Download Fact or Fib - Net Start Class

Directions: Using a scratch piece of paper,
make two cards. Label one card fact and the
other fib.
When I put the statement on the screen
decide whether it is a fact or fib. When I say
go, lay down your card. Whoever plays the
write card, gets a point!
Fact or Fib: Statement 1
The Judiciary Act of
1789 established the
Federal court system
of the Supreme
Court and lower
district courts.
Fact or Fib: Statement 2
Hamilton wanted
to use the national
bank, tariffs, and
taxes to pay off
war debt and
build the
economy.
Fact or Fib: Statement 3
President
Washington
refused to use
force to put
down the
Whiskey
Rebellion.
FIB
Washington sent troops
and showed that he was
not afraid to use force to
maintain order against a
rebellion.
Fact or Fib: Statement 4
In the Proclamation
of Neutrality,
Washington
declared the US
would not support
France or Britain in
their war.
Fact or Fib: Statement 5
Jay’s Treaty of
1793 – Spain
agreed to leave
US lands.
FIB
The British agreed to
leave U.S. Lands
Fact or Fib: Statement 6
Pinkney’s Treaty
is when the
French reopened
the Mississippi
River to the US.
FIB
Actually, the Intolerable
Acts were an effect of the
Boston Tea Party.
Fact or Fib: Statement 7
The XYZ Affair is
when the French
tried to bribe
American diplomats
who were trying to
work out a treaty.
Fact or Fib: Statement 8
In his farewell
address, Washington
encouraged the
country to enter into
an alliance with
France and to develop
political parties.
FIB
Washington said to avoid
all these things including
sectionalism!!!
Fact or Fib: Statement 9
The Alien and
Sedition Acts were
passed to protect
national security
and strengthen the
federal
government.
Fact or Fib: Statement 10
The Alien Act
allowed the president
to deport or imprison
aliens who were
considered to be
dangerous.
Fact or Fib: Statement 11
The Sedition Act
allowed people
to discriminate
against
immigrants.
FIB
Sedition Act made it a
crime to speak or write
malicious criticisms of the
government.
Fact or Fib: Statement 12
The Battles of
Lexington and
Concord were
the first battles
of the American
Revolution.
Fact or Fib: Statement 13
The Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions
used popular
sovereignty to nullify
acts considered
unconstitutional by
the states.
FIB
These states used the
theory states’ rights.
Popular Sovereignty is
giving the people to
power to decide.
Fact or Fib: Statement 14
Marbury v Madison
established the
principal of judicial
review that the
President has the
final authority on
the Constitution.
FIB
Judicial Review is the
principle that states the
Supreme Court has the
final authority on the
Constitution.
Fact or Fib: Statement 15
In 1803, Jefferson
purchased the
Louisiana Territory
for $15 million from
France. This
doubled the size of
the United States.
Fact or Fib: Statement 16
The Lewis and
Clark Expedition
lasted from 1804
to 1810. They
studied the
Northwest
Territory.
FIB
The expedition lasted
from 1804-06. They
explored, mapped, and
studied the Louisiana
Territory. Also, found a
NW passage to the
Pacific Ocean.
Fact or Fib: Statement 17
The Embargo
Act of 1807
placed an
successful ban
on trade with
only Britain and
France.
FIB
The Embargo Act actually
killed US Trade because it
restricted imports/exports
in an effort to hurt Briatin.
Fact or Fib: Statement 18
The War of 1812
began over British
impressment of US
sailors and
interference with
trade.
Fact or Fib: Statement 19
The British
burned
Washington,
D.C. during the
war of 1812.
Fact or Fib: Statement 20
The Star Spangled
Banner was a poem
written by Francis
Scott Key after a
failed British attack
on Ft. McHenry
during the War of
1812.
Fact or Fib: Statement 21
Andrew Jackson
lost an important
battle in New
Orleans.
FIB
Jackson won a battle in
New Orleans after the war
ended
Fact or Fib: Statement 22
The Treaty of
Ghent ended the
War of 1812.
Fact or Fib: Statement 23
The Era of Good
Feelings was a
period of
nationalism and
unity during
Monroe’s
presidency.
Fact or Fib: Statement 24
Zebulon Pike
explored the
lower
Mississippi River
and present day
Arizona.
FIB
He explored the upper
Mississippi River and
present day Colorado.
Pike’s Peak is named after
him.