Door 1
What is the name of the treaty that ended the French & Indian War and forced France to turn over control of Canada to Great Britain?
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Because of this idea machines that needed repair did not have to be destroyed due to having parts that could fit any machine.
Interchangeable Parts
What 1968 event in Chicago is remembered as a scene where police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protestors on live TV?
Democratic National Convention
This proposal stated that any state acquired in the Mexican-American War could never be a slave state; however, it was voted down by Congress.
Wilmot Proviso
colonial group formed to show their dislike of British Rule; damaged British property, including government offices and homes of the wealthy British supporters; burned the British King in effigy
Sons & Daughters of Liberty
What agreement was approved during the presidency of Bill Clinton when the U.S. extended tariff-free trade agreements with Canada and Mexico?
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Puritans settled in this colony to get away from religious persecution
Massachusetts
What term describes the pride and respect felt for one's country - this was especially strong for America after the War of 1812?
Patriotism
These laws passed in the 1780s demonstrated to Americans that the national government intended to encourage westward expansion into the Ohio Valley area. They also made slavery illegal in these new territories; provided the first government funds for public education; and set forth the requirements for adding new states.
Northwest Ordinance
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What document told European nations to stop intervening in Latin America, and, if necessary the U.S. would be the "policeman" in that region?
Roosevelt Corollary
When the citizens of a state propose a new law, it is called ______________?
initiative
Where was the site of the Continental army's camp during the winter of 1777-1778 where General George Washington had Baron von Steubin train the army into an organized fighting force?
Valley Forge
What is the guarantee that a person cannot be imprisoned without being brought before a judge? President Abraham Lincoln suspended this during the Civil War as a measure to "protect the Union.
Habeas Corpus
What are two civil rights groups that became very popular during the civil rights era?
SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee) & SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Counsel)
Which president was brought up on impeachment charges because of his involvement in the Watergate scandal, but eventually resigned before the impeachment process could begin?
Richard Nixon
What event was where debt-ridden farmers tried to seize a federal arsenal and fight against the government and convinced Americans that a stronger national government was needed?
Shays Rebellion
As a part of his détente policy to use diplomacy rather than intimidation to ease tensions between the U.S. and communists nations, President Richard Nixon formally opened negotiations and trade with what country in hopes that it would help lead to better relations with the U.S.S.R?
China
What event was Jimmy Carter involved in trying to bring peace to the Middle East with an agreement between Egypt and Israel?
Camp David Accords
What territory did the U.S. gain possession of after the Spanish American War only to have to put down a rebellion led by Emilio Aguinaldo that resulted in two years of massacres and atrocities by both sides?
Philippines
name of pamphlet where Thomas Paine called for the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain
Common Sense
What do we call the process that makes sure that one branch does not abuse its powers by giving the other two branches ways of containing it?
Checks & Balances
Who was the first African-American to play professional baseball in the U.S?
Who formed the labor union called the American Federation of Labor?
Samuel Gompers
What is the name of the group that spoke out against the passing of the Constitution unless it consisted of a Bill of Rights?
anti-federalists
adopted by Puritan Church to establish partial membership in the church for children/grandchildren of full members intended to reduce religious unrest in Massachusetts colony
half-way covenant
Which war did the U.S get involved with because they wanted Cuba's profitable sugar cane and to get revenge for the sinking of the USS Maine?
Spanish American War
What president integrated the nation's armed forces following WWII?
Who were the candidates in the first Presidential debate ever televised in 1960?
Kennedy Nixon
What was the name of the meeting organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in 1848 with the main purpose being to discuss issues of women's rights, especially women's suffrage?
Seneca Falls Convention
What treaty ended the American Revolution granting America its independence from the British?
Treaty of Paris of 1783
What agreement effectively ended the Reconstruction Period by giving the disputed Presidency to the Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the removal of military rule in the Southern states?
Compromise of 1877
What event happened as a reaction to the excise taxes imposed on certain goods during the George Washington's presidency, when some farmers in Pennsylvania refused to pay the tax and threatened violence, Washington sent a military force to put down the rebellion showing the new national government's power to enforce its laws?
Whiskey Rebellion
What invention not only made our lives more comfortable, but allowed businesses and individuals to expand into the deep South and Southwest, changing settlement patterns in the U.S?
Air Conditioning
Civil War battle that was the "bloodiest single day of the war." After finding a copy of Lee's battle plan, Union General George McClellan was ready for Lee's assault; however, McClellan failed to pursue and Lee's army escaped. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after this Union victory.
