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What crop made Jamestown an economic success?
What is tobacco
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Why did most Native American tribes support the French in the French and Indian War?
What is because the French treated the Natives more fairly and would take less of their land
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Which future Federalist party member was the most influential American general in the Revolutionary War?
What is George Washington
100
What were some effects of the cotton gin?
What is an increase in the need for slave labor, and a much faster way to produce useful cotton fibers
100
Because of Latin American tensions, President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine stating ________________________.
What is The U.S. would not interfere with any European colonies in the Americas, and no new colonization by European countries should be considered.
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When the Pilgrims and Puritans came to the colonies seeking religious freedom in the 1620’s, which colony did they start?
What is Massachusetts
200
Which geographical region, because of its fertile soil and abundance of resources, was very desirable for the British and the French?
What is The Ohio River Valley
200
In an attempt to account for regional differences, Southern law makers passed the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions which spelled out a theory based on what?
What is states’ rights
200
Which politician of the early 1800’s developed the American System to integrate regional economies by creating a National Bank, protective tariffs, and federal infrastructure?
What is Henry Clay
200
Why did the Cherokee refuse to leave their home during the Indian Removal Act?
What is Because the Cherokee believed they had treaties that proved they were a separate nation
300
Which colony got its start by William Penn and was originally designed to be a place where Quakers could worship freely?
What is Pennsylvania
300
Which English philosopher influenced the Declaration of Independence with his statement that all people were born with the natural rights of “life, liberty, and property”?
What is John Locke
300
Which law, put forth in the Constitution, denies African Americans rights as part of the U.S. population?
What is The Three-Fifths Compromise
300
How was the Mississippi River used as an economic resource?
What is Traders would sail down the Mississippi and trade their goods
300
What was the South’s justification for slavery?
What is the cotton gin demanded more people picking cotton, therefore increased the need for slaves, slaves were not seen as citizens, slaves were a free labor source which increased the South’s productive economy
400
What were the voting requirements for people in the colonies?
What is must be male, must be white, must own land
400
What were slaves promised if they fought for the British army?
What is freedom
400
People who support Congress’s right to do anything “necessary and proper” to protect the Constitution would be considered what?
What is Federalists
400
Why was the Erie Canal a great economic success?
What is It connected Western farms to Eastern cities, increasing profit
400
How can Thomas Jefferson and James K. Polk be compared in American history?
What is They both acquired a great amount of land to increase the size of the United States
500
Due to its colder climate and rocky soil, this area of colonial America specialized in shipbuilding through their use of lumber, fishing, and trading
What is New England
500
Why did America need France’s assistance in the American Revolution?
What is The Americans desperately needed financial and military assistance from France
500
Where can the idea of Manifest Destiny be seen in American history?
What is Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory
500
The Missouri Compromise made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. It also __________________¬¬¬¬¬________.
What is banned slavery north of the 36’30 line in the Louisiana Territory
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Which was the most successful of the reform movements in the mid-1800s?
What is The educational movement was successful in allowing all young people, rich or poor, to receive an education.