Exploring America - Exam, Units 1-5
In what year did the Constitutional Convention meet?
1787
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A protest against lower tea prices
What was the first governing document for the United States?
Articles of Confederation
What civilization developed in Mexico around 1300?
Aztec
What phrase describes how each branch of government limits the powers of the other branches?
Checks and Balances
What is the term that describes the President's role with the military?
Commander in Chief
George Santayana said that people who cannot remember the past are what?
Condemned to repeat it
Which branch of the Federal government did the Founders expect to dominate the government?
Congress
What British general surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia?
Cornwallis
Who led the conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico?
Cortes
Who led thousands of settlers through the Cumberland Gap?
Daniel Boone
What was the most common occupation among English colonists?
Farming
What is the length of the President's term?
Four years
What colonial officer tried to push the French out of Fort Duquesne?
George Washington
Who was the chairman of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Who won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What English king broke with Rome and established the Church of England because he wanted to obtain a divorce?
Henry VIII
What issue did the Three-Fifths Compromise address?
How slaves were to be counted for taxation and to determine representation in Congress
What issue did the Great Compromise settle?
How the states would be represented in Congress
Who was the most prominent and active delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America, and when was it founded?
Jamestown, 1607
Who sailed to Newfoundland for England in 1497?
John Cabot
What European explorer is thought to have landed on the eastern coast of North America before Columbus?
Leif Ericson
Whose crew sailed around the world?
Magellan
Who wrote and posted 95 Theses questioning Catholic practices?
Martin Luther
What colony was begun as a haven for English Catholics?
Maryland
What document speaks of forming a "civil body politic"?
Mayflower Compact
What fraction of the Senate is elected every two years?
One-third
Who gave the speech that included, "Give me liberty, or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
What group founded Massachusetts Bay?
Puritans
What was the first attempt by the English to establish a colony in North America?
Roanoke
Who founded the colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
What group founded Plymouth?
Separatists (or Pilgrims)
What is the length of a Senator's term?
Six years
What European country was dominant in the western hemisphere until about 1600?
Spain
What was the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States?
St. Augustine
Which amendment guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of speech?
The 1st Amendment
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What is the name given to the confrontation between Boston citizens and British soldiers on March 5, 1770?
The Boston Massacre
What introduced the geography, cultures, and riches of the East to Europeans?
The Crusades
What philosophical movement emphasized natural law and de-emphasized the role of God in the world?
The Enlightenment
What is the title given to the collection of essays published to encourage ratification of the Constitution?
The Federalist
What religious group is associated with the founding of Pennsylvania?
The Quakers (or the Society of Friends)
What is the name given to the period of intellectual inquiry, exploration, and artistic expression in Europe following the Middle Ages?
The Renaissance
What was the most powerful agent for control in medieval Europe?
The Roman Catholic Church
What did the English defeat in 1588 that increased English power in the world?
The Spanish Armada
Who is the President of the Senate?
The Vice President of the United States
What is the divine right of kings?
The idea that kings are placed on their thrones by God and therefore cannot be questioned
What right is guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment?
The right to keep and bear arms
What fraction of the states must approve a proposed amendment for it to be ratified?
Three-fourths
What is the length of a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
Two years
What is the term for the President refusing to sign a bill and sending it back to Congress?
Veto