Pre-Columbian America
Name one advanced civilization that existed in the Americas before Columbus
Aztec, Maya, Inca, Olmec, Mississipians, Puebloans
Explain one cause that encouraged English colonization in the 17th century.
Gold, God, Glory
What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted
1776
"America's original sin" refers to what as a foundational injustice in U.S. history
Slavery
Named after the "Sun King" this purchase doubled the size of the United States at the time
Louisiana Purchase
Pre-Columbian Native American groups that did not have permanent settlements and were considered this
Nomadic
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The original 13 colonies
Bonus: 50 pts for every one you can list
What factors caused the colonists to break up with Great Britain?
Taxation w/o representation, lack of self-government, limits on Western Expansion, forced to house and feed British troops
Name the system that brought enslaved Africans to North America and identify one economic reason colonists relied on enslaved labor.
Transatlantic Slave Trade, labor intensive crops
Discuss one cultural or technological development between 1800–1890
Telegraph, steam engine, railroad, Cyrus McCormick’s reaper, Bessemer process, oil well, telephone, incandescent lamp, radio
Columbus 'discovered' America in what year?
1492
This document was the first national constitution, which setup a limited government with no president
The Articles of Confederation
List three people who signed the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison
Bonus: how many total signed?
Explain the three-fifths compromise and why it mattered politically
Counted three out of every five enslaved people toward a state's total population for congressional representation and taxation
Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?
D. Great Britain against the French and their Native American allies
Which Old World animal fundamentally transformed the lifestyle, hunting, and warfare practices of Indigenous peoples on the North American Great Plains?
The horse
What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called
The Bill of Rights
Paul Revere said this on his midnight ride
In Lexington, as he approached the house where Adams and Hancock were staying, Sergeant Monroe, acting as a guard outside the house, requested that he not make so much noise. “Noise!” cried Revere, “You’ll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!”
What year were enslaved Africans first brought to English North America?
1619
Who made the first American flag?
Probably not Betsy Ross
This group formed the first democracy in the Americas
The Iroquois Confederacy, also called the Haudenosaunee
Describe one major weakness of the Articles of Confederation and explain how the Constitution addressed it.
Weaknesses: Congress had no tax/money, no authority to regulate commerce, was unable to enforce laws, and needed all 13 to amend the Articles
Name one Enlightenment idea or thinker that influenced the Declaration of Independence
John Locke/Natural rights, Rousseau/Social Contract, Thomas Paine/Revolution
Analyze how the institution of slavery shaped national politics between 1800 and 1860 and provide one SPECIFIC example
The Missouri Compromise (1820),The Mason-Dixon Line, Territorial expansion (Louisiana Purchase, Mexican-American War), Fugitive Slave Act, The Dred Scott Decision (1857)
The idea that Western expansion was a God-given right
Manifest Destiny