Who was the first colonizer to "find" the North American Continent
Christopher Columbus
What major event towards the end of colonialism struck colonial citizens with EXTREME PATRIOTISM TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST England AND ULTIMATELY CREATE an independent country?
The American Revolution
What were the first major groups to migrate to the U.S. after colonialism?
Irish, German, British
What deadly disease brought from europe caused 'The Great Death' among the Natives?
Small Pox
What major European powers sought after major scale control of the northern hemisphere?
Spanish, Portuguese, British, French, Danish, German, Italian, Swedish
Who was the 4th President of the United States?
James Madison
The Great Awakening
What 10 year act harping on chinese immigration was initiated during the 19th Century?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What were the animals that nomadic tribes hunted?
Buffalo
What foreign event resulted in a weakened relationship with France?
The XYZ affair
Who were the two men who stood beside George Washington during his presidency, later becoming leaders of new America
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
What SECOND major religious event led to more reform events?
The Second Great Awakening
The Know-Nothing Party
What were the animals that helped tribes become more nomadic?
Horses
What declaration secluded America from foreign affairs in 1823 (ESPECIALLY with Britain)?
The Monroe Doctrine
Who was the most prominent Confederate General during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
What century did Women's Suffrage Begin?
Mid 19th Century
What large scale immigrant population became the most unwanted and hated of all?
Irish People
What system was implemented in the colonial Spanish rule of the New World that forced Natives to work for the Spanish?
What act strove to end impressment and neutralize interference with British and French Ships in 1807?
Embargo Act
John L. O'Sullivan
What was the first Women's rights convention and what year was it held?
Secena Falls Convention, 1848
Define Immigration (MUST GET CORRECT DEFINITION).
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country?
What were the largest Native American Tribes?
Cherokee, Navajo Nation, Choctaw, Blackfeet and Sioux
What global scale alliance that the United States helped create after WWII?
United Nation