Colonial & Early America
Which differing view between Europeans and Native Americans most often caused conflict?
Their differing views of land ownership
Which of the following was an idea expressed by John Locke: people had no right to overthrow, power comes from the people, governments have unlimited powers, rulers remain in power by any means?
Power comes from the people
Which President purchased the louisiana territory? Bonus- From who
Thomas Jefferson Bonus- Napoleon bonaparte & france
Which of these battles is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the Name of President Roosevelt (FDR)'s plan to combat the Great Depression?
The New Deal
Which European country is correctly paired with the region it controlled: England-Canada, France-Mid-Atlantic, Holland-West Coast, Spain-Mexico and the Caribbean?
Mexico and the Caribbean
When writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was influenced by which two thinkers listed: Rousseau & Phillips; Hobbes & Mills; Locke & Paine; Martin & Lewis?
Locke & Paine
Which doctrine stated future European colonization in the Americas would be considered hostile?
Monroe Doctrine
Which speech rededicated the country to finishing the Civil War: the Gettysburg Address or Seneca Falls Declaration?
The Gettysburg Address
Why did the United States finally enter WWI
Germany resuming their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
Identify the region described: "Democracy in the form of town meetings; Controlled by religious leaders; Diverse economy
New England
Which of the following Acts is correctly paired with the tax it created? (Stamp Act — tax on legal documents; Townshend Act — quartered troops; Tea Act — tax on sugar; Sugar Act — imposed on Boston as punishment)
Stamp Act — tax on legal documents
Which of the following was true of Native Americans during Manifest Destiny? (They regained most lands; assimilated successfully; they lost their lands; formed government to pay them)
They lost their lands
Who was the President of the confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Which 20th-century event ended WWII in the Pacific theater (from choices)?
The bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Identify the region described: "Developed society based on the rights of all Englishmen; Developed trade with major cities along rivers; Developed a middle class of artisans and merchants.
Middle
Which group sided with the Colonies in the American Revolution? (Loyalists, Whigs, Tories, Patriots)
Patriots
Which events are being described by: sectional tension caused by tariff, tensions over slavery expansion, debate over the nature of the Union?
The reasons for the Civil War
Which amendment provided equal protection under the law for all people no matter race, creed, religