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What compromise was created that maintained the balance between free and slave states?
The Missouri Compromise
What is the President’s main check on Congress?
Vetoing laws
The main job of the Judicial Branch:
Interpret laws
The main job of the Executive Branch:
Enforce laws
The main job of the Legislative Branch:
Create laws
In the United States Constitution, there are certain powers that both the state and federal governments can do. These are called shared powers. Name four examples of shared powers.
Power to tax, create courts, spend money, and create roads
What was the compromise made over representation of states in the Legislative Branch?
The Great Compromise
What was the greatest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
The federal government did not have enough power
What were the strengths of the Patriots during the American Revolution?
Foreign alliances, high levels of motivation to reach independence, and geographic knowledge of the region
How does the government primarily raise money for its use?
Taxing its citizens
What slogan was used by Patriots to show their anger with King George III?
“No taxation without representation”
Why did the British begin taxing the colonies?
To pay for French and Indian War debt
What is a tariff?
A tax on imports
What American was put in charge of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
How did the Columbian Exchange change the lives of people living on both continents?
Transformed diets, increased agricultural output, and medical advancements for the treatment of disease
What was the original intent of the “Join or Die” cartoon?
To have the colonies unite together to form an army to fight the French and Natives
Why did three distinct colonial regions develop in the 13 colonies?
Different reasons for moving here, different ways of life, different ways to make money
What major political principle was introduced in the Mayflower Compact and later used in the Declaration of Independence?
Rule by consent of the governed
What did the Americas produce that British manufacturer desired during the Triangular Trade?
Raw materials
What effect did the Middle Passage have on the Southern colonies?
An increase of enslaved labor
What happened to most of the Native American groups that fought the Spanish Conquistadors?
Most Natives were destroyed by the Conquistadors
Describe Native American life before European exploration.
Very diverse – no one tribe was the same as another
What does self-evident mean (as in we hold these truths to be self-evident)?
Self-evident means so obvious that it doesn’t need to be explained
What does unalienable mean (as in unalienable rights)?
Rights that cannot be taken away
From where does a government derive their power?
From the people they govern
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