Social Studies 8th Grade

A political system in which the government owns all property of the country

What was the name of the first government by the United States of America?

The Declaration of Independence is like a....

Which branch of government makes sure that the new law is constitutional?

What was an advantage for the American colonial army vs the British?

Which of the founders favored a STRONG national government?

Which city in Alabama is the most famous for its push for Civil Rights 

Taking a news story and spinning it to attract more readers is called what?

What event led the United States to enter World War 2?

The people who left England to "purify" the church were called the...

How many presidents have there been in the United States?

True or False: The American military was segregated by race during World War 2

What was the 1st major goal of Abraham Lincoln's presidency?

Which city did the Boston Tea Party take place in?

Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation

What was the main cash crop in the south(in the 1850s) that allowed slavery to expand?

How did the American Revolution come to an end?

Which flag IS hanging in Mr Bourque's room?

The 1st cash crop of the English colonies was...

Which state seceded from the union 1st? 

Which state did the "lost colony" happen in?

Which branch of government creates the laws

Which industry boomed in the Roaring Twenties and changed America?

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union from the 1950s to 1991

The Harlem Renaissance was the revival of what culture? 

Who is the most famous civil rights activist? He had a dream...

Who was able to transform the railroad industry into a national empire?

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

What year was the Civil Rights Act passed?

How did the cotton gin affect the southern economy from 1800-1860?

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries and take their resources.

Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" ?

Different parts of the country developing unique and separate cultures. Can lead to conflict

Why did people want to move to California?

Which branch of government enforces the laws

Lewis and Clark's traveled on the what?

Which event started all the problems between the British and the American colonists?

Where is Washington D.C located?

What was the removal of millions of Native Americans from their homeland to Oklahoma called? 

The massive build up of a nation's army in a short period of time

How many stars are on the 1st American flag?

What year did the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression?

Which state won it's independence from Mexico and later joined the United States?

What do the 13 stripes on the American flag represent? 

A severe and prolonged reduction in economic activity as occurred during the 1930s

Which state seceded from the union LAST?

A person who wanted to end slavery

What is the name of the website you should be working on in Mr Bourque's class? 

What was a major negative factor in the industrial revolution 

Which country did the U.S get the Louisiana Purchase from?

The Soviet Union is also known as what other country?

Who was the 1st president of the United States?

A war between people of the same country.