Places
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
What amendment outlawed slavery in America?
Thirteenth
What indigenous nation called their forced removal the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee
In what year was the Spanish American War fought?
1898
A company that has complete control of it's market is called _________________
The Atlanta Compromise Speech was given by ________________
Booker T. Washington
What was the final major battle of the War for Independence?
Battle of Yorktown
What agreement replaced NAFTA in 2019?
USMCA
Who invented the reaping machine?
Cyrus McCormick
The treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War in __________________
1763
What was the name of the first space shuttle launched by the U.S?
Columbia
What president was remembered for the Whitewater affair?
Bill Clinton
In 2017 Where did the deadliest shooting in U.S. history take place?
Las Vegas
What organization was formed to promote peach among the nations of the world after World War 2?
UN
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
Benito Mussolini
The Civil War lasted from 1861 until ____________
1865
What form of government was established by the constitution?
Federal Republic
What President visited Cuba in 2016?
Barack Obama
Christopher Columbus made his first landing in the New World on the island of ___________________
San Salvador
What legislation allowed the allies to purchase American weapons and food during World War 2?
The Lend Lease Act
Who was the first female speaker of the house?
Nancy Pelosi
In what year was the Wright brothers first successful powered flight?
1903
What policy in response to the 9/11 attacks promoted moving against enemies of freedom on foreign soil rather than waiting for domestic attacks?
Bush Doctrine
The U.S. Ambassador who was killed in the Benghazi attacks was _________________
John Christopher Stevens
At the camp David accords, Israel signed a peach treaty with what country?
Egypt
What act further opened the great plains to settlements?
The Great Plains act.
What president proposed the League of Nations after World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
What president was assassinated in 1963
John F. Kennedy
How was Operation Iraqi Freedom beneficial to the people of Iraq?
It removed Saddam Hussein from power and established free elections.
What President created homeland security?
George W. Bush
Rhode Island
It improved the economy by attempting to balance the budget promoting a stable money supply, and keeping trade and businesses free from government regulations.
What president allowed military experts to direct Operation Desert Storm?
President George H. W. Bush
What president negotiated the surrender of the Panama Canal to Panama by 1999?
Jimmy Carter
What did the government do to respond to COVID-19's negative effect on America's economy?
It provided temporary relief by sending stimulus checks to American citizens.
A large American settlement in Texas was established by ______________________
Stephen Austin