Contact With Europeans
How long have people been in the Americas?
20,000 years
Define indentured servants
Europeans who worked in British colonies in exchange for travel expenses and a place to live
What freedoms do the first amendment protect?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What was the homestead act?
a federal law that granted 160 acres of public land to settlers that lived on and cultivated the land for five years and built a home on it
What was the first fully CGI feature film?
Toy Story
What was the main reason Indigenous people died after European contact?
What was Encomienda?
The Spanish legal system that repressed Native religious practices and forced indigenous people to provide food, supplies and labor without pay
Where are the bill of rights located
first 10 amendments in the Constitution
allotment act
granted land allotments to Native Americans
What is the only letter not used in any US state name?
Q
Who were the people living in the Bahamas when Columbus arrived?
The Taino
T or F : Most Native Americans endured a Trail of Tears
True
what is the second amendment
right to bare arms
The Allotment Act is also known as what
The Dawes Act
Which body organ filters blood in humans?
kidneys
What is manifest destiny?
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent
What was the Indian Removal Act?
What rights were given to African Americans by the 14th amendment
citizenship and equal protection
What was the Indian Removal Act
the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands east of the Mississippi River to newly designated Indian Territory in the West
What is pencil lead made of?
Graphite
What was the main disease Indigenous people died from?
Small pox
Why is the French and Indian War known as the war that made America
It unified the colonies which led to effective resistance against the British policies
What did the 13th amendment abolish?
slavery and involuntary servitude
What was the Indian Adoption Act
White families in the east adopted Native American children because they thought they were better suited parents
Which animal appears on the California flag?
Grizzly Bear