| Question |
Answer |
| The ______________ was signed on July 4, 1776. | Declaration of Independence |
| The Constitution of the United States was written in ____. | 1787 |
| The Civil War was fought from __________. | 1861-1865 |
| ______________ 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 |
| An __________ was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. | abolitionist |
| A __________ is a tax on goods brought into a country. A protective tariff is a tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry. | Tariff |
| _______________ is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | Manifest Destiny |
| ______________________ 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 ______________ (makes the laws), the ___________________(interprets the law), and the ________________(enforces the laws). | Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, 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 |
| ________________ is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. | Free Enterprise |
| ________________ is an economic system based on private property and free enterprise. | Capitalism |
| ____________ is a system in which each branch of government has its own powers. | Separation of Powers |
| ___________ means to change. | Amend |
| ________________ 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 |
| ______________ is a cruel and unjust government. | Tyranny |
| A _______________ is a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving the people supreme power. | Democracy |
| ____________ is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws, passed by Congress, and determine whether they are constitutional or not. | Judicial Review |
| _____________ 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 |
| ______________ 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 |
| _____________ 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 |
| _______________ was the era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place. | Industrial Revolution |
| The __________, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. | Magna Carta |
| The _______________ protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| The ____________________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England. | Declaration of Independence |
| The _______________________ sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States. | Constitution of the United States |
| 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 |
| The ________________ ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| The ___________________ ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| _________________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain. | Common Sense |
| ___________ 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 |
| ______________ 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 |
| _______________ wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve. | Thomas Paine |
| _____________ was the leader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States. | George Washington |
| ______________ was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |
| __________________ 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 |
| _______________ is considered to be the “Father of the Constitution.” | James Madison |
| ________________ 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 |
| _________________ was a former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country. | Frederick Douglass |
| ________________ was an escaped slave who became a vocal member of the abolitionist movement as well as women’s rights. | Sojourner Truth |
| __________________ 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 |
| ___________ was the author of the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference. | James Monroe |
| _________________________ (two people) organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Declaration of Sentiments and ultimately the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States. | Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott |
| The _________ Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. | First |
| The __________ Amendment guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms. | Second |
| The _______ Amendment forbids the government to order private citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes. | Third |
| The _______ Amendment requires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized (taken) by the government. | Fourth |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The ________ Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil suits. | Seventh |
| The _________ Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment an excessive bail or fines. | Eighth |
| The _______ Amendment states that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution. | Ninth |
| The _________ Amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states. | Tenth |
| The ___________ Amendment abolished slavery. | Thirteenth |
| The ___________ Amendment guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States. | Fourteenth |
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