Colonial America
What nation was America's political system modeled after?
England
Which branch of government makes the laws?
legislative
Eli Whitney's invention of the ____________ _________ made cotton king, and expanded the cotton industry
Cotton Gin
This president authorized the building of the ____________ Canal.
Panama
Who was the first person/crew to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Where was the first permanent colonial settlement?
Jamestown in 1607
Who authored the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which southern state first succeeded from the Union?
South Carolina
Which American president brought citizens hope during the Depression and WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
Which two men are credited with exploring much of the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis & Clark
What was the main crop in Colonial Virginia?
Tobacco
What nation did the US purchase the Louisiana territory from?
France
The ____________ ______________ forbade European involvement in the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
What new peace organization was created after WWII?
United Nations
Marco Polo's travels introduced what nations goods to Europe?
China
During the American Revolution (1775-1783), what document governed the colonies?
Articles of Confederation
BONUS! Could the federal government tax under the articles?
NO
How did the Connecticut plan satisfy both large and small states?
Large states received more representation in the House of Representatives, and small states received equal representation in the Sentate
The time after the Civil War
What brought the US into WWII
Japan's attack at Pearl Harbor
Which European explorers destroyed the Inca and Aztec civilizations?
Spanish
How did Puritans want to reform the Church of England?
Simplify and purify it
What was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation that led to the creation of a new Constitution?
The government could not tax under the Articles.
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade where?
Washington D.C.
What war gave Cuba independence?
Spanish-American War
Portuguese exploration of the African coast was sponsored by who?
Prince Henry