Exploration & Colonization (1491–1607)
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the US?
Jamestown
Which event in 1773 was a direct protest against British taxation on tea?
Boston Tea Party
What is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What was the goal of the temperance movement?
To reduce or eliminate the consumption of alcohol
Which law allowed popular sovereignty to decide slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, leading to violent conflict?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of goods, crops, diseases, and people between the New World and Old World
What was the primary cash crop that saved the Jamestown colony?
Tobacco
What principle, established by Marbury v. Madison, allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
Which president was responsible for the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Andrew Jackson
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate states
Name the economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
Mercantilism
Name the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that urged the colonies to declare independence.
Common Sense
What political party was led by Alexander Hamilton and supported a strong federal government?
Federalist Party
What was the name of the network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Underground Railroad
What was the name of the abolitionist who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown
What religious group sought to "purify" the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay in 1630?
Puritans
What was the name of the colonial militia who were ready to fight at a moment's notice?
Minutemen
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?
To prevent European interference in the Americas
What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It was the first women's rights convention, where the Declaration of Sentiments was issued.
Which Supreme Court decision ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and could not sue in federal court?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What was the primary motivation behind the Spanish system known as encomienda, and how did it impact Native American populations?
The encomienda system aimed to use Native American labor to support Spanish colonial economies, particularly in agriculture and mining. It led to the exploitation and significant decline of Native populations due to overwork and disease.
What uprising demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation in 1786-87?
Shays Rebellion
Name the compromise that established a two-house legislature (House of Representatives and Senate).
Great Compromise
What reformer advocated for improved treatment of the mentally ill and prisoners?
Dorothea Dix
What event marked the official start of the Civil War in April 1861?
The attack on Fort Sumter