Period 2
Which European country colonized Manhattan first?
The Netherlands
Who gained fame for his "midnight ride" that warned Bostonians of an arriving British fleet?
Paul Revere
What was the name given to the rapid process of industrialization between 1800 and 1848?
The Market Revolution
What event brough thousands to California after 1848?
The Gold Rush
Which President denied the Supreme Court, causing the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
What is the name of the famous sermon delivered by John Winthrop upon the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
City Upon a Hill
What is the name of the document sent to King George by colonists seeking to avert war prior to the Revolution?
Olive Branch Petition
What machine was responsible for making slave-based agriculture much more profitable during Period 4?
The cotton gin
What is the name of the agreement that admitted CA as a free state in exchange for a strict, new fugitive slave law?
Compromise of 1850
What was the name of the Court Case that ruled that an enslaved person brought to a free state was still considered a slave?
Dred Scott v Stanford
What was the economic philosophy that guided England's trade laws and practices?
Mercantilism
What was the name of the first battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the Frenchman who wrote a book about his travels across the United States titled "Democracy in America?"
Alexis de Tocqueville
Which President campaigned on the slogan 54'40" or fight?
John Tyler
What was the name of the plan created by Henry Clay which called for a protective tariff and infrastructure investment by the federal government?
The American System
What is the name of the Native American chief who led indigenous resistance to English colonists during a war that lasted between 1675 and 1678?
Metacom
In addition to Hamilton and Madison, who was the third author of the Federalist papers?
John Jay
Which Period 4 President sought to expand the power of the federal government by funding infrastructure improvements and creating a national university? He also wanted to adopt the metric system.
John Quincy Adams
What was the name of the plan to blockade the Confederacy and cut it off from international trade?
The Anaconda plan
Which utopian religious community was known for the animated dances that happened during their religious ceremonies?
The Shakers
Who founded the Roanoke Colony?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What is the name of the scandal caused when a French citizen tried to recruit Americans to fight in the French navy?
Citizen Genet Affair
What was the name for the group that sought to distance themselves from the growing culture of economic competition, instead seeking personal development and a greater connection to nature?
Transcendentalists
Which state was created from disagreements related to secession?
West Virginia
Who was the founder of the Georgia colony?
James Oglethorpe