Immigration
Name one of two predominant nationalities from which people immigrated to the US during the 19th century.
Germany OR Ireland
This group of people, following the Civil War, moved to the North.
African-Americans/Former Slaves/Freedmen
Name a main product of the Southern colonies.
Tobacco; rice; cotton; wheat
What war most directly resulted from the ideas proposed by manifest destiny?
The Mexican-American War
These acts were signed by President John Adams and discouraged immigration within the United States.
The Alien and Sedition Acts
This Exclusion Act of 1882 prevented citizens from which country from entering the US?
China
The discovery of this attracted thousands of Americans westward during the mid 19th century.
Gold
Name the predominant confederacy which fought against settlement during the 1600s and 1700s.
The Iroquois Confederacy
This was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired by Mexico in the Mexican-American War.
Wilmot Proviso
Daily Double
This president signed the Immigration Act of 1965.
Lyndon B Johnson
This is the arduous journey slaves from Africa made to the United States.
This man led 12000 Mormon in migration to Salt Lake City.
Brigham Young
The approach to exploration of Spanish conquistadores (such as Hernando de Soto) foreshadowed which of the following larger developments?
a) The acquisition of great mineral wealth and the economic shift from feudalism to capitalism
b) The exchange of navigational information which led to innovations in technology to improve international trade
c) The extensive integration of Native Americans to aid in exploration efforts
d) The complete adaptation to native cultures to promote long-term social cohesion
a) The acquisition of great mineral wealth and the economic shift from feudalism to capitalism
The Gadsden Purchase included land in these two US states.
Arizona and New Mexico
This party was formed in response to nativist sentiments in the mid-19th century.
Know-Nothings; American Party
Name the primary immigration center on the East Coast (for an extra 300 points: what date did it open?)
Ellis Island
January 1, 1892
Political power moved from this (geographically) to the 'sunbelt' in the 20th century.
Rustbelt
This is the governor in which Nathaniel Bacon engaged in a rebellion against.
Sir William Berkeley
This document, published in 1854, described the rationale for the US's purchase of Cuba from Spain.
Ostend Manifesto
This arrangement was between the US and Japan, and included Japan's willingness to limit Japanese immigration to the US so long as existing Japanese immigrants did not face discrimination
Gentlemen’s Agreement
This system implemented by the US in the 1920s controlled immigration.
Quotas
This practice helped cause the phenomenon of what was known as 'white flight' in the 20th century.
Redlining
This is the formal name of John Winthrop's speech commonly known as "City Upon a Hill"
A Model of Christian Charity
This man led the American contingent at the Alamo.
Davy Crockett
These raids occured in November 1919 and January 1920, leading to the mass deportation of immigrants.
Palmer Raids