Quiz Bowl Review Packet #1

U.S. History
Feb 6- 7

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Word Definition
Migration To move to a new location

Push Factor a negative reason for leaving your homeland

Pull Factor a positive reason to move to a new location

Pilgrims early settlers in America who left England for religious

freedom
Colony a land owned by a motherland

Expedition an exploration

Declaration of A document that declared Americas freedom from Great

Britain
Independence
American A war for Americas independence
Revolution
Louisiana Purchase 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made
by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US for only $15
million

Involuntary Migration to be forced to leave an area and go to another

Gold Rush time when Americans rushed westward to find gold

Trail of Tears forced migration of Native Americans

Westward Expansion after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, almost 7 million

Americans migrated west in hopes of securing land and
riches

Manifest Destiny the belief that the expansion of the US throughout America
was both justified and inevitable

Middle Passage the ship route that brought slaves to America

Confederacy the south during the Civil War

Union the north during the Civil War

Civil War a war fought between Americans in the north and south.
Slaves were freed as a result.

Bill of Rights the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, give people

specific rights like freedom of speech and religion

Constitution the set of rules that guides how the US works. It tells what
the branches of the government are, what powers they
have, and how they work. It also states the rights of
citizens.
President The person who executes/enforces laws, treaties, and court
rulings, prepares the national budget, and appoints the
cabinet and Supreme Court. He also approves or vetoes acts
of Congress and grants pardons.
Checks and Balances A system used to keep the government from getting too
powerful in one branch.
Legislative Branch The branch made up of Congress, which makes the laws,
controls all of the money, and has the power to declare war.
Congress The people who meet at the United States Capitol in
Washington, D.C. to make the laws that all Americans follow.
Judicial Branch The branch of the Supreme Court, judges the laws, judges
when a law is unconstitutional, and makes arrangements for
prisoners.
Executive Branch This branch includes the President and Vice President who
enforce the laws of the United States, spend money as
 allowed by Congress, declare states of emergency, appoint
Judges to the Supreme Court, and grant pardons for crimes.
Supreme Court Has 9 justices who are responsible for explaining and
interpreting the Constitution.

Right what every human being deserves, no matter who they are
or where they live, so that we can live in a world that is
just and fair

Responsibility something that is your job to do, it is something that

affects your life and other people's life

Democracy a government run by the people, each citizen has a say (or
vote) in how the government is run

Citizenship being a full member of society, people who are part of it

have rights protected by the country and responsibilities or
duties to that country

Vocabulary Activities (Monday)

 Practice Questions (Tuesday)

1. Who bought the Louisiana Territory from

France in 1803?
a. John Adams
b. George Washington
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Abraham Lincoln

2. Who was Harriet Tubman?

a. An enslaved
woman who led a
rebellion with Nat Turner
b. An enslaved woman who escaped/helped others escape and a Union
spy
c. A white abolitionist from the West
d. Frederick Douglass speech writer

3. What was the name of the

document that declared the colonies' freedom from Great Britain?
a. The Constitution
b. The Bill of Rights
c. The Trail of Tears
d. The Declaration of Independence

4. What was the Bill of Rights?

a. A document that declared Americas freedom from England
b. A document that laid out how our government would be run
c. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution which gives us rights
d. A document that declares the freedom of Native Americans

5. What was the name of the movement that brought people West in
search of gold?
a. Westward Expansion
b. Trail of Tears
c. Manifest Destiny
d. Gold Rush

6. What is Manifest Destiny?

a. The belief that the expansion of the U.S. was justified
b. A document that declared Americas freedom from England
c. A negative reason for leaving your homeland
d. The movement of people to California

7. What was the Revolutionary War?

a. A war fought between Native Americans and France
b. A war between the American colonies and Great Britain
c. A war fought between the American North and South
d. A war fought between Spain and France

8. Why did colonists dress as Native Americans and throw tea into Boston
Harbor?
a. To protest Britains limits on trade
b. To protest the mistreatment of Native Americans
c. To protest new colonies
d. To protest British taxes (especially on tea)

9. Why did European travelers FIRST explore North and South America?
a. They were looking for riches
b. They were looking for freedom
c. They were looking for a faster route to Asia
d. They were looking to bring diseases

10. What was an effect of European exploration?

a. Many Europeans became friends with Native Americans
b. Many Native Americans died because of diseases brought
c. The explorers found a safe way to get to Asia
d. Many explorers cooked meals for Native Americans

11. What were pilgrims?

a. People who were looking for a chance at starting farms
b. People who were looking for freedom of assembly
c. People who were looking for cattle
d. People who were looking for religious freedom and a better life

12. What caused the American Revolution?

a. Colonists were afraid of English soldiers
b. Colonists did not agree on the issue of slavery
c. Colonists did not want to pay taxes without representation
d. Colonists were standing up for Native Americans

13. What belief is represented by the picture?

a. Louisiana Purchase
b. Civil War
c. Trail of Tears
d. Manifest Destiny

14. Which of the following are causes of the civil war?

a. Slavery and states rights
b. taxation without representation
c. immigration
d. terrorism
15. Why did the South secede from the Union?
a. They wanted freedom
b. They wanted slavery and states rights
c. They wanted no taxation without representation
d. they hated Abraham Lincoln

16. What was a major difference between the North and the South in the
1860s?
a. The North had plantations and the South had dairy farms
b. The North wanted to keep slavery and the South did not
c. The North had many factories, and the South had many farms
d. The South wanted to keep slavery and the North agreed

17. The Declaration of Independence says when the govt. takes away their
rights, citizens should:
a. Leave the country
b. join the government
c. replace the government
d. establish colonies

18. The amendment that gives citizens freedom of speech, religion, the
press, & freedom of assembly
a. Second Amendment
b. Tenth Amendment
c. Fourth Amendment
d. First Amendment

19. What is one job of the Executive Branch?

a. To appoint legislators
b. To write the laws
c. To appoint Supreme Court Justices
d. To decide if laws are constitutional

20. Which branch judges if laws are constitutional or unconstitutional?

a. The Executive Branch
b. The Legislative Branch
c. The Judicial Branch
d. Congress