| Question |
Answer |
| 1.The ________________ was signed on July 4, 1776. | Declaration of Independence |
| 2.The ____________ was written in 1787. | Constitution of the United States |
| 3.The Civil War was fought from __________. | 1861-1865 |
| 4. This is an economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country. | Mercantilism |
| 5.An ___________ was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. | abolitionist |
| 6.A _____________ is a tax on goods brought into a country. A __________ is a tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry. | Tariff; Protective Tariff |
| 7._____________ is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | Manifest Destiny |
| 8._____________ is a system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. | Representative Government |
| 9.A _________ is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. | Republic |
| 10.The Three Branches of Government are the ____________ Branch (makes the laws), the ___________ Branch (interprets the law), and the _____________ Branch (enforces the laws). | Legislative; Judicial; Executive |
| 11. _____________________ 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 |
| 12.This is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. | Free Enterprise |
| 13.This is an economic system based on private property and free enterprise. | Capitalism |
| 14._______________ is a system in which each branch of government has its own powers. | Separation of Powers |
| 15.This means to change. | Amend |
| 16.These are rights that cannot be given up, taken away, or transferred. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are some of those rights. | Unalienable rights |
| 17.___________ is a cruel and unjust government. | Tyranny |
| 18.A ___________ is a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving the people supreme power. | democracy |
| 19. ____________ is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws, passed by Congress, and determine whether they are constitutional or not. | Judicial Review |
| 20.__________________ is the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief. | Civil Disobedience |
| 21. ________________ are the original records of an event. They include eyewitness reports, records created at the time of an event, speeches, and letters by people involved in the event, photographs, and artifacts. | Primary Sources |
| 22.___________________ are the later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often secondary sources, like textbooks and articles, provide summaries of information found in primary sources. | Secondary Sources |
| 23.The ______________________ was the era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place. | Industrial Revolution |
| 24. The ________________, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. | Magna Carta |
| 25. The ______________________ protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| 26. The ____________________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England. | Declaration of Independence |
| 27. The ____________________________ sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States. | Constitution of the United States |
| 28. The ____________________ was a foreign policy statement by President James Monroe stating that 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/or interference by European nations. | Monroe Doctrine |
| 29. The _________________ ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| 30. The ___________________ ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| 31. ________________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain. | Common Sense |
| 32. _________________ was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was responsible for convincing Louis XVI of France to support America during the Revolution. | Ben Franklin |
| 33. _____________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States; he also purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States. | Thomas Jefferson |
| 34. ______________________ wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve. | Thomas Paine |
| 35. _______________________ was the leader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States. | George Washington |
| 36. _______________________ was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |
| 37. ________________________ was the 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended. | Abraham Lincoln |
| 38. ______________________ is considered to be the “Father of the Constitution.” | James Madison |
| 39. ________________________ was a staunch Federalist and the longest serving Chief Justice in Supreme Court history (1801-1835). He played a key role in the development of the American legal system. | John Marshall |
| 40. ___________________ was a former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country. | Frederick Douglass |
| 41. __________________ was an escaped slave who became a vocal member of the abolitionist movement as well as women’s rights. | Sojourner Truth |
| 42. __________________________ helped fuel the abolitionist movement in 1852 by writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book shined a light on the horrors of slavery. | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| 43. ___________________ was the author of the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference. | James Monroe |
| 44. _____________ and ___________ organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Declaration of Sentiments and ultimately the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States. | Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Lucretia Mott |
| 45. The ______ Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. | First |
| 46. The ______ Amendment guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms. | Second |
| 47. The ______ Amendment forbids the government to order private citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes. | Third |
| 48. The _______ Amendment requires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized (taken) by the government. | Fourth |
| 49. The _____ Amendment protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy; and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. | Fifth |
| 50. The ______ Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury; the right to a lawyer; the right to cross examine witnesses; and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify. | Sixth |
| 51. The _________ Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil suits. | Seventh |
| 52. The _____ Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment an excessive bail or fines. | Eighth |
| 53. The ______ Amendment states that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution. | Ninth |
| 54. The ______ Amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states. | Tenth |
| 55. The ____________ Amendment abolished slavery. | Thirteenth |
| 56. The ________ Amendment guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States. | Fourteenth |
| 57. The _____________ Amendment guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race. | Fifteenth |
| 58. The ___________ was an invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves. | Cotton Gin |
| 59. Invented by Eli Whitney _________________ are uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces. This invention greatly helped the growth of American industry. | interchangeable parts |
| 60. The __________________ was the turning point of the American Revolution as it gave France a reason to enter the war against Britain. | Battle of Saratoga |
| 61. The British defeat at _________, Virginia by George Washington’s troops signaled the end of the American Revolution. (Cornwallis- British General) | Yorktown |
| 62. The Battle of ____________ was the turning point in the Civil War for the North. Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invade the North again. | Gettysburg |
| 63. __________________ was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War halting the first Confederate attack onto Northern soil. Lincoln declared the battle a victory and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. | Antietam, Maryland |
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