Midterm Jeopardy

1491-1607

100

This advanced civilization built the city of Tenochtitlán on a lake

Aztecs

200

This term describes the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

Columbian Exchange

300

Many indigenous groups of the Plains relied heavily on this animal for survival

Bison (buffalo)

400

Columbus sailed for this European country

Spain

500

This system allowed Spanish colonists to enslave Native Americans in exchange for "protecting" them and converting them to Christianity

encomienda system

1607-1754

100

This colony, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America

Jamestown

200

This group of settlers established Plymouth Colony in 1620

Pilgrims

300

This revival swept through the American colonies in the 1730s and 740s

First Great Awakening

400

This policy aimed to increase a nation's wealth by controlling colonial trade

mercantilism

500

This conflict between Native Americans and New England colonists took place in 1675-76 and ended resistance to English colonization in the region

King Philip's War

1754-1800

100

The French and Indian War (1754-63) was fought over land in this part of North America

Ohio River Valley

200

This 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on legal documents, newspapers, and other printed items

Stamp Act

300

This conflict most immediately led to Parliament issuing the Proclamation Line of 1763

Pontiac's War

400

Under the Articles of Confederation, it was significant that the national government did not have the power to do this

tax the states

500

This conflict from 1791-1794 proved the effectiveness of the newly ratified U.S. Constitution 

Whiskey Rebellion

1800-1848

100

Thomas Jefferson was a leader of this political party

Democratic-Republicans

200

This future president became a hero during the War of 1812 battle that occurred after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent

Andrew Jackson

300

This secretary of state and future president authored the Monroe Doctrine (1823)

John Quincy Adams

400

This led to reform movements such as abolition, temperance, transcendentalism, and other social reforms

Second Great Awakening

500

This legislation was declared unconstitutional by South Carolina leading to a conflict between the state and President Jackson

Tariff of 1828

1845-1877

100

This president was in charge during the Mexican-American War

James K. Polk

200

This author penned the 1852 condemnation of slavery, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Harriet Beecher Stowe

300

This event sparked the secession of the deep South in late 1860 and early 1861

Election of Lincoln 

400

This city experienced draft riots led mostly by Irish immigrants

New York City

500

Along with Charles Sumner, this man was a Radical Republican leader in Congress

Thaddeus Stevens