the American colonies separate from England; “All men are
created equal…and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
rights…”
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Declaration of Independence
31 This man wrote a pamphlet promoting the ideas of the American
Revolution called “Common Sense” and
said “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
A. Thomas Paine
B. Patrick Henry
32 This phrase became a rallying cry for colonists
who wanted representation in
Parliament.
This is terrible!
A. “Give me liberty or give me death.”
B. “No taxation without representation.”
33 The “mother country” for the 13 colonies; country we fought against for the
independence of the United States.
A. England, Great Britain, or Britain
B. America
34 A colonist who supported the fight for
independence from Great Britain was
called a…
A. Patriot
B. Loyalist
35 Original east coast areas settled by
England beginning in 1607 that became the
original 13 states.
A. 13 colonies
B. Jamestown, Virginia
36
Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Adams
37 Most important thing Thomas Jefferson did
AS PRESIDENT.
A. Writing the Declaration of Independence
B. Louisiana Purchase
38President of the
Confederate States of America
A. Jefferson Davis
B. Abraham Lincoln
39General Lee
surrendered to General Grant at …
A. Appomattox Court House
B. Vicksburg
40President of the Union during the Civil War. His main goal was to preserve the Union
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Ulysses S. Grant
41 freed the slaves in the “states in open
rebellion against the United States” (the
South).
A. Emancipation Proclamation
B. The Monroe Doctrine
42 First battle of the Civil War. The Yankees
were so frightened by the Rebel yell that they
turned and ran.
A. Bull Run
B. Bunker Hill
43To leave or
withdraw from the Union
A. Secede
B. Ratify
44Commanding General of the Union army and later
became the 18th president
A. Robert E. Lee
B. Ulysses S. Grant
45 What is significant about the dates 1861 – 1865?
A. Civil War
B. Mexican War
46 What is it called when people move to the
cities to take advantage of living
and job opportunities there?
A. City Life
B. Urbanization
47European
Exploration
Colonial Period
American Revolution
The New Republic
Westward Expansion
Civil War
ReconstructionReconstruction
A historic period identified by some prominent figure or
characteristic
A. Era
B. Frame of Reference
48 That’s not what happened!
Is too! I was there! The perspective from
which a person views historical or current issues and events.
A. Frame of Reference
B. Point of View
49My kid is
much smarter than hers!
Slanted coverage or one-sided information
about an event; prejudiced information.
A. Bias
B. Point of View
50 Would a textbook or encyclopedia be an
example of a primary or secondary source?
A. Primary Source
B. Secondary Source
51
Madison Papers
What is an original document, artifact, picture, journal, cartoon or a record from a person who actually
participated in the event called?
A. Primary Source
B. Documentary
52 A revival of religious feeling and belief which led people to think about
their eternal salvation and led to the reform
movements
A. First and Second Great Awakenings
B. The Enlightenment
53 To declare something to be without power or
effect; to disregard the power of something as in
the Nullification Crisis.
A. Nullify
B. Repeal
54Invented the Cotton Gin
and Interchangeable parts which enabled faster and
cheaper production.
A. Eli Whitney
B. Industrial Revolution
55 Movement that spread the idea that knowledge,
reason, and science could improve society. Led to an
increased interest in science in America.
A. The Enlightenment
B. The Second Great Awakening
56 Government in which leaders rule
without any restrictions such as
a dictatorship
A. Democracy
B. Unlimited Government
57
Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness
Rights that cannot be taken away or
surrendered without due process.
A. Unalienable Rights
B. Civil Rights
58 Type of government where some control is placed on leadership’s
power.
A. Monarchy
B. Limited Government
59
The right to vote
A. Suffrage
B. Ratification
60
To officially approve.
A. Ratify
B. Veto
61 What was the large area of land that the U.S. got from Mexico
after the Mexican War called?
A. Mexican Cession
B. New Mexico Territory
62 At Seneca Falls in 1848, The Declaration
of Sentiments was established by what reform movement
leaders
A. Women’s Rights
B. Abolitionists
63 During Jackson’s administration this law removed Indians from their lands east of the
Mississippi River because whites
wanted their land.
A. Indian Removal Act
B. Trail of Tears
64
“…right to a trial; by jury of your peers.”
Signed in England in 1215, this document first limited the kings
power and established trial by jury.
A. Magna Carta
B. Articles of Confederation
65 What document first outlined the principles
of “rule-of-law” or self-government for colonists in 1620.
A. Mayflower Compact
B. The Declaration of Independence
66 The high taxes on imports are
sure helping us!
But you’re killing us!!
