Short+Answer+Review


 * Directions:** On this page are 11 short answer review questions on material that you have learned in this class so far. You may need your notes to answer these questions. Try to make your answers as detailed as possible.

1. Why was the creation of the Declaration of Independence an important event in American History?

2. Why did the founding fathers try to limit the power of government when writing the constitution?

3. What rights does the first amendment protect?

4. Why are the 13th and 15th amendments important to African Americans?

5. Which branch of the government writes the laws and can make treaties with other countries?

6. Which branch of the government includes the president?

7. Why are there three separate branches in the government?

8. What was one major cause of the Civil War?

9. What is one action the president took during World War II?

10. Why was reconstruction a crisis for African Americans?

11. Why was the great depression a crisis in American history?