Period 2 (1607-1754)
Which early English colony struggled through starvation, but eventually became the first permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown, Virginia (1607)
What was the primary cause of the French and Indian War?
Competition for territory and resources in North America between Britain and France
Who became the third president of the United States in 1800, marking the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties?
Thomas Jefferson
Which 1846 agreement with Britain established the U.S.-Canada border along the 49th parallel?
The Oregon Treaty
What was the economic system in the southern United States that relied heavily on enslaved labor?
Plantation economy
Which Native American tribe allied with the English during the early years of Jamestown?
Powhatan Confederacy
What document officially ended the French and Indian War in 1763?
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Which 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
Which Supreme Court case in 1857 ruled that African Americans, even free ones, could not be citizens and had no rights in court?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What religious movement in the early 1800s emphasized individual salvation and the potential for human perfection?
The Second Great Awakening
What was the purpose of the headright system in the Virginia colony?
It granted land to settlers who paid for their passage to the New World, encouraging immigration.
Which 1765 Act required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies?
The Quartering Act
Which Supreme Court case in 1819 confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Which event directly sparked the Civil War in 1861?
The attack on Fort Sumter
Which 1830 law forced Native American tribes to relocate to lands west of the Mississippi River, often under harsh conditions?
The Indian Removal Act
Which religious group sought to purify the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritans
Which event in 1770 resulted in the death of five colonists and increased anti-British sentiment?
The Boston Massacre
Which 1820 agreement maintained the balance of power between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
The Missouri Compromise
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863?
To free enslaved people in Confederate states
What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It was the first women's rights convention in the U.S., where the "Declaration of Sentiments" was drafted.
Which event in 1676 marked the most significant challenge to colonial authority in Virginia and exposed tensions between settlers and Native Americans?
Bacon's Rebellion
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in 1803?
Marbury v. Madison
What was the name of the policy that justified U.S. territorial expansion across the North American continent during the 1840s?
Manifest Destiny
Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
Which economic theory, popular during the early 1800s, called for minimal government intervention in the economy and was championed by figures like Andrew Jackson?
Laissez-faire economics