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100 facts us history
100 facts from us history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________, the first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607 | Jamestown |
| The ________ __ ____________ was signed on July 4, 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| The ________________ of the United States was written in 1787 | Constitution |
| President Thomas Jefferson purchased the ___________ _____________ from France in 1803 | Louisiana Territory |
| The _______ _____ was fought from 1861-1865 | Civil War |
| The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at ____________, _________ in April 1775 | Lexington Massachusetts |
| The __________ __ __________ was the turning point of the American Revolution. | Battle of Saratoga |
| The British defeat at _________, _________ by George Washington's troops signaled the end of the American Revolution. | Yorktown, Virginia |
| The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ______ ______, in South Carolina. | Fort Sumter |
| The ______ __ __________ was the turning point in the Civil War for the North. | Battle of Gettysburg |
| The capture of _________, ___________ by the North in 1863, effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| __________ _____ _____ is the small town in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War. | Appomattox Court House |
| _______________ 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. | 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 expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. | Manifest Destiny |
| The _________ ________ was a campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol. | Temperance Movement |
| ______________ __________ is a system of government in which votes elect representatives to make laws for them. | Representative Government |
| A ________ is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. | Republic |
| The _____ __ _________ was the first representative assembly in the new world. | House of Burgesses |
| The _____ ________ __ __________ are the Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive Branch. | Three Branches of Government |
| ______ ___ ________ 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 the sharing of power between the states and the national government | Federalism |
| __________ __ ______ is a system in which each branch of government has its own powers. | Separation of powers |
| _______ ____________ is the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery | Popular Sovereignty |
| _____ 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 people the supreme power | Democracy |
| ______ means to approve by vote. | Ratify |
| _________ ______ 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 |
| ___________ were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government. | Federalists |
| _______________ were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government | Antifederalists |
| _____________ is the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal | Nullification |
| _______ _______ 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 _________ _______, like textbooks and articles, provide summaries of information found in primary sources. | Secondary Sources |
| _____________ was an attitude toward society in the late 1700s based on the belief that the good virtue and morality of the people was essential to sustain the republican form of government. | Republicanism |
| _________ _________ 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 ________ __ ____________ was the first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions. | Articles of Confederation |
| The __________ __ ___ ______ _____ sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States. | Constitution of the United States |
| ______ ___________ ________ _______ advised the United States to stay "neutral in its relations with other nations" and to avoid "entangling alliances." | George Washington's Farewell Address |
| 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 |
| The _________ _________ was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the advised expansion of the United States. | Northwest Ordinance |
| The _________ _______ was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. | Mayflower Compact |
| The __________ ______ were a series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, defending the Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded. | Federalist Papers |
| ______ _____ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain. | Common Sense |
| The ____ __ ______ is the first ten amendments to the constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties. | Bill of Rights |
| The __________ _______ was a short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. | Gettysburg Address |
| Abraham Lincoln issued the ___________ ___________ on January 1, 1863 setting all slaves in the Confederate states free. | Emancipation Proclamation |
| _______ _____ _________ _______ stated that "no state... can lawfully get out of the Union," but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it. | Lincoln's First Inaugural Address |
| ________ ______ _________ _______ was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War. | Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address |
| The _____ __________ created two houses of Congress. One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state. | Great Compromise |
| ___ _____ was a member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence and delegate to Constitutional Convention. | Sam Adams |
| ___ ________ was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate of the Constitutional Convention. | Ben Franklin |
| ____ ______ ___ was the King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies. | King George III |
| ______ _________ wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana Territory, doubling the size of the United States. | Thomas Jefferson |
| ______ _____ wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crises 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 leader of the original Democratic Party and a "President of the People." He was also responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River. | Andrew Jackson |
| ____ _ ________ was a South Carolina Congressman and Senator who spoke for the South before and during the Civil War | John C. Calhoun |
| ______ ____ was a powerful Kentucky Congressman and a Senator who proposed the American System and the Compromise of 1850. | Henry Clay |
| ______ ______ was a Massachusetts Congressman and Senator who spoke for the North and the preservation of the Union. | Daniel Webster |
| _________ _____ was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |
| _______ _ _____ was the General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North. | Ulysses S. Grant |
| ______ _ ___ was the General of the Confederate Army | Robert E. Lee |
| _______ _______ 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 |
| _________ ________ was a leader of the Federalists, first Treasurer of the United States, creator of the Bank of the U.S., and killed in duel by the Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr. | Alexander Hamilton |
| _______ ______ was a passionate patriot who became famous for his fiery speeches in favor of American independence. His most famous quote included the words, "Give me liberty or give me death." | Patrick Henry |
| _____ _______ is considered to be the "Father of the Constitution." | James Madison |
| _________ ________ was a former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country. | Frederick Douglass |
| _____ ______ was the author of the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference. | James Monroe |
| _______ ______ was an escaped slave who became a Conductor of the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North. | Harriet Tubman |
| _________ ____ _______ organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights Movement in the United States. | Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
| The _____ ________ states that "Congress shall make no law" restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. | First Amendment |
| The ______ _________ guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms. | Second Amendment |
| The _____ _________ forbids the government to order private citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes. | Third Amendment |
| The _____ _________ requires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized by the government. | Fourth Amendment |
| The _____ Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States. | Thirteenth |
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