A high “Protective Tariff” helped industry in the North but hurt the South by making
foreign goods …
A. Easier to get
B. More expensive
67 The year delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the
Articles of Confederation and ended up writing a new plan of government for the United
States called the Constitution
A. 1787
B. 1776
68 •Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses•Said “…give me liberty, or give me death!” and “If this be treason, then make the most of it”•Was an Anti-federalist who opposed ratification of the Constitution
A. Nathan Hale
B. Patrick Henry
69Colonists who were against the fight for independence from Great Britain were…
A. Patriots
B. Loyalist
70 ?
?
What were the first and last battles of the
American Revolution?
A. Bunker Hill and Yorktown
B. Lexington and Yorktown
71 A war fought in the colonies between
France and England that was very costly to
Britain and led to “taxation without representation.”
A. French and Indian War
B. War of 1812
72 Things having to do with the countryside or living
in the country are referred to as…
A. Rural
B. Deurbanization
73 Leader of the Continental Army during the
Revolution; President of the Constitutional
Convention and the first President of U.S.
A. George Washington
B. John Hancock
74In 1619, what was the
first representative government in the
colonies?
A. Virginia House of Burgesses
B. Constitutional Congress
75 Separatists who journeyed to the
colonies in 1620 for religious freedom.
A. Pilgrims
B. Settlers
76 •Colonial leader in Philadelphia•representative to France during the Revolution•Peacemaker who brought common sense to the Constitutional Convention•well respected and trusted•scientist and inventor
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Benjamin Franklin
77
What is Parliament?
A. England’s legislature
B. First Representative Government
78 What doFrederick Douglas
William Lloyd GarrisonSojourner TruthHarriett TubmanJohn Brown &
The Grimke Sistershave in common?
A. They were all abolitionists
B. They were all escaped slaves
79The first shots of the
Civil War were fired by the South at…
A. Fort Sumter
B. Bull Run
80 an abolitionist case in which a slave sued for his freedom and was denied that freedom because he did not have the rights of citizens to sue in court. It further stated that slaves
were property, not citizens.
A. Dred Scott vs Sanford
B. Marbury vs Madison
81 Which 3 Amendments are known as the Reconstruction
Amendments and freed the slaves,
made them citizens and gave them the right to
vote?
A. 1st, 2nd and 3rd
B. 13th, 14th, and 15th
82
Commanding General of the Confederate army
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Robert E. Lee
83 What U.S. Document lists the grievances, or
complaints, that the colonists had toward the
King of England?
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Declaration of Independence
84People who settle
and live in a colony
A. Mountain Men
B. Colonist
85 The process of creating commercial industry
including heavy industry such as steel
A. Industrialization
B. Urbanization
86
A government headed by a king or queen.
A. Dictatorship
B. Monarchy
87 What issues led to the Civil War?
A. slaveryB. states’ rightsC. economic and sectional differences
D. All of the above between the North and the South.
88 Which political group was led by Alexander Hamilton
and supported ratification of the Constitution, factories, a national bank, and a strong central government run by
the rich and well educated.
A. Federalists
B. Democratic-Republicans
89What one thing is
Thomas Jefferson most often remembered for?
A. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
B. Louisiana Purchase
90 Wash your Adam’s apple so
Jeff doesn’t get mad on Monday!
You queen Jackbooty!
A. Adams, Madison, Jackson
B. Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson
Who were the
2nd
4th
7th
presidents of the United States?
91
A. Checks and Balances
B. Separation of Powers
government powers are divided between
three branches of government to keep any one branch from
getting too much power
92
A. Urban
B. Suburban
Smaller community located near a city
93
A. George III
B. James II
British king during American Revolution
94
A. Physical Features
B. Frame of Reference
Geographic features found in nature such as mountains and lakes.
95
A. Illegal
B. Unconstitutional
Law that goes against the Constitution.
96
A. Foreign Affairs
B. Colony
An area that is ruled by another country.
97
A. Pirates
B. Blockade
When goods are prevented from going into or out of an area
(usually by naval ships)
98
A. Major Principles of the Constitution
B. Declaration of Sentiments
federalism popular sovereignty limited government
individual rights separation of powers
checks & balances
republicanism
99 Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
First
Constitution
A. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
B. Mayflower Compact
First constitution, or written plan of government, in America 1639.
100
A. Internal Improvements
B. Underground Railroad
Series of escape routes for run away
slaves.
101
A. Territories acquired after 1810
B. Trails followed by settlers moving west
California Mormon
Oregon Santa Fe
102
A. Mechanical Reaper
B. Interchangeable Parts
Machine that made harvesting crops easier
and cheaper.
103
A. Women’s Rights
B. Suffrage
Reform movement to get women the right to vote, have property, practice medicine &
law, and keep wages. Leaders were Susan B.
Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, &
Lucretia Mott
104
A. Kansas-Nebraska Act
B. Compromise of 1850
Law that led to “Bleeding Kansas” conflict between
proslavery and anti-slavery people in
Kansas.
105
FREE SLAVE
A. Missouri Compromise & Compromise of 1850
B. Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws that tried to preserved the balance of power in Congress
between slave and free states.
