Pre-Columbia and Contact
This Native American tribe, known for their skill in weaving and silverwork, is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States, with a reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. What is the name of this tribe?
What is the Navajo tribe?
This was a Spanish colonial institution in the Americas that granted Spanish settlers the right to demand tribute and labor from the indigenous peoples in a particular area. It was ostensibly a form of protection and Christianization, but in practice it often involved forced labor, exploitation, and abuse. What was this institution called?
What is the Encomienda?
The name of the Native American uprising against British control of the Great Lakes region in 1763, which saw numerous forts and settlements attacked and destroyed?
What is Pontiac's War?
What was the name of the 1804-1806 expedition which explored the western territory of the United States, including the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, and established relationships with Native American tribes?
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
What was the name of the executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, which declared that all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory were to be set free and changed the nature of the Civil War, making it a war to end slavery?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored an attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in the New World on this island off the coast of present-day North Carolina. However, the colonists disappeared without a trace, and the fate of the "Lost Colony" remains a mystery to this day. What is the name of this island?
What is Roanoke Island?
In 1607, this English settlement was established in present-day Virginia, marking the first permanent English colony in North America. The settlement faced numerous challenges, including conflicts with Native Americans, disease, and famine. What is the name of this settlement?
What is Jamestown?
What was the event in 1773 in which a group of American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the British government's taxation policies?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
What was the name of the 1820 agreement between Northern and Southern states, which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and established a line of latitude at 36°30'N as the boundary for slavery in future states?
What is the Missouri Compromise?
What was the name of the political party in the United States, active in the mid-19th century, that opposed the expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories and advocated for the rights of free white laborers?
What is the Free Soil Party?
This type of business organization, popularized in the 17th century, allowed investors to pool their resources and spread their risks by investing in a company that would undertake a trading venture or establish a colony.
What are joint-stock companies?
This armed rebellion broke out in the Virginia colony who sought to end the governor's policy of appeasing Native Americans and expand the rights of landless colonists. The rebellion was eventually suppressed, but it had far-reaching consequences for colonial politics and the institution of slavery.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
What was the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that argued for American independence from Great Britain and became a popular and influential document among American colonists?
What is Common Sense?
What was the name of the spinning machine, invented by James Hargreaves in the 1760s, that allowed textile workers to produce multiple spools of thread at the same time and revolutionized the textile industry in England?
What is the Spinning Jenny?
What was the name of the 1850 legislative package that attempted to resolve disputes over the status of slavery in newly acquired territories, by admitting California as a free state, creating a stronger Fugitive Slave Law, and organizing the territories of New Mexico and Utah without restrictions on slavery?
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This term refers to a historiographic phenomenon that emerged in the 16th century, which portrayed the Spanish Empire as cruel, greedy, and fanatical, and depicted Spanish conquistadors as savage oppressors of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. What is the term for this phenomenon?
What is the Black Legend?
This was a law passed by the British colonial assembly of Barbados in 1661, which established a legal framework for slavery in the British Caribbean colonies. The code defined slaves as property, denied them basic rights, and granted slaveowners broad powers to control their lives and bodies.
What is the Barbados Slave Code?
What was the name of the armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers in 1786 and 1787, led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays, which protested high taxes and debt and ultimately led to the calling of a constitutional convention?
What is Shays' Rebellion?
What was the name of the philosophical and literary movement that emerged in the mid-19th century, centered around the belief in the inherent goodness of both people and nature, and was exemplified by authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau?
What is Transcendentalism?
What was the name of the 1854 law, which organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed for the possibility of slavery in these territories, despite the previous Missouri Compromise that had prohibited slavery north of 36°30'N?
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
In 1598, Spanish conquistadors led by Juan de Oñate attacked this Native American pueblo in present-day New Mexico, killing hundreds of people and enslaving others. The survivors were forced to swear loyalty to the Spanish crown and convert to Christianity. What is the name of this event?
What is the Acoma Massacre?
The British government allowed the colonies a degree of self-rule and autonomy in exchange for their economic loyalty to Britain. The policy led to a period of relative prosperity and growth in the colonies, but also contributed to a growing sense of American identity and a desire for greater independence.
What is Salutary Neglect?
What was the diplomatic incident in 1797 and 1798 that involved American envoys attempting to negotiate a treaty with France, but being asked to pay a bribe and a loan to French officials, which led to a major political scandal and heightened tensions between the United States and France?
What is the XYZ Affair?
What was the name of the religious sect that originated in England in the 18th century and established several communal societies in the United States, known for their practice of celibacy, pacifism, and ecstatic dancing?
What are the Shakers?
What was the term used to describe Northerners who moved to the Southern United States after the Civil War, often with the goal of participating in the region's political and economic reconstruction, but who were often viewed with suspicion and derision by many white Southerners?
What is a Carpetbagger?