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Learn about significant events in American history, including the year 1787, Jamestown, self-government, Proclamation of 1763, Indian Removal Act, slavery, Civil War, and important documents.
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#1 What is significant about the year 1787? It was the end of the American Revolution It was the birth of our governmental system. A: B: It was the year George Washington became the first President. It was the year Benjamin Franklin died. C: D:
B: It was the birth of our governmental system. (The Constitution)
#2 The people who came to Jamestown, Virginia and to the other parts of the South came for what reasons? Economic Political A: B: Religious Avoid war C: D:
#3 How did Southerners like the ones in Jamestown Make their livings? Subsistence Farming Fishing, Whaling, and Shipbuilding A: B: Trading with Indians Cash Crops like tobacco and later cotton C: D:
#4 The practice of self government originated in the United States where? Georgia Reserves Mayflower Compact A: B: The Declaration of Independence The Constitutional Convention C: D:
#5 The Proclamation of 1763 infuriated colonists because It forbade them to cross which natural barrier and Helped build up their feelings of resentment for which war? The Appalachian Mountains and the American Revolution The Mississippi River and the War of 1812 A: B: The Sierra Nevada and the French and Indian War The Rocky Mountains and the War with Mexico C: D:
#6 Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears What does this chart represent? The discharge of the Cherokee and other Southeastern tribes from their homes. The causes of the Western Wars with the Sioux in Indian Territory. A: B: Andrew Jackson’s criticism of his opponents and subsequent election. The signing of the Iroquois Confederacy’s peace treaty with Western settlers in 1763. C: D:
B: The discharge of the Cherokee and other Southeastern tribes from their homes.
#7 Which branch of government was responsible for making the decision that slavery should be legal everywhere in Scott v. Sanford? Executive Judicial A: B: Legislative Senate C: D:
#8 Northerners favored a strong ______ while Southerners felt that it was unfair to them. Boycott on tea Export tax A: B: Restrictions on imports Tariff C: D:
#9 The practice of having citizen _________ and the right to bear arms comes from which section of the Bill of Rights? Militias, Amendment II Secret Groups, Amendment I A: B: Committees of Correspondence, Amendment 10 Voters, Amendment 5 C: D:
B: Militias and The 2nd Amendment (Amendment II)
#10 Which of the following occurred during the Civil War? Saratoga The Battle of New Orleans A: B: The Alamo Vicksburg C: D:
#11 Which of the following occurred first? The Gettysburg Address Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox A: B: Lincoln’s Assassination C: D: Firing at Fort Sumter
#12 Which document freed ALL slaves? The Emancipation Proclamation The 13th Amendment A: B: The 14th Amendment The 15th Amendment C: D:
#13 What was the name of the belief most Americans held that the continent was their gift from God as well as the inspiration for the Texas Annexation, travel to the Oregon territory, and the Mexican War. Monroe Doctrine Nullification A: B: Laissez Faire Manifest Destiny C: D:
#14 What was the invention that caused slavery to triple In the South, and who was its inventor? Cotton gin, Eli Whitney Steamboat, Robert Fulton A: Telegraph, Samuel Morse Interchangeable Parts, Eli Whitney C: D:
#15 In what document can you find the following words: “We the people of the United States of America in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure the domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and secure the blessings of liberty…”? Common Sense The Constitution A: B: The Declaration of Independence The Gettysburg Address C: D:
B: The Constitution (The Preamble)
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