Forms of Government, the Colonies, Early America Sentence Types The Constitution and the Bill of Rights Slavery / Civil War World Wars
100
What is Manifest Destiny? 200 point Bonus- What bill was signed into law in 1830 that used this philosophy as its guiding principal?
The conviction that God intended North America to be under the control of Americans. It was a justification for taking land through treaty, war, and betrayal.
100
What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so? 200 point bonus- Use one of these fanboys correctly in a sentence.
FANBOYS
100
What are the Judicial Branch (Supreme Court), the Executive Branch (President), and the Legislative Branch (Congress)?
The three branches of U.S. government and who is in charge of each.
100
What is the Republican Party?
This political party was created in 1858 by anti-slavery activists who believed that slavery must be prohibited in the territories.
100
What is US, Britain, Soviet Union- Allies. Italy, Germany, Japan- Axis powers
The major Axis powers and Allied powers of World War II.
200
What is an oligarchy?
When a country is governed by an elite group or a few rich families, it is considered to be this.
200
What is a complex sentence?
What type of sentence is this?
The girl was madly in love with the boy even though he didn't even know she existed.
200
What is the Electoral College? 200 point bonus- How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win?
This is a special body who is in charge of electing presidents in the USA.
200
What is South Carolina?
This state was the first to secede (break away) from the Union in 1861 after opening fire on Fort Sumter.
200
What is the Zimmerman telegram
The secret telegram that was sent from Germany to Mexico during World War I promising Mexico a return of their territory lost during the Mexican-American War
300
What are boycotting British goods, the Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War.
3 ways the colonists protested against British rule.
300
What is a compound-complex sentence?
What type of sentence is this?
When I decided to get my GED, I didn't realize it was going to be the best choice I had ever made, for it opened doorways that otherwise would have remained closed.
300
What is the 8th Amendment?
This amendment states that no cruel and unusual punishment can be inflicted.
300
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? 200 point bonus- What amendment actually did make slavery illegal?
When this document was issued, it freed no one, but it did turn the Civil War into a crusade for freedom.
300
What is Sedition Act and the Espionage Act.
On the home front during World War I, these two Acts were passed to prevent American citizens from getting in the way of the war effort.
400
What is a President? 200 point bonus- Why did the founders think this was necessary?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. did not have one of these.
400
What is a fragment and a run-on?
What two problems can you find? Name them:
Going to go to town soon. I've really been needing to get some more grass seed for my lawn and I need to get some more soil for my garden.
400
What is the House of Representatives- 435 members and the Senate- 100 Members.
The Legislative Branch is made up of these two houses with this many members in each.
400
What is the 3/5ths compromise- 200 Point bonus- What amendment made this compromise obsolete?
This compromise during the Constitutional Convention decided how slaves should be counted for representation in Congress
400
What are Japanese Americans being taken from their homes and placed into internment camps.
During WWII this group of American Citizens became suspects and these actions were taken against them.
500
What is The Proclamation of 1763?
During colonial times, the British Government made this law that stated Americans could only make settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains
500
Because both parents work, neither is home to cook, so there is no time to make pot roast, chicken or stew.
200 point bonus- What type of sentence is this?
Correctly join these sentences into 1 correct sentence: Both parents work. Neither is home to cook. There is no time to make a pot roast. There is no time to cook chicken. There is no time to prepare stew.
500
What are Checks and Balances? 200 point bonus- How can the Judicial Branch check the powers of Congress when they pass a new law?
This system ensures that each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches in order
prevent any one branch from accumulating too much power
500
What are Jim Crow laws? 200 point bonus- What Supreme Court case overturned this decision?
These laws condoned the idea of "separate but equal" treatment of African Americans.
500
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The two Japanese Cities that Atomic Bombs were dropped on by the US to end World War II






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