End of Year Review

What were the major reasons European colonists came to the New World?

• Guts, Gold, Games

• God, Gold, Glory (Economic, Social, Political)

• To spread Democracy

• Ecology, Sociology, Psychology

Why is Jamestown important?

• First State in the Union

• First Constitution was written here

• First shots of the Revolution fired here

• First Permanent English Settlement

What year was the Mayflower compact signed?

• 1607

• 1215

• 1776

• 1620

The First Constitution of the United States designed to create a loose alliance of states and a weak federal government:

• The Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

Who was the primary author of the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• James Monroe

The opening phrase of the Constitution "We the people of the United States..." is an expression of which principal?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

A non-violent act of law-breaking to express dissatisfaction is known as:

• Boycott

• Smuggling

• Slave Trade

• Civil Disobedience

The French and Indian War was a cause of the American Revolution because:

• The Americans and British were enemies

• British passed taxation & control acts angering colonists

• The Declaration of Independence was written during this war

• This was the first battle of the American Revolution

The first battle of the American Revolution (the "Shot Heard around the World") was fought at:

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Fort Sumter

Which landmark supreme court case established the precedent of Judicial Review (that the court can declare a law unconstitutional)?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Marbury v. Madison