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The name of the first permanent, successful English colony in North America is…
Jamestown
100
What is the name of the document that separated the American Colonies from England?
Declaration of Independence
100
Define the word "faction."
Political party! (Basically the same thing, anyway.)
100
Why did so many Americans travel to California in the 1850s?
Gold Rush
100
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Ended Slavery
200
How did the original prehistoric Americans reach the American continent?
Traveling across the land bridge from Asia.
200
Define the word boycott.
An organized effort to refuse to buy certain goods.
200
Name the 3 branches of the US government.
Legislative Executive Judicial
200
What did abolitionists demand?
An immediate end to slavery.
200
Which document ended slavery in Southern rebel states only?
Emancipation Proclamation
300
Why did the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony travel to America?
To seek religious freedom.
300
What is the slogan, made famous by Ben Franklin, encouraging colonial unity against England?
Join or Die
300
The Supreme Court holds the power of judicial review. What is judicial review?
The ability of the Supreme Court to declare laws Constitutional or Unconstitutional.
300
Name the famous US educational reformer, who encouraged the development of public schools in the 1800s.
Horace Mann
300
Define the word Reconstruction.
To rebuild - the US nation after the Civil War.
400
What is the name of the trade pattern that developed between America and Europe in the late 1400s?
Columbian Exchange
400
Name both locations considered the first conflicts of the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
400
Describe the main benefit of using interchangeable parts.
They helped increase production during the Industrial Revolution.
400
What caused Kansas to "Bleed" in the 1800s?
Violence over the possibility of allowing or ending slavery.
400
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?
That Scott was not free, and that he was legally not allowed to sue in court.
500
Which main factor led to differences in the ways that different Native American tribes lived their lives before European settlement of the US?
Differences in the physical geography and climate in different regions of America.
500
In which war did George Washington see his first real military action as a leader, making him a famous colonial figure.
French and Indian War
500
What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
Helped the US encourage and protect the independence of other previously colonial countries.
500
Name 5 modern day states which include land given to the US from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.
Texas California Nebraska Oklahoma Idaho Montana Utah New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Nevada Arizona
500
Name the Union general famous for his March to the Sea, which helped destroy many Confederate cities.
William Tecumseh Sherman