Colonization and Native Peoples (Period 1)
Colonial Life and Economy (Period 2)
Revolution and Independence (Period 3)
The Early Republic and Constitution (Period 4)
Civil War and Reconstruction Foundations (Period 5)
100

Who were the first European explorers to establish contact with Native American civilizations?

The Spanish

100

What was the primary cash crop of the southern colonies, particularly in Virginia and Maryland?

Tobacco

100

What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765?

To raise revenue from the American colonies by taxing printed materials.

100

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

James Madison.

100

What was the name of the abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859?

John Brown.

200

What was the major crop that supported Native American civilizations in Mesoamerica and the American Southwest?

Maize (corn)

200

What was the name of the legislative assembly established in Virginia in 1619, the first of its kind in the American colonies?

The House of Burgesses

200

What 1770 event, involving British soldiers and colonial protestors, was used as propaganda by the Patriots?

The Boston Massacre.

200

What rebellion, in 1794, challenged the new U.S. government's ability to levy taxes and maintain order?

The Whiskey Rebellion

200

What was the 1857 Supreme Court decision that ruled that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories?

Dred Scott v. Sandford.

300

What system did the Spanish use to control Native American labor in the early colonization period?

The encomienda system

300

What was the name of the Puritan leader who helped found the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

John Winthrop.

300

Which 1775 battle is known as the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War?

The Battle of Lexington and Concord.

300

What is the name of the compromise that determined representation in the U.S. Congress, creating a bicameral legislature?

The Great Compromise.

300

What event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861.

400

Name the agreement that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.

The Treaty of Tordesillas

400

What 1676 rebellion was sparked by frontier settlers in Virginia and exposed tensions between the wealthy planters and poor farmers?

Bacon’s Rebellion.

400

What was the primary argument of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

That the American colonies should declare independence from Britain.

400

What landmark Supreme Court case established judicial review?

Marbury v. Madison (1803).

400

What document did President Lincoln issue in 1863 that declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free?

The Emancipation Proclamation

500

What was the Columbian Exchange and how did it impact both Europe and the Americas?

The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World. It brought new crops and wealth to Europe but devastated Native American populations due to disease.

500

What was the economic policy called that aimed to maximize exports and minimize imports for the benefit of the mother country during the colonial period?

Mercantilism

500

Name the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States' independence.

The Treaty of Paris (1783).

500

What 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States?

The Louisiana Purchase

500

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?

The 13th Amendment.