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US GOVERNMENT
Final Review (section 3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? | The Native Americans |
| What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? | Central and West Africa (people from Africa) |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
| There were 13 original states. name them. | Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| Why did the Colonists fight the British? | They paid high taxes and they felt they were paying taxes to go where they had no rep. |
| The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. | Alexander Hamilton, John Ray, and James Madison |
| What are some things Benjamin Franklin is famous for? | He was a U.S. diplomat and he invented stuff. |
| Who was the first President? | George Washington |
| What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803 ? | Territory of Louisiana |
| Name the U.S. War between the North and South. | The Civil War |
| What was some important things that Abraham Lincoln did? | He built the rep party and made it strong, Freed the slaves, and wrote emancipation proclamation |
| What did Susan B Anthony do | She fought for women’s rights, labor rights, equal pay for equal work |
| Who was the President during WW1? | Woodrow Wilson |
| What was the major cause of the Great Depression? | overproduction, under consumption, banking crisis, stock market crash |
| Who was President during the great depression an WW2? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| What drew the United States into WW2? | The Japanese attack on pearl harbor |
| Who did the United States fight in WW2? | Japan, Germany, Italy |
| Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? | World War 2 |
| During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? | Communism |
| What movement tried to end racial discrimination? | The Civil Rights Movement |
| What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? | He fought for civil rights |
| Who was the President when the Cold War ended? | George H.W. Bush |
| Who was the President during Desert Storm? | George H.W. Bush |
| What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United? States? | Terrorists attacked the United States. (2 planes crashed into the twin towers) |
| Who was the President on Sep 11, 2001? | George H.W. Bush |
| What is a amendment? | a change or addition to the terms of a contract, law, government regulatory filing, or other documents. |
| What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? | The Bill of Rights |
| How many amendments does the Constitution have? | 27 |
| There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe them. | Any citizen can vote (26), the right of citizens to vote in any primary or other election (24), the right of women to vote (19) the right of citizen to vote shall not be denied because of color or race (15) |
| What is one right of freedom from the amendment? | Freedom of speech, assembly, petition, press, and religion |
| What is freedom of religion? | You can practice any religion or not practice a religion. |
| How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? | 18 years or older |
| Which amendment allowed women to vote? | 19 |
| What amendment requires speedy trials? | 6 |
| What amendment abolished slavery? | 13 |
| What amendment established taxes based on income? | 16 |
| What amendment eliminated poll taxes? | 24 |
| What amendment limed the terms of the President? | 22 |
| What amendment allowed the direct election of Senators? | 17 |
| What is a part of the 5th Amendment? | |
| What does the 18th Amendment do? | prohibited alcohol from being consumed, sold, and manufactured |
| What did the 14th Amendment do? | grants citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States |
| What does the 21st Amendment do? | made alcohol legal |
| Where is the Grand Canyon? | Arizona |
| Where are the Everglades? | State of Florida |
| Where are the Rocky Mountains? | it stretches from Canada to central New Mexico |
| Where are the Appalachian mountains? | along the eastern coast of North America from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in the north to Alabama, USA, in the south. |
| Where is the Statue of Liberty? | on Liberty Island |
| Where is Mount Rushmore? | in the Black Hills region of South Dakota (Pennington county) |
| Where is Yellowstone Park? | the United States, in the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. (mostly in Wyoming) |
| Name the U.S. territories. | American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Name the states that border Canada. | Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. |
| Name the states that borders Mexico. | California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. |
| What is the Capital in the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
| What is the Capital of Texas? | Austin |
| What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? | Pacific Ocean |
| What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? | The Atlantic Ocean |
| What body of water borders the southern coast of the United States? | The Gulf of Mexico |
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