the frontier and the colonization of America moved from a to b which was which direction?
What is from the east to the west coast of America
100
In Europe you had monarchies and strict hierarchies but in America in the frontier society you had
What is equality (no strict hierarchies)
100
The Republican President who freed the slaves in 1863 in the Emancipation Proclamation
What is Abraham Lincoln
100
the slogan of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign?
What is Make America Great Again
100
the minimum age for a presidential candidate
What is 35 years
200
John Winthrop belonged to this particular group of religious immigrants from England
What is Puritans?
200
one of the most important values in America that again set America apart from “tyrannical” Europe
What is freedom (individualism/opportunity)
200
this party was against slavery before/during the Civil War?
What is The Republican Party
200
The classic Republican attitude to abortion
What is pro-life (and thus against the “wrongful” termination of a pregnancy)
200
this group of people are the ones selecting the new president
What is the electoral college
300
the “final” frontier the frontiersmen reached in 1891
What is the Pacific Ocean (California)?
300
the traditional “classic” American attitude to central government
What is dislike of central government (or as little government as possible). “That government is best which governs not at all” Henry David Thoreau
300
this party was initially the farmers’ party and supported slavery
What is THe Democratic Party?
300
the slogan of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign
what is Stronger Together (or Hillary for America)
300
the magic number of votes you need to become the next president of the USA
What is 270
400
in 1776 this crucial document was written and signed
What is The Declaration of Independence?
400
the idea that America is a “City Upon a Hill” – an ideal society chosen and supported by God
What is American exceptionalism?
400
This guy was president during the Cuba Missile Crisis and died “unnaturally” in 1963
What is John F. Kennedy (JFK)?
400
One of Obama’s slogans from the 2008 election which was inspired by children’s book The Little Engine That Could
What is Yes we can (change is also acceptable)
400
this swing state seems to know who the winner is going to be (and most of Ides of March actually took place here as well)
What is Ohio?
500
This ship arrived with a group of religious refugees from England in 1620 on Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
What is Mayflower?
500
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" it says in Emma Lazarus' poem The New Colossus - on which prominent place can you find this poem engraved
What is the Statue of Liberty?
500
This groundbreaking event changed American politics and especially The Democratic Party with Roosevelt as president initiating New Deal to save the country from massive unemployment
What is The Stock Market Crash in 1929?
500
according to the Democrats this particular group of people should pay higher taxes
What is the rich?
500
the sort of campaign where you drag your opponent through the mud