USA Background Information

Question 1

Civil war dates

Answer 1

1861-1865

Question 2

USA system of government

Answer 2

Federal system of government

Question 3

Congress made up of

Answer 3

Congress also knows as the legislative

Made up of: senate and House of Representatives

Question 4

What do the american people elect ?

Answer 4

Congress (the legislative)
The president (the executive)
Members of House of Representatives

Question 5

3 parts of american government

Answer 5

Congress , president and supreme court (judiciary)

Question 6

Two main us parties and their differences

Answer 6

Republicans and democrats
Republicans favoured wealth, business and reduced government role
The democrats tended to have a wider base of support and were in favour of government involvement especially in social issues

Question 7

Economy

How much did the population increase from 17million in 1840?

Answer 7

31 million 20 years later

Question 8

What were most americans during the period before the civil war?

Answer 8

Farmers with small family farms

Question 9

Economy

What happened to food productions in the years before the civil war

Answer 9

Between 1840 and 1860 food production increased sevenfold, due to improved farming techniques

Question 10

democratic support from?

Answer 10

• mainly southern support
• 1860s very unstable + a mess
• 1870s begin to recover
  (then we get hayes compromise)

Question 11

Republican support from?

Answer 11

• support from the North
• pro union, anti-slavery