An Overview of the Who, What, When, Where and Why of American History SWAT It!

Directions Each team will send one student to the board. When the teacher advances the slide, the students at the board will read the question and “SWAT” the right answer. The first person to SWAT the answer must justify their choice in order for the team to get the point. Teams will take turns sending students until all questions have been answered.

The issue that strengthened federal authority in cases of constitutional rights? Judicial Review Bill of Rights Colonial Grievances

The issue that strengthened federal authority in cases of constitutional rights? Judicial Review Bill of Rights Colonial Grievances

An early English document that emphasized individual rights over those of the king? Mayflower Compact Constitution Magna Carta

An early English document that emphasized individual rights over those of the king? Mayflower Compact Constitution Magna Carta

The year the Declaration of Independence was signed? 1775- Battles of Lexington and Concord 1777- Battle of Saratoga 1778- France and US form Alliance 1776- Common Sense published 1775 1776 1778

The year the Declaration of Independence was signed? 1775- Battles of Lexington and Concord 1777- Battle of Saratoga 1778- France and US form Alliance 1776- Common Sense published 1775 1776 1778

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A poet who wrote about the nation’s past in works such as “The Midnight Ride…”? Paul Revere Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry David Thoreau

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A poet who wrote about the nation’s past in works such as “The Midnight Ride…”? Paul Revere Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry David Thoreau

The document that established the orderly settlement of new territories west of the Appalachian Mountains? Louisiana Purchase Rush-Bagot Agreement Northwest Ordinance

The document that established the orderly settlement of new territories west of the Appalachian Mountains? Louisiana Purchase Rush-Bagot Agreement Northwest Ordinance

Virginia House of Burgesses The first representative assembly in the colonies that was used as a model by other colonies? Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Virginia House of Burgesses Privy Council

Virginia House of Burgesses The first representative assembly in the colonies that was used as a model by other colonies? Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Virginia House of Burgesses Privy Council

The name of the patriot / anti-federalist who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death”? Patrick Henry George Washington James Madison

The name of the patriot / anti-federalist who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death”? Patrick Henry George Washington James Madison

The term that describes people who want to make slavery illegal? Transcen-dentalist Suffragists Abolitionists

The term that describes people who want to make slavery illegal? Transcen-dentalist Suffragists Abolitionists

The President who warned the U. S The President who warned the U. S. to “steer clear of permanent alliances”? George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Monroe

The President who warned the U. S The President who warned the U. S. to “steer clear of permanent alliances”? George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Monroe

The date of the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement? 1607 1620 1635

The date of the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement? 1607 1620 1635

The name of the revolutionary leader of the Sons of Liberty? Thomas Paine Samuel Adams George Mason

The name of the revolutionary leader of the Sons of Liberty? Thomas Paine Samuel Adams George Mason

The Declaration of Independence The document written by colonists to state their intent to separate from England? The Constitution The Bill of Rights The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence The document written by colonists to state their intent to separate from England? The Constitution The Bill of Rights The Declaration of Independence

An early colonist who is associated with the fight for religious freedom? William Bradford James Oglethorpe William Penn

An early colonist who is associated with the fight for religious freedom? William Bradford James Oglethorpe William Penn

The writer of a patriotic pamphlet entitled Common Sense? John Locke Thomas Paine King George III

The writer of a patriotic pamphlet entitled Common Sense? John Locke Thomas Paine King George III

A type of farming that produces only enough to meet personal needs? Plantation Subsistence Farming Cotton Farming

A type of farming that produces only enough to meet personal needs? Plantation Subsistence Farming Cotton Farming

The people who supported ratification of the Constitution and a strong national government? Federalists Anti-federalists Republicans

The people who supported ratification of the Constitution and a strong national government? Federalists Anti-federalists Republicans

The economic policy that states wealth could be kept by a nation if its colonies provided raw materials to the mother country and the mother country could sell finished goods to the colonies.? Free Enterprise Mercantilism Command Economy

The economic policy that states wealth could be kept by a nation if its colonies provided raw materials to the mother country and the mother country could sell finished goods to the colonies.? Free Enterprise Mercantilism Command Economy

Articles of Confederation The name of the document that was America’s first “Constitution”? Mayflower Compact Bill of Rights Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation The name of the document that was America’s first “Constitution”? Mayflower Compact Bill of Rights Articles of Confederation

The author who gave Americans pride in their past with stories such as Rip Van Winkle? Edgar Allan Poe Washington Irving Frederick Douglass

The author who gave Americans pride in their past with stories such as Rip Van Winkle? Edgar Allan Poe Washington Irving Frederick Douglass

The name of the French nobleman who helped the colonists in the American Revolution? Marquis de Lafayette Edmund Genet Napoleon

The name of the French nobleman who helped the colonists in the American Revolution? Marquis de Lafayette Edmund Genet Napoleon

The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with little government regulation? Industrialization Free Enterprise Mercantilism

The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with little government regulation? Industrialization Free Enterprise Mercantilism

A tax on foreign goods brought into a country? Tariff Fare Provision

A tax on foreign goods brought into a country? Tariff Fare Provision

A very large farm program requiring many workers? Harvesting Plantation System Subsistence farm

A very large farm program requiring many workers? Harvesting Plantation System Subsistence farm

Involvement in a community that involves going a step beyond a person’s obligations by taking an active role? Civil Disobedience Voting Civic Virtue

Involvement in a community that involves going a step beyond a person’s obligations by taking an active role? Civil Disobedience Voting Civic Virtue

Fundamental freedoms guaranteed to the people naturally? Bill of Rights Unalienable Rights Limited Government

Fundamental freedoms guaranteed to the people naturally? Bill of Rights Unalienable Rights Limited Government

The territory gained in 1803, doubling the size of the United States? Oregon Territory Spanish Territory Louisiana Territory

The territory gained in 1803, doubling the size of the United States? Oregon Territory Spanish Territory Louisiana Territory

The issue that forced the United States into war with Great Britain in 1812? Impressment Taxation without Representation Imperialism

The issue that forced the United States into war with Great Britain in 1812? Impressment Taxation without Representation Imperialism

An important colonial leader who spread the idea of uniting the colonies- “join or die”? Patrick Henry John Hancock Benjamin Franklin

An important colonial leader who spread the idea of uniting the colonies- “join or die”? Patrick Henry John Hancock Benjamin Franklin

Washington’s Farewell Address Document that “forbids” European nations from re-colonizing the western hemisphere? Washington’s Farewell Address Monroe Doctrine Treaty of Paris 1783

Washington’s Farewell Address Document that “forbids” European nations from re-colonizing the western hemisphere? Washington’s Farewell Address Monroe Doctrine Treaty of Paris 1783

In addition to the locomotive, what other early 1800s technological innovation led to an increase in markets for goods manufactured in the Northeast? Steamboat Steel Plow Cotton Gin

In addition to the locomotive, what other early 1800s technological innovation led to an increase in markets for goods manufactured in the Northeast? Steamboat Steel Plow Cotton Gin