Period 1
What were the three "Gs" motivating European expansion into the western hemisphere?
Gold, glory, and god
Which major colony was established in 1607?
Jamestown
What years did the French and Indian War start and finish in?
1754-1763
Who was elected president in what was called the "Revolution of 1800"?
Thomas Jefferson
Which animated series, debuting in 1989, satirizes American family life in the fictional town of Springfield?
The Simpsons
3 sisters agriculture
corn, beans, squash
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards was an incendiary sermon from this movement of the early 18th century
What is the (First) Great Awakening?
Created as a resolution for those who advocated for the Virgina Plan and those who advocated for the New Jersey Plan.
The Great Compromise
What was the name of the period following the War of 1812 marked by national unity?
Era of Good Feelings
What 1977 movie launched the space opera genre craze in America?
Star Wars
What kind of labor system did the Spanish introduce in their American colonies during this time?
The Encomienda System
What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts imposed on the colonies?
To benefit the British economy.
Required Britain to cede all territory to the US east of the MS River
Treaty of Paris 1783
Who wrote the Missouri Compromise to maintain the balance between slave and free states?
Hnery Clay
Who was the famous pop star known as the "Queen of Pop,"?
Madonna
What was the term used to describe the exchange of goods, ideas, plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World?
The Columbian Exchange
What were the two most important wars between the colonists and natives during the second period?
The Pequot War and King Phillip's War
What were the two major themes of Washington's "Farewell Adress"?
The danger of political parties and to stay neutral in foreign affairs/wars
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What 1994 film featured the quote "Life is like a box of chocolates"?
Forrest Gump
This city was the capital of an empire that was crushed by Hernán Cortés in 1521; it featured the Templo Mayor, dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc
Tenochtitlan
A 1676 rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon started in the backcountry and marched east to Jamestown, culminating in the burning of this organization's meeting house
House of Burgesses
During this meeting, in 1765, reps. of 9 colonies in NYC drafted a Declaration of Grievances that denied Parliament's right to tax the colonies internally.
Stamp Act Congress
Lemhi Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806
Sacagawea
What year was the first Apple iPhone released?
2007