106
A. Protective Tariffs
B. Embargo Act of 1807
Restricted American trade
with other countries.
107
A. Lewis and Clark
B. Zebulon Pike
First explored the Louisiana Territory
for President Jefferson.
108
A. Impeach
B. Blockade
The process of accusing a
government official of wrongdoing.
109
A. Whiskey Rebellion
B. Shay’s Rebellion
Uprising in 1787 by farmers in
Massachusetts over federal taxes they could not afford to
pay.
110
A. Bacon’s Rebellion
B. Whiskey Rebellion
1794 protest by farmers in western Pennsylvania over federal taxes on distilled spirits.
111
A. Temperance Movement
B. Abolitionist Movement
Reform movement by people who thought that drinking alcohol
was wrong.
112
A. Division of Power
B. Sectionalism
When regions of the country place their own interests above those of the
country as a whole. Led to
tension between North and South.
113
A. Triangular Trade
B. Middle Passage
Journey of Africans from Africa to America to be sold as slaves.
114
A. Wilmot Proviso
B. Mexican Cession
1846 proposal that would ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico after the
Mexican War.
115 Remember the ladies.
A. Martha Adams
B. Abigail Adams
One of the first women’s rights
activists. Wife of President John
Adams and mother of John Quincy
Adams.
116
A. Gadsden Purchase
B. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Land purchased in 1853 from Mexico that
completed the present-day borders
of the continental U.S.
117
A. Adams-Onis Treaty
B. Treaty of Ghent
In what treaty did Spain give Florida to the United States?
118
A. Fugitive Slave Act
B. Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws that placed restrictions on
immigrants in the country and restricted
freedom of speech and freedom of the press of
American citizens.
119
A. Executive Branch
B. Legislative Branch
The House of Representatives and Senate; the branch of the government that
makes the laws.
120
A. Democracy
B. Monarchy
A system of government that
gives power to the people.
121
A. Political Party
B. Suburbanites
Group of people that supports a candidate
running for a government position.
122
A. International
B. Domestic
Having to do with one’s own homeland.
123
A. Regions
B. Physical Features
An area of land where many things
are the same.
124
A. Import
B. Export
Goods bought from sellers in other
countries.
125
A. Import
B. Export
Goods sold to buyers outside the
country.
126
A. Valley Forge
B. Yorktown
Winter camp in 1777 -1778 of
General Washington and the American army where troops did not have proper
supplies.
127
A. Old North Bridge
B. Bunker Hill
First official battle of the American
Revolution; “Don’t fire till you see the whites
of their eyes.”
128
A. Olive Branch Petition
B. Declaration of Independence
Last attempt by colonists to avoid war
with England. King George ignored the
request.
129 A colonist who supported the fight for
independence from Great Britain was
called a…
A. Patriot
B. Loyalist
130
A. Jamestown, Virginia
B. Plymouth, Massachusetts
First permanent English settlement
in America.
131
A. Fredrick Douglas
B. Harriett Beecher Stowe
Author of Uncle Toms Cabin, a novel that
depicts the cruelties of slavery; it increased
antislavery sentiment in the north.
132
A. Consent of the Governed
B. Monarchy
The citizens get to approve bills either
personally or through representation before
they become law.
133
A. Domestic
B. International
Involving other countries.
134
A. Citizens
B. Alien
A person who owes loyalty to and is entitled
to the protection of a state or nation.
135
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Individual Rights
Personal liberties guaranteed by the Bill
of Rights.
136
A. Federalism
B. Republicanism
A system of sharing power between the
states and the national
government.
137
A. Separation of Powers
B. Checks and Balances
Each of three branches of
government limits the power of the
others.
138
A. Republicanism
B. Checks and Balances
The idea that government should be based on the consent
of the governed.
139
A. Veto
B. Impeach
Power of the President to reject a bill passed
by Congress.
140
A. Supreme Court
B. Executive Branch
Branch of the government that
includes the president and his cabinet. This branch enforces the
laws.
141
A. Executive Branch
B. Judicial Branch
Branch of the federal government
that includes the Supreme Court and decides if laws are
constitutional.
142
A. Representative Government
B. Dictatorship
A government in which the people pick people
to represent them.
143
A. 1787
B. 1776
In what year was the U.S. Constitution
written?
144
A. Violent abolitionists who led slave rebellions
B. Authors who wrote about ending slavery
What did John Brown and Nat Turner have in common? They were
both…
145
A. Taxes
B. Popular Sovereignty
The money citizens must pay to the
government.
146
A. Triangular Trade
B. The Columbian Exchange
The movement of plants, foods and
diseases between the New World and Europe.
147
A. Urban
B. Rural
Having to do with the city.
148
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Monarchy
A government in which the people have the
final authority or power.