Topic 1Topic 2Topic 3Topic 4Topic
Question This can be a document or artifact that gives a first hand account of a person, place, or event
Answer 1 – 10 Primary Source
Question This can be a document or artifact that gives a second hand account or analysis of a person, place, or event
Answer 1 – 20 Secondary source
Question One result of the British regulations such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts was America’s resentment of
Answer 1 – 30 Taxation without representation
Question The Declaration of Independence refers to a certain kind of rights that people have, these rights are referred to as…
Answer 1 – 40 Unalienable rights
Question Studying the events of World War II and the actions of Adolf Hitler allows world leaders to be cautious about other dictators and powerful leaders; therefore, how does history help the world improve?
Answer 1 – 50 Learn from the past
Question What type of government did Great Britain have that was controlling the colonies?
Answer 2 – 10 monarchy
Question What year did the colonists declare their independence?
Answer 2 –
Question Which document declared independence from Great Britain?
Answer 2 – 30 Declaration of Independence
Question What type of visual aid most closely conveys an opinion
Answer 2 – 40 Political cartoon
Question What act taxed almost all printed material?
Answer 2 – 50 Stamp Act
Question Understanding what life was like and “walking in someone else’s shoes” highlights what aspect of studying history?
Answer 3 – 10 Having empathy
Question “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Which ideal is addressed from this quote of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer 3 – 20 equality
Question Which change in the early 1800s dealt with government and political parties?
Answer 3 – 30 Political changes
Question Which change in the early 1800s dealt with new inventions, transportation, and the factory system?
Answer 3 – 40 Economic changes
Question Which change dealt with physical and human characteristics of the land
Answer 3 – 50 Geographic changes
Question Which change in the early 1800s dealt with movements to make things better for different groups of people?
Answer 4 – 10 Social changes
Question What does the “common good” mean?
Answer 4 – 20 The will of the people or what's best for the people
Question As America was forming, the colonies were divided into 3 regions. What are they?
Answer 4 – 30 New England, Middles, and Southern colonies
Question What is the name of the document that Thomas Paine wrote at the start of the Revolutionary War?
Answer 4 – 40 “Common Sense”
Question What was the purpose of that document that Thomas Paine Wrote?
Answer 4 – 50 To convince all the every day people (common man) to rebel against Great Britain
Question The national government can take your property if they see the need for it because of what amendment?
Answer 5 – 10 5 th amendment
Question The National Rifle Association is allowed to exist because of what amendment?
Answer 5 – 20 2 nd amendment
Question Amendment 1 guarantees the right to:
Answer 5 – 30 Press, petition, assembly, religion, speech
Question Amendment 5 states that a person:
Answer 5 – 40 Cannot be tried for the same crime twice, and does not have to incriminate oneself
Question Jails are no longer allowed to beat prisoners or keep food from them. What amendment protects prisoners?
Answer 5 – 50 8 th amendment