Colonial & Revolutionary Era
Name the first permanent British settlement in North America, founded in 1607
Jamestown
Andrew Jackson was a southern populist who got his political bona fides by leading troops in the _____ of ____.
War of 1812
A General during the Civil War, and later US President, he is commemorated on the $50 bill.
Ulysses S Grant
The wealthiest industrialist of the Gilded Age.
John D Rockefeller
The US experienced an economic boom after WWII, due to its _________ remaining intact and untouched during the war.
Manufactoring
The system of economics instituted by the British empire:
Mercantilism
The Louisiana Purchase _________ the size of the early US, adding many territories west of the Mississippi.
A famous Confederate General, known for his mastery of strategy and victories at both battles of Bull Run.
Robert E Lee
Scandal caused by Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle resulted in the creation of which regulatory agency?
FDA (Food & Drug Administration)
The Cold War occurred between these years.
1945-1989
The Seven Years war is considered the event which caused the British to abandon their policy of _______ ________ in favor of more direct control and increased taxation.
Salutary Neglect
Andrew Jackson is criticized for his support of the Native American Removal Act, which led to the _____ of _______.
Trail of Tears
Gettysburg
"Making the world safe for democracy" was the stated goal of which US President during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
The most dangerous event during the Cold War, when the US seemed closest to nuclear war with the USSR:
Cuban Missile Crisis
The name and year of the treaty which ended the revolutionary war.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Name the state which played the largest role in embroiling the US in a war with Mexico.
Texas
The following amendments were passed as a result of the civil war:
13th, 14th, 15th
This geopolitical view dominated US politics between WWI & WWII.
Isolationism
The US is considered to have "won" the Cold War, due to its ________ strength.
Economic
This foundational document was eventually replaced by the US Constitution drafted by James Madison.
Articles of Confederation
The compromise by which California entered the Union as a free state in exchange for passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Compromise of 1850
Reconstruction would be generally considered a failure, due to the proliferation of ___________ which limited the civil rights of newly freed slaves.
Jim Crow Laws OR Black Codes
WWII cemented the US's participation in the international community with the creation of the:
United Nations (UN)
The US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (the longest in US history) were a result of this event.
9/11