Antietam
During the Harlem Renaissance, who wrote poems about the lives of working class African Americans?
Langston Hughes
first permanent French settlement North American established by Samuel de Champlain in 1608
Quebec
Which document warned European Nations to not settle or colonize in the western hemisphere? ("Don't settle; don't meddle").
Monroe Doctrine
Which amendment gives women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What is the term given to the African American creativity in songs, poems and art that took place in the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
Committees of Correspondence were set up to organize and communicate issues between colonists; this group was eventually led to the formation of what?
First Continental Congress
The tension/rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII to the early 1990s is called the _?_.
Cold War
Who was the commander of the American Army during the Revolutionary War and was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
economic theory where countries tried to acquire as much gold, silver, and colonies as possible to obtain resources and wealth
document written by Pilgrims while they were still on board the ship that brought them to the New World which established the use of town meetings where voters would make decisions based on majority rules
Mayflower Compact
main reason why colonists came and settled in the New England colonies
religious freedom
What was built to improve the defense of and trade opportunities for the U.S by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without having to travel around South America?
Panama Canal
In what state was the atomic bomb tested?
Los Alamos, New Mexico
What Supreme Court case in 1954 integrated the nation's school systems and reversed the "separate, but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
In 1868, which President was impeached by the Radical Republican Congress for violating the Tenure of Office Act; however, the President was found not guilty by one vote?
Andrew Johnson
What do we call several companies arranged in a single unit and controlled by a single governing board?
trust
The U.S. entered this war because of the continued violation of U.S neutrality by German u-boats (unrestricted submarine warfare) and the German sinking of the Lusitania.
World War I
What area did the South have an advantage over the north during the Civil War?
military leadership or home field advantage
What act allowed the U.S to send aid to any country whose defense was considered vital to the U.S. and would allow that country to provide payment at a later date?
Lend Lease Act
colonists in Virginia were more concerned with finding this than food
Gold (riches)
What two ethnic groups made up the majority of laborers to work on the expansion of railroads?
Chinese and Irish
resulted in landowners switching from indentured servants to a slave system of labor
Bacon's Rebellion
Who made a fortune in the steel industry eventually selling his company to J.P. Morgan for $500 million dollars?
Andrew Carnegie
Individuals who wanted to make slavery illegal in the United States were called _?_.
What was the primary goal of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program?
War on Poverty (eliminate poverty and racial injustice)
What is the name of the event where North Vietnam and the Vietcong attacked South Vietnam and the U.S. on the Vietnamese New Year's celebration, causing public opinion in the U.S. to turn against the war?
Tet Offensive
What Georgia city fell to the Northern Army under General William T. Sherman in late 1864, leaving little resistance to him as he "marched to the sea" on the coast?
What was the name of our first written constitution as a free nation whose weaknesses included no national unity, no difference in representation by population, and the government could not collect taxes?
Articles of Confederation
The first ten amendments added to the Constitution in 1791, which are intended to protect individual and state rights, are called the __?__.
Bill of Rights
1st permanent English colony in North America founded by the Virginia Company
Jamestown
this and the Enlightenment movements caused a general questioning of authority on the part of the colonists both religiously and scientifically during the Colonial Period
Great Awakening
What name was given to the various music houses in New York City where songwriters and musicians composed and published songs? Hint: Irving Berlin was one of the most famous composers here.
Tin Pan Alley
Location where General Lee surrendered to General Grant effectively ending the Civil War on April 9, 1865.
Appomattox Courthouse
What were the burglars at the Watergate apartment complex breaking into when they were arrested?
Democratic National Headquarters
middle colony settled by William Penn as a haven for Quakers
Pennsylvania
Chief who led a confederation of Native Americans against the colony of Jamestown; eventually negotiated peace with settlers
Powhatan
What idea stated that it was America's God given right to expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers of America union that used non-violent protest to gain better wages and working conditions from California grape growers?
Cesar Chavez
What Great Society programs provide health care for the elderly/disabled?
Medicare & Medicaid
What is the name of the invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S. military and allied forces as a response to the 9/11 attacks against the U.S. in 2001?
Invasion of Afghanistan - War on Terrorism
What did Congress pass during the Cold War Era that stated the U.S would support any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under Soviet influence?
Truman Doctrine
What type of democracy sought a stronger executive branch and a weaker Congress, it also sought to broaden public participation in government? Hint: This president named it after himself.
