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7th Gr. HF 1-14
7th Grade History Facts 1-14
Question | Answer |
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The _________________ was signed on July 4, 1776. | Declaration of Independence |
The ________________________ was written in 1787. | Constitution of the United States |
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the _________________________ from France in 1803. | Louisiana Territory |
The Civil War was fought from _______________. | 1861-1865 |
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States was an..... | abolitionist |
A ______ is a tax on goods brought into a country. | tariff |
A _____________ is a tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry. | protective tariff |
_______________ is a strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of to the whole country. | Sectionalism |
_________________________ is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | Manifest Destiny |
The _______________ was a campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol. | Temperance Movement |
______________________ is a system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. | Representative Government |
A __________ is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. | Republic |
The Three Branches of Government are the ___________________. | Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive branch. |
_______________ is a system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches. | Checks and Balances |