Period 1-2
What was the first permanent British settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
Who wrote common sense?
Thomas Paine
Who wrote "How the Other Half Lives"?
Jacob Riis
What territories did the US get from the Spanish-American War?
The Philippines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
Who led the 2nd Red Scare?
Joseph Mccarthy
How did Jamestown make a profit?
Tobacco
Who were the candidates in the 1800 presidential election?
Burr, Jefferson, Adams
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and later West Virginia
When and where did Japan attack the US, leading to US involvement in WW2?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec 7, 1941
Who had the policy of Vietnamization?
Nixon
What document did the pilgrims sign on the Mayflower?
The Mayflower Compact
What British order stopped settlers from crossing the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation Line of 1763
Who were the members of the Great Triumvirate?
Webster, Calhoun, Clay
What ship's boilers exploded, leading to the Spanish-American War?
The USS Maine
Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden
What allience did the Natives in the northeast form?
The Iroquois Confederacy
Which region of the US wanted to secede in 1814?
New England
What was James K. Polk's slogan when running for President?
54 40 or fight.
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Information?
George Creel
What act was put in place to attempt to stop another terrorist attack post 9/11?
The Patriot Act
What was the purpose of the Georgia colony?
Penal Colony
What was the first national road?
The Cumberland Road
Who was the main Railroad tycoon in the Gilded Age?
Jay Gould
What are Hoovervilles, and why are they named that?
Shanty towns for people with no jobs during the Great Depression, named after President Hoover
Who were "the plumbers"?
Nixon's team of people, intended to "stop leaks"