What was the first successful British settlement in the Western Hemisphere called and where was it located?
Jamestown in Virginia
100
Who was the President of the U.S. when the U.S. got Florida?
Monroe
100
What nation was the first to colonize the Western Hemisphere?
Spain
100
Today, what do we call the people who were the first to live in the Western Hemisphere (or the people who are the ancestors of the people who were the first to live in the Western Hemisphere)?
Native Americans
200
What land did the Vikings colonize in the Western Hemisphere?
they did not colonize in the Western Hemisphere
200
What nation was Columbus exploring on behalf of?
Spain
200
Name two things that a nation who owns colonies is called.
an empire or a mother county
200
Name the three main nations that colonized the Western Hemisphere.
Spain, France, and Britain
200
What were the British Colonists called who did not want a revolution and wanted to remain part of Britain?
Loyalists
300
What was the British Colonists’ slogan during the American Revolution?
No Taxation without Representation
300
What was the British Colonists’ military called during the American Revolution?
the Continental Army
300
Explain in detail the main reason why nations colonize other places.
to make money/gain wealthy from a colony’s natural resources
300
Most of the food that fed the Thirteen Colonies was grown where?: Northern Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
300
Today, people who are conservative/modest/strict about sexuality, profanity, and obscenity are sometimes called _________________________________.
Puritanical
400
Name two ways that the people in the Northern Colonies made money/earned a living.
must have two of the following: selling fish, selling lumber, shipping goods to Europe
400
Explain how the colonization of the Western Hemisphere led to an increase in African slavery.
As European nations began to colonize the Western Hemisphere they found that they could make a lot of money by farming. They figured that they would make even more money off of farming if they forced people/ slaves to work for free. As a result, the number of Africans being kidnapped and forced to be slaves increased dramatically
400
Which nations fought each other during the War of 1812?
the U.S. and Britain fought each other
400
The U.S. has had two constitutions during its history. Name the first one and the second one.
the Articles of Confederation was the first and the U.S. Constitution was the second
400
Name two other places that had revolutions after seeing that the U.S. was able to win their freedom.
France and Mexico
500
In what year did the American Revolution begin and in what year did it end?
1775; 1783
500
After the U.S. Constitution was written, what had to happen before it would go into effect and become the new constitution (be specific)?
9 out of 13 states had to vote that they wanted to approve it (ratify it)
500
List the two parts of the Monroe Doctrine.
the U.S. would not allow any new colonization to occur in the Western Hemisphere; the U.S. would not get involved in conflicts/wars in the Eastern Hemisphere unless the U.S. was being threatened
500
Name the five colonies that made up the Southern Colonies.
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
500
In what year was the first successful British settlement created and in what year was the second created?