History and Geography 910 self test 1 study guide
The 3 branches that make up the federal government are:
1. executive 2. legislative 3. judicial
American colonists moved westward seeking:
1. land 2. wealth 3. adventure
3 results of industrialization are:
1. people moved from farms to cities 2. increase in size and number of cities 3. decentralized families
Europeans who came to the New World were seeking:
1. political freedom 2. religious freedom 3. wealth 4. power
Natural resources that have made America a prosperous nation are:
1. soil 2. water 3. minerals
Power is supplied to machines by :
1. steam 2. petroleum 3. electricity
John Glenn
1st American to orbit Earth
American Revolutionary War
American Independence was won
Andrew Carnegie
Built a steel mill empire; US STEEL
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is found in the __________.
Declaration of Independence
Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States during the Civil War
Alaska
Russia's former territory
Albert Einstein
Theory of relativity
The Civil War freed the slaves and re-established the __________.
Union
President Abraham Lincoln told the nation that "__________".
United we stand, divided we fall.
Civil War
War between the states
Changes and additions can be made to the Constitution by __________.
amendments
WWII
bombing of Pearl Harbor
Jonas Salk
developed a serum for polio prevention
industrialization
development of power-driven machines
Christopher Columbus
discovered America
Creation
earth and man created by God
Humanism teaches people to worship God.
false
Industrialization helped make families stronger and decreased stress.
false
The Vietnam War was approved by all Americans.
false
The state government is responsible for income tax paid to the federal government.
false
True/False The 49th and 50th states are Canada and Hawaii.
false
Bill of Rights
first 10 amendments of the constitution
The willingness to overcome struggles, conflict, and obstacles is called __________.
fortitude
democracy
government by the people
McCormick's reaping machine
helped farmers produce more grain
Conditions were improved for workers by the organization of __________.
labor unions
Great Plains
last area of the US to be settled
legislative branch
makes laws
United Nations
organized to promote peace
The MAIN issue of the Civil War was __________.
slavery
built city of New Orleans
the French
Daily Bible reading and recitation of prayer are unconstitutional in public schools today.
true
Modern ships are powered by diesel fuel and steam power.
true
Science and technology have produced an age of specialization.
true
The Civil Rights Movement helped secure voting and employment rights for all, regardless of race and color.
true
The Panama and Suez canals are famous canals that connect oceans and seas.
true
The telephone was an important invention in the field of communication.
true
The welfare system was developed to aid the poor of the nation.
true
