Weekly Check 10/14/22 (Encounter & 3 Branches)

The first group of Europeans to arrive in North America were the:

• Italians

• Vikings

• Spanish

• English

Why is October 12, 1492, an important date in history?

• Pizarro conquered the Aztec Empire

• The pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact

• Columbus "discovered" the "New World"

• It was the beginning of the "Starving Time" at Jamestown

What happened after Columbus arrived in the “New World”?

• Spain got rich, and European countries began competing to establish colonies in the Americas

• Millions of Native Americans were killed by “Old World” diseases

• Millions of African men and women were sold into slavery and transported to the Americas

• All of these are results of Columbus's arrival in the "New World"

The transfer of people, plants, animals, culture, ideas, technology, and disease between the "Old" and "New" worlds was known as

• The encounter

• Croatoan

• The Columbian Exchange

• Squanto

Type of government in which the citizens (the people) of a country vote to elect their government

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

The colonists who formed the United States by declaring their independence from King George III were afraid of having a powerful ruler, so they divided their new government into how many branches?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The idea of dividing the government into multiple branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful is known as:

• separation of powers

• federalism

• checks and balances

• equality before the law

Which of the following IS NOT a branch of the United States Government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Electoral College

Which branch of the U.S. Government, made up of the House of Representatives and Senate, makes our laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Which branch of the U.S. Government, made up of the President, the Cabinet, and the Vice President, enforces our country's laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial