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US History Unit 5 Review
Vocabulary
Question: The first 10 amendments in the constitution that guaranteed liberties are also know as ...
Answer: The bill of rights
Question: First people to enter a region
Answer: Pioneers
Question: To officially approve something
Answer: Ratify
Question: The first plan of government for the United States
Answer: Articles of Confederation
Question: An agreement to share powers between state and national governments
Answer: Federal system
Planning a New Government
Question: True of False : The articles of confederation were a successful form of government ?
Answer: False
Question: Why did The Articles of Confederation fail economically ?
Answer: The government could not collect taxes
Question: The agreement that every five enslaved people counted as three people
Answer: The Three Fifths Compromise
Question: The compromise that created the Senate and House of Representative
Answer: The Great Compromise
Question: What did Shays's Rebellion prove about the current government ?
Answer: The government was to week to keep order
United States Constitution
Question: How many branches exist under the United States Constitution ?
Answer: Three
Question: Which branch enforces the law ?
Answer: Executive
Question: What branch is also know as congress?
Answer: Legislative
Question: People who supported the constitution were called
Answer: Federalist
Question: The Anti-Federalist did not want to pass the constitution unless
Answer: Their rights were protected
The Louisiana Purchase
Question: True or False: The new settlers who moved west lived peacefully with the Native Americans
Answer: False
Question: Who did the United States buy The Louisiana Territory from ?
Answer: The French
Question: Which direction did Lewis and Clark travel on their expedition ?
Answer: West
Question: What were the two goals of the Expedition ?
Answer: 1. To find a land route to the pacific Ocean
2. Learn about the people and resources of the west
Question: What did the Embargo Act in 1807 do ?
Answer: The Act closed all American Ports
Important People
Question: Who was considered " The Father of the Country" ?
Answer: George Washington
Question: Who was considered the "Father of the Constitution" ?
Answer: James Madison
Question: Who embarked on the Corps of Discovery ?
Answer: Lewis and Clark
Question: Who found a passage through the Appalachian Mountains ?
Answer: Daniel Boone
Question: What was the name of the Native American who was essential during Lewis' and Clark's Expedition ?
Answer: Sacagawea