Who was the Czar or Russia that wanted to Westernize his still medieval country?
Peter the Great
100
What Spanish force was sunk by the English that began the decline of Spain's power?
The Armada
100
What title would someone who lives in a country but is not a citizen have?
Hint: It doesn't mean they are from outer space.
Alien
100
What northern territory was the United States trying to claim when the War of 1812 began?
Canada
100
The division of powers means that certain powers go to national government and other to the ___________.
State
200
What Catholic king of Spain assembled an armada to try and take over Protestant England?
Phillip II
200
Who did the Edict of Nantes guarantee tolerance for in the mostly Catholic France?
Protestants
200
What powers are not merely implied in the Constitution but explicitly listed?
Enumerated Powers
200
Who would lead American troops to fight Seminole Indian tribes in Florida, be the only President to reduce the national debt to zero, and be on the $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson
200
What kind of act took place in 1959 when Hawaii was made the 5oth state of the Union?
Admission
300
How did the reign of King Charles I of England end?
Beheaded
300
What happened to the boundaries of the Thirty Years War after it started in the small German region of Bohemia?
Expanded to include all of Europe
300
Who did America have problems with during the Quasi War?
France
300
In the case of Gibbons vs. Ogden, who was granted control over interstate commerce since each state could only control what happened in its own territory?
Federal Government
300
What allows a fugitive from one state to be returned when apprehended in another?
Extradition
400
What Prussian leader fought to expand the territory to include all of modern day Germany?
Hint: He has the same name as Mr. Flintstone
Fredrick the Great
400
What document ensured that the English parliament would have power over the Monarchy?
Hint: The first ten amendments of the constitution are the American version.
English Bill of Rights
400
Where did the "most favored nation status" give Americans the ability to trade fairly?
Britain
400
What was the Monroe Doctrine against the United States being open to any more?
Colonization
400
What powers do both State and federal governments exercise?
Concurrent Powers
500
What was the nickname French King Louis XIV gave himself to emphasize the idea that he was the center of the universe?
The Sun King
500
What was Russia trying to gain for their ships when they attacked the Turks of the Ottoman Empire?
Warm water ports.
500
What is a measure taken to ban trade with another country?
An embargo
500
Which nation was legally kidnapping American sailors in the form of impressment that was seen as more cause for the War of 1812?
Britain
500
What kind of grant is the government giving money for broad purposes such as welfare, social services and health care?