6th Grade History Facts

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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.

Benjamin 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 Douglas

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