Colonial America
The first permanent English-American settlement or colony
What is Jamestown (now Virginia)?
The idea that expanding civilization westward was fulfilling God's will
What is "manifest destiny"?
This line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is the Equator?
Economic system based on central (state) control of the means of production
What is communism?
Also known as "The Great War"
What is World War I?
The motto of the American Revolution
What is "no taxation without representation"?
Executive Order issued by President Lincoln in 1863
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This ocean touches the Western coast of Africa
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The amount you borrow when you take out a loan
What is the principal?
Also known as the "War on Communism"
What is the Cold War?
The phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" originally appears in this document
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The act of several Southern states leaving the Union
What is secession?
The names of the 7 continents
What are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia?
These two market forces determine price
What are supply and demand?
This event prompted the US to enter WWII
What is the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?
These laws were intended as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
What were the Coercive Acts (also called the Intolerable Acts)?
Amendment abolishing slavery (except for punishment)
What is the 13th Amendment?
0 degrees longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
This economic philosophy is associated with capitalism and is also known as "laissez-faire"
What is free enterprise?
This unpopular war ignited protests leading to a lower voting age in the United States
What is the Vietnam War?
This state was an original colony of Dutch settlers
What is New York?
This government program put millions of Americans back to work during the Great Depression
What is the WPA (Works Progress Administation)?
The Northernmost state of the United States
What is Alaska?
The total value of all goods and services produced by a nation (including foreign investments)
What is the GNP (Gross National Product)?
Also known as the "Seven Years' War"
What is the French and Indian War?