What country did Christopher Columbus THINK he landed in?
Cuba
England
East Indies of Asia
Spain
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean in 1487 in search for riches.
Christopher Columbus actually landed in present day ❌ and explored the ❌.
Name Columbus' 3 ships.
Pinta
Santa Maria
Niña
Titanic
Justiné
In what year was Pocahontas born?
1492
1738
1876
1595
Pocahontas' tribe settled in the colony of Roanoke.
In 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of Englishmen to establish an English settlement (Jamestown) in North Carolina to find gold and riches.
What are some strengths of the Patriots?
More of a cause
Lots of money
Smart leaders
Many sympathizers
What are some of the Patriots weaknesses?
Not a lot of money
Natives sided with the British
Strong government supporting them
What are some strengths the Redcoats had?
Strong government and king as support
Natives sided with the British mostly
Lots of money for guns and ammunition
What groups were involved in the French and Indian War?
German and English
Indian and French
English and French
French and Russian
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on things such as paper, newspapers, and letters
A tax on luxury items such as wine, silk, sugar, and coffee that the colonists bought from Britain
A law that said colonists couldn't move past the Appalachians
A tax on homes
Thomas Paine was mostly recognized as a pamphleteer delegate writer soldier( pamphleteer, delegate, writer, soldier ).
Name the criteria a person must have to become a representative in the House of Representatives.
You must be at least 25 years old
You must have been a citizen of America for 7 years
You must have worked in the executive branch
You must live in the state you want to represent
The executive branch executes laws made by the legislative branch.
The Supreme Justice Town( Supreme, Justice, Town ) Court is the highest court in the US.
What is "separation of powers?"
The division of the government into three separate branches
The job each branch of government does
The three branches of government are ❌, ❌, and ❌.
Which branch has the most amount of checks?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
The Declaration of Independence was written in .
What does preamble mean?
Introduction
Conclusion
Speech
Document
In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Boston
Philadelphia
Charlotte
Albany
The 19th amendment protects the voting rights of ❌.
Which amendment protects a citizen's right to vote, regardless of race?
15
18
11
13
The Constitiutional Amendment that was later repealed was the 19th amendment.
The legislative branch is discussed in Article . The executive branch is discussed in Article . The judicial branch is discussed in Article .
Andrew Jackson was born in 1789 in the border area between North and South Carolina.
In what year did Andrew Jackson become president?
1828
1790
1812
1888
What act was passed while Jackson was president?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
The first major land acquisition for the new world was by President Thomas Jefferson when he bought the Lousiana territory from the French.
Which president purchased the Florida territory from Spain for $5 million?
James Monroe
In , Texas fought for and gained its independence from Mexio.
The state of forced the Cherokees to leave the state and march west from 1838-1839.
Who supervised the removal of the Cherokees?
Federal troops
General Winfield Scott
General Cornwallis
General Washington
The removal of the Cherokees was offically called the .
What is an abolitionist?
A person who supported the end of slavery
A person who supported slavery
A person who owned slaves
A humanitarian is a person who works to make other people's lives better
Manifest is a future event that is sure to happen.
By the late , most factory workers were .
How many German immigrants came to the US between 1850 and 1860?
1 million
3.5 million
200,000
1.5 million
The cotton gin was developed by Eli .
What were some crops that the South was dependent on?
cotton
tobacco
sugar
rice
milk
corn
Why were most northerners abolitionists?
Slavery wasn't needed for the North's economic growth
They weren't
They were afraid they would get in trouble with other countries
What is one of the main reasons the west grew?
The California Gold Rush
new land
good farm land
On what day did settlers reach Jamestown?
May 14, 1607
May 10, 1600
May 13, 1702
On May 14, 1607, the settlers landed in about 60 miles away from the mouth of the .
What Native American group attacked the settlers of Jamestown?
Powhatan
Cherokee
Catawba
Apache
Who organized and financed the enterprise for the Roanoke colony?
Sir Walter Raleigh
the King of Spain
Christopher Columbus
In , Captain returns to Roanoke to fine that the colony disappeared.
When Captain White returned, "CRO" was carved on a nearby tree and "CROATOAN" was carved on a post.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases spreading from the Old World to the New World.
The import of goods between countries
Effects of the Columbian Exchange are advanced ❌ production, evolution of ❌, incerased ❌ rates, and ❌.
The Columbian Exchange began before Columbus' discovery of 1492.
Europeans came to America and began colonies to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs.
The first colony out of the ❌ colonies that was founded was in ❌ in ❌
What is a primary source?
First hand evidence that has not been passed down
Evidence that has been dictated by other people
A secondary source is a source of information that has been ❌ or written ❌ the event has happened.
Name the eight branches of social studies.
Anthropology
Archeology
Economics
Geography
History
Political science
Psychology
Sociology
Earth Science
Historical Fiction
The first president of the US was ❌. He was also the general of the ❌ army.
George Washington lead the ❌ in victory over the ❌ in the ❌
Washington's army was a group of untrained "ragtags" who had to fight against strong, trained British soldiers.
Who was the third president of the US?
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
wrote the Declaration of Independence.
In ❌, John Adams served on the First ❌ and helped to draft the Declaration of Indpendence.
Thomas Paine supported slavery and was against women's rights.
What was a famous article that Thomas Paine was the author of?
Common Sense
the Constitution
Treaty of 1763
During the War of Independence, volunteered for the Continental Army and started with the writing of his influential papers.
Abigail Adams was the wife of ❌ and the mother of ❌.
Abigail was an animal right's advocate.
The quote "Remember the ladies" was said by Abigail Adams and it was written in a formal letter to her husband.
What are some public affairs (in his adopted city) Ben Franklin was active in?
launching a lending library
hospital and college
acclaim for his experiments with electricity
political position
becoming President
During the ❌ Franklin served in the ❌ Continental Congress.
Ben Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence.
The Sons of Liberty were an organization of British spies created in the Old World.
Why were the Sons of Liberty formed?
To protect colonists' rights and fight British taxation
To keep the American colonists from rebelling against the British government
The Sons of Liberty played a major role in fighting the ❌ in ❌.
