History Mystery #7

During the Revolutionary War, colonists who wanted freedom from Britain were called

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• Loyalists

• Parliament

A series of laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party was called the

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Intolerable Acts

The mail system in the west, where a rider would ride 10-13 miles to a station, where another rider would take off was called the

• United States Postal Service

• UPS

• Pony Express

• Midnight Ride

The belief that America should extend "from sea to shining sea" is called

• The Declaration of Independence

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• Trail of Tears

Which document described the first government of the United States of America?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• Common Sense

Which of the following is NOT a goal listed in the Preamble?

• All citizens will vote for President

• Form a more perfect union

• Establish Justice

• Insure domestic tranquility

People who came to California in search of gold were called

• Explorers

• Miners

• Forty-Niners

• Tourists

Colonists who settled in ________________ were looking for gold and other riches.

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a way the United States acquired land in the 1800's?

• The California Gold Rush

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Texas Annexation

• The Florida Acquisition

Which Mountain Range is located in the Northeast Region of the United States?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• None of the Above