Early U.S. History

The Columbian Exchange was...

• ...a trading system between North & South America.

• ...the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.

• ...the earliest market or store to set up shop in the Americas.

• ...later changed to Armani Exchange.

A colony is...

• ...an area settled in a foreign land by individuals who continue to be ruled by their parent country.

• ...a political system.

• ...only run by successful governors.

• ...an area of land similar to a county except run by religious leaders.

President Jefferson buys a LARGE chunk of land from France in 1803 for $15M. What is it called?

• Gadsen Purchase.

• Mexican Cession.

• Oregon Country.

• Louisiana Purchase.

President Jefferson hires two explorers to carry out an expedition of the new Louisiana Territory. This expedition led to finding new resources, exploiting the fur trade and pushing out the Native Americans towards the West.

• Lewis & Clark.

• Miles & Clark.

• Louise & Kent.

• Johnson & Johnson.

The Federalist Party was led by ___________.

• Alexander Hamilton.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• George Washington.

• George Mason.

The leader of the Democratic-Republican Party was __________.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• Alexander Hamilton.

• George Washington.

• Abraham Lincoln.

The Branch that holds the office of the president is called the..?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• None of the Above

What is the Branch that interprets the laws and deems whether they are or not constitutional?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• None of the Above

Which branch holds our representatives and creates our laws?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• None of the above

Which document holds the first 10 amendments?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact