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The Age of Exploration
American Revolution
The Civil War
The Spanish American War
World War 1
100
In 1492, Spain sponsored a voyage headed by this Italian Marina who discovered South America.
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
During the 1760's the British asserted the colonies should pay new ________ to help the empire pay for their involvement and win of the French and Indian War.
What are taxes?
100
This Compromise of 1820 allowed the state involved to enter the Union as a slave state, so long as Maine entered as a free state. The Union was attempting to keep a balance of states that allowed slavery and states that did NOT.
What is The Missouri Compromise
100
This man launched a war for independence from Spain for Cuba. He cried "Cuba libre!"
Who is Jose Marti?
100
On June 28, 1914 this heir to the thrown of Austria- Hungary was shot by ethnic Serbians/ Bosnians.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
200
These are extended family groups. In many Native American Cultures- despite their diversity- this is the basis.
What are clans
200
In 1776, the United States Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence written by _______________.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Congress passed this Compromise after California was admitted as a free state. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted the United States CA, NV, AZ, TX and which state was slave or free needed to be determined. After CA- all states would vote on whether or not to have slavery.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
200
This style of journalism highlighted and exaggerated the treatment of the Spanish toward the Cubans. It painted the Spanish as butchers and murderers.
What is Yellow Journalism or Yellow Press
200
German U Boats sank these two passenger ships. Americans were aboard these ships and were killed. This led the U.S. to consider Declaring War on Germany.
What are the Lusitania and the Sussex?
300
About 3,500 years ago, the Indians learned how to grow these three crops.
What are corn (maize), beans, and squash.
300
America won the revolution and their freedom from England. The following Treaty signed in 1783 gave America very favorable new boundaries: Florida on the South, the Great Lakes in the north, and the Mississippi River to the west. This treaty is the treaty of ____________.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
Lincoln insisted he had no power to force confederate states to the Union. However, the confederate states began to seize military bases and this first battle began the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
300
This ship blew up in Havana, Cuba harbor and gave the United States a final reason to enter the Spanish American war and liberate Cuba- and later the Philippines, Guam and the Midway Islands.
What is the USS Maine
300
This note was sent from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to declare war on the United States in exchange for German help for Mexico to gain back California, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
400
The trade off of diseases, new animals, crops, and other goods between Africa, the America's and Europe.
What is the Colombian Exchange.
400
After the American Revolution, Americans needed to create their own government. The first document was the Declaration of Independence written in 1776. The second document drafted in 1781 was the ____________________.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
400
This strategy was adopted by the north to starve the south into submission. The Norther ships cut off all southern ports.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
400
In 1916 Congress passed this act which pledged that the Philippines would ultimately gain their independence. The Philippines did not gain independence until 30 years later at the end of WWII- but they did become an independent nation.
What is the Jones Act
400
This man was the head of the War Industries Board during WWI. He helped get the US economy and factories ready for war.
Who is Bernard Baruch?
500
Columbus established the town of _____________ on the Island of ____________ in 1493.
What is Isabella and Hispaniola?
500
The Articles of Confederation were weak. State governments had little power and there was NO national government. Without a national government the economy was unregulated and an economic depression fell upon the country. In 1786, armed farmers led this protest their falling prices.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
500
After the 13th amendment of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 granted the slaves in rebellious southern states freedom- the 14th amendment was ratified in 1868. This amendment granted African Americans ____________________.
What is citizenship?
500
Before the U.S. military left Cuba- congress asked Cuba to add this amendment to their Constitution. It prevented Cuba from signing any treaty with any other nation without American approval.
What is the Platt Amendment?
500
This Act in June 1917 allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable newspapers, magazines, letters, etc. While American soldiers were fighting in Europe for freedom, Americans on the home front were losing their first amendment freedom of speech.
What is the Espionage Act?