Glossary of Key Terms

Fill in the blank: "__________ - The American colonists fought the American Revolution because they were upset at British taxation. They boycotted and resisted taxation, because they wanted self-government."

• No Taxation without Representation

• Taxation with Representation

• Representation without Taxation

• No Representation without Taxation

Fill in the blank: "__________ - Federalists wanted a strong Federal (central) government and Anti-Federalists wanted strong States rights. The division of powers between Federal and State governments."

• Federalism

• Confederalism

• Unitary System

• Monarchism

Fill in the blank: "__________- Established a new national government by replacing the Articles of Confederation. Provided for 3 branches of Government: Executive with a President, Legislature with a two-house Congress, Judiciary with a Supreme Court. Provided a set of principles to ensure the federal government would not be too powerful: Federalism, Limited Government, Checks and Balances."

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

Fill in the blank: "__________ - Congress cannot establish a state religion. Congress cannot stop individuals from practicing their own religion. Congress cannot make laws limiting someone’s freedom of speech. Congress cannot make laws limiting freedom of the press. Congress cannot make laws prohibiting people from peacefully assembling. People have the right to petition the government to correct wrongs."

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Fill in the blank: "__________ - Second Amendment: Gives citizens the right to bear arms. Third Amendment: No quartering of soldiers. Fourth Amendment: No unreasonable searches or seizures by government. Fifth Amendment: Established a series of 'due process' protections. Sixth Amendment: Fair and impartial trial. Eighth Amendment: No cruel or unusual punishments; no excessive bail."

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Fill in the blank: ____________ - Made his signature so large that even the King of England could read it without his glasses. Hancock was the President of the Congress and the first version of the Declaration only carried Hancock’s signature when it was sent to the 13 Colonies.

• John Hancock

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Fill in the blank: ____________ - Belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.

• Pursuit of Happiness
• Land of Freedom
• American Dream
• Opportunity Knocks

Fill in the blank: ____________- Travel to California became faster. Sharpshooters were able to kill buffalo more easily. Lands granted to the railroad by congress were sold to settlers at a low price. Settlers in the West could ship their products and livestock back to the east.

• The transcontinental railroad
• The Gold Rush
• The Pony Express
• The Oregon Trail

Fill in the blank: ____________ - Gold found in Yukon, near Alaska in 1896; other discoveries.

• California Gold Rush
• Alaska Gold Discovery
• Yukon Gold Expedition
• Klondike Gold Rush

Fill in the blank: ____________ - The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another. Americans attempted to assimilate Native Americans into “American Culture” through the Dawes Act.

• Assimilation

• Integration

• Segregation

• Exclusion