Jacksonian Democracy
What type of immigrants did the immigration quota system passed in the 1920's tend to discriminate against?
Southern & Eastern European; Asian
What Cuban leader had U.S support at first, but then allied himself with the Soviet Union, suspended all Cuban elections, and declared himself dictator?
Fidel Castro
What European country allied with the American colonies during the Revolutionary War in an effort to seek revenge against the British for their recent losses to them?
France
The government's outlawing of the Ghost Dance by the Sioux tribe, led by Chief Sitting Bull, resulted in what event?
Battle of Wounded Knee
Who published the newspaper called The Liberator which called for the immediate, uncompensated abolishment of slavery?"
William Lloyd Garrison
What act outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes required for voting and sent federal officials to register voters in Southern states?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which amendment gave citizenship to freed slaves?
14th Amendment
What executive order was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that freed slaves in the Confederate states and gave the war a moral cause for the North?
Emancipation Proclamation
What is the name of the event where African Americans migrated in large numbers from the Southern states to the Northern states during WWI?
Great Migration
The idea that governments must obey a set of laws and respect the rights of citizens is known as _?_.
Limited Government
1st major cash crop of Virginia introduced by John Rolfe
Tobacco
George Washington and his men crossed what river to surprise the Hessian mercenaries fighting with the British who were encamped at Trenton, NJ?
Delaware River
What name was given to the secretive organization whose members often dressed in hooded white robes and used intimidation, violence, and sometimes murder against African-Americans and those who supported them?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What name was given to the plans of reconstruction put forth by Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson to rejoin the North and the South after the Civil War - lenient?
Presidential Reconstruction
What is the name of the period after WWI in which people in the U.S. were fearful of anyone who might be a communist or socialist?
Red Scare
What do we call a single company that controls a commodity or service?
Monopoly
What is the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair that helped bring about the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act?
The Jungle
What device has transformed U.S. businesses and the work of individuals by making transactions more efficient and faster and with the internet, we have the ability to send information to anyone, anytime, and anywhere?
What is another name for a shantytown during the 1930s?
Hoovervilles
Which amendment calls for the direct election of senators by the people rather than the state legislatures?
17th Amendment
Who was the English philosopher who wrote about "natural rights" that influenced many of America's Founding Fathers?
John Locke
What was established by Congress in 1865 to provide food, clothing, shelter, and education for the newly emancipated slaves?
Freedmen's Bureau
What idea, first proposed by the philosopher Montesquieu, divides the authority to govern between different branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial?
Separation of Powers
In what court case did the Supreme Court rule that "separate, but equal facilities" was constitutional in 1896?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What is the name of the event where an Iranian mob stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American hostages during the Carter administration?
Iran Hostage Crisis
Which amendment gave former male slaves the right to vote in the U.S?
15th Amendment
What did President Lyndon Johnson call his legislative programs to give Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background?
Great Society
Which act was passed in 1882 as a result of the anti-Asian sentiment on the Western coast of the U.S?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Idea that the people who live in certain territories or states would vote on whether or not to allow slavery.
popular sovereignty
Which war took place because the U.S wanted both California and New Mexico and provoked a war in order to obtain it?
Mexican-American War
What was passed by Congress after WWII that helped make communism less appealing to Europeans by creating economic prosperity, by helping Europe rebuild?
Marshall Plan
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb during WWII?
Manhattan Project
150 Massachusetts colonists were accused of witchcraft
Salem Witch Trials
Where was the last Confederate stronghold city on the Mississippi River that fell to Union General Ulysses S. Grant after a siege of two months?
Vicksburg
During the Harlem Renaissance, what trumpeter and singer became one of the most famous jazz musicians in America?
Louis Armstrong
The Espionage Act specifically targeted what Socialist leader because of his speaking out against U.S involvement in WWI?
Eugene Debs
What was constructed by New York and opened in 1825, which connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and made New York the dominant commercial city in the United States?
Erie Canal
law Britain passed to attempt to stop the colonists from expanding west of the Appalachian mountains after the French & Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, inspired what national movement?
Environmentalism
What form of non-violent protest, where African-Americans sat in segregated places until they were served or arrested, gained national media attention and helped many Americans turn their sympathies toward ending racial segregation?
Sit-ins
What event prompted the U.S. to respond by expanding federal aid to education, especially science and math and began the "space race" between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R?
Launch of Sputnik
What was the name of the team of sisters who were from a prominent slaveholding family in the South who became outspoken abolitionists during the pre-civil war period?
Grimke Sisters