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US History: Prior Knowledge Assessment Review What You Knew
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Geography Which ocean borders the East Coast of the United States? _______________ Which ocean borders the West Coast of the United States? _______________ How many original American colonies were there? _________ How many states comprise the United States of America? ______________ What country is to the north of the United States? _________________ Name two mountain ranges found in the United States? _________________ Atlantic Ocean 13 Pacific Ocean 50 Appalachian, Rocky and Sierra Nevada Canada
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People Who is the colony, city, county and state of New York named after? _________________________________ Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? _________________________ Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”? _____________________ Name the following presidents: a) The First ______________________________ b) The Second ____________________________ c) The Sixteenth __________________________ d) The last three (not including current President) __________________________ James, The Duke of York Thomas Jefferson James Madison George Washington John Adams Abraham Lincoln George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush
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Government What does the word suffrage mean? _______________________________ Before the Constitution, what was the name of our government? ______________ Name the three branches of the United States Government: _________________, _____________________, and ______________________ Which amendment in the Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion and speech? __________________________ Which court case established the principle of judicial review for the Supreme Court? ____________________________ Articles of Confederation Voting rights LegislativeExecutive Marbury v. Madison Judicial Voting rights First Amendment
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Conflicts What does the word nationalism mean? __________________________________________________________________ What does the word sectionalism mean? __________________________________________________________________ From which European country did the United States gain its independence? ________________________________ Which wars took place between the years... 1754-1763? _____________________________ 1776-1783? _____________________________ 1812-1814? _____________________________ 1846-1848? _____________________________ 1861-1865? _____________________________ Having intense pride in one’s nation Having intense pride in the region where they live French and Indian War or “The Seven Years War” The Revolutionary War or War for Independence War of 1812 or “2 nd War of Independence” US-Mexican War Civil War Great Britain
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