1491-1754
What was the Middle Passage?
It was not good at all (very bad)
What British declaration angered British colonists extensively directly after the Seven Years' War?
Proclamation of 1763
What woman, who talked in 1851 to some men who thought that women could not do anything with strength and thus were less superior, campaigned extensively for emancipation and women's rights?
Sojourner Truth
Andrew Johnson was impeached because
A) he refused to carry out Lincoln's plan for reconstruction
B) he vetoed the Wade-Davis Bill
C) Congress was controlled by Republicans and he was a Democrat
D) he violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing Secretary of War Stanton
D
At the time of writing this, Malik Willis just got drafted to the Tennessee Titans with the 86th pick out of Liberty University. However, if this was 1850 in rural Virginia, would Malik be able to attend Liberty University?
No
Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of
A) medical doctors
B) scientists
C) political leaders
D) clergy
D
Where were the first two battles in the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
The American System was partially developed and argued for extensively by what prominent politician?
Henry Clay
The Freeport Doctrine, which argued for popular sovereignty, was introduced by which man?
Stephen Douglas
Donald Trump, a known gay rights activist and women respecter, once tweeted, "Despite the constant negative press covfefe." He hilariously miswrote coverage for covfefe, sounding like coffee. What country in the world is known for its high production of coffee and its dominant language of Portuguese?
Brazil
Jonathon Edwards was prominent because of what cultural movement in the 1730s and 1740s?
First Great Awakening
In response to Pontiac's rebellion, what group of Scots-Irish frontiersmen murdered many Native Americans and marched on Philadelphia, only being stopped by Ben Franklin?
Paxton Boys
What man, prominent as a leader of the Second Great Awakening, pushed for voluntary societies over state-sponsored religion?
Lyman Beecher
What was the intent in the acquisition of the Gadsden Territory.
To build a transcontinental railroad south of the Rockies.
Lyndon B. Johnson is known for his wacky behaviors, highlighted by his (quite often) interviews that he conducted while in the bathroom. Thus, according to knowledgenuts.com, he conducted "two kinds of business at once." What kind of business did Lee Harvey Oswald conduct in 1963?
He did away with JFK
Roger Williams and _____ _____ were two major religious folk banished due to Puritan religious intolerance.
Anne Hutchinson
What was the Franco-American alliance and why was it important?
French support for the colonists during the Revolutionary War. It buoyed American morale and gave more soldiers to help the colonists.
The Bear Flag Revolt took place in what state and aimed for what?
An independent California
What was the Free-Soil Party advocative for during the period before the Civil War?
Stoppage of the extension of slavery west for economic not moral means
In 1819, Millard Fillmore, future U.S. president, courted and then married his high-school teacher (very strange!) What earlier president must have received no education based on his terrible decision to pass the Embargo Act of 1807, which hurt all Americans?
Thomas Jefferson
What colony was more tolerant of Catholics because the Act of Toleration was passed there in 1649?
Maryland
Differentiate, in depth, between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans in terms of economy, governmental power, region of supporters, Constitution, National Bank, and support for either France or Britain.
Dem-Rep: Agriculture, Stronger State Gov., Southerners, Strict constructionist, not as much in favor of Nat. Bank, sympathetic to France
Repatriate enslaved people to the newly formed country of Liberia in West Africa.
Who were the Copperheads?
A vocal group of Democrats in the North who opposed the Civil War and wanted an immediate reconciliation with the Confederates.
According to wikipedia.com, astrology is "a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and comets."
What U.S. president was deeply invested in astrology, surprising due to the political climate at the time? First one to get the correct answer gains 1000 points.
Ronald Reagan