Period 1
This European country established the first permanent settlement in the Americas.
What is Spain
This cash crop saved the Jamestown colony from failure.
What is tobacco?
The Seven Years’ War was also known by this name in North America.
What is the French and Indian War?
This political party was founded by Andrew Jackson and emphasized the rights of the "common man."
What is the Democratic Party?
The belief that the United States was destined to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The Columbian Exchange resulted in the transfer of this deadly disease to Native Americans.
What is Smallpox?
The Mayflower Compact was an early form of self-government signed by settlers of this colony.
What is Plymouth?
"No taxation without representation" was a slogan used by colonists opposing which act?
What is the Stamp Act?
The forced removal of Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi is known as what?
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Supreme Court’s decision in this case ruled that African Americans were not citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This labor system used Native Americans to work on Spanish-controlled lands.
What is the encomienda system?
The economy of the southern colonies depended heavily on this type of labor.
What is slavery?
This document formally declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This doctrine warned European nations to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in what part of the country?
What is the Confederacy?
In 1492, this explorer sailed westward in search of a trade route to Asia but landed in the Caribbean.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s emphasized emotional preaching and led to increased religious diversity.
What is the First Great Awakening?
The first governing document of the United States, which was later replaced by the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This event was sparked by the election of 1824 and led to accusations of a "corrupt bargain."
What is the election of John Quincy Adams?
This Reconstruction amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was an uprising against which colonial power?
What is Spain?
The Navigation Acts were designed to benefit which country?
What is England?
This event demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to calls for a stronger federal government.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 focused on what social issue?
What is women’s rights?
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in the end of this era.
What is Reconstruction?