Period 1-2
The year was 1491
What was the French and Indian war?
A war between the English and the Indians alongside the French.
Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States, had great success with the Louisianan purchase but was unhappy with himself. Why?
What is Manifest Destiny?
An ideology that believed the expansion of the U.S. was both justified and inevitable because it was Gods will for the U.S. to expand.
What is the largest desert in the world?
Which group of people settled in the Americas, not for land, but for fur and were friendly with the natives?
The French.
What areas of the Americas were most popular to the colonizers in this period?
Southern America and the Caribbean.
What methods of transportation were created?
Canals, steamboats, and railroads.
What price did the U.S. offer to buy Cuba
$100 million
What is the fastest land snake in the world?
The black mamba
What was the Colombian exchange?
The spread of disease, new animals, and crops into the Americas from Europe and vice versa.
In what year do the French surrender?
1763
Who created the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What happened when Stephan A. Douglas´ idea for free sovereignty in Kansas was passes?
People from all over the country began coming into Kansas to vote for whether it could or could not be a slave state.
What are the longest and shortest days in the year?
June 21st is the longest day and December 21st is the shortest day.
What was the Encomienda system, who set it up, and who was affected by it?
It was a labor system set up by The Portuguese which used the Natives as free labor.
What did the end of salutary neglect mean?
It meant that King George lll would no longer overlook the colonies trading with foreign power and enforce mercantilism.
What did Alexis de Tocqueville say about America when he visited?
He stated that he was impressed with their lack of a class distinction but shocked when he say slavery since America was all about freedom.
What was the first State to secede from the union?
South Carolina.
When was Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” released?
October 1994
What caused the slave trade to begin?
Once indentured servants began rebelling, the English brought slaves because the labor was much cheaper, no promises of land made, and had little to no way of rebelling in foreign land.
What was one Impact of the 7 years war?
1. Anger from the proclamation of 1763. (No colonists could settle west of the Appalachian mountains.)
2. No direct representation of colonists in British parliament.
3. The British soldiers felt a sense of superiority to the colonists which raised tension.
Why was the Indian removal act passed? (Why were Indians forced to move to Oklahoma?)
Gold was found in Georgia, on Cherokee lands.
What was the bloodiest day in American history?
The battle of Antietam.
How many flags did the U.S. go through during the civil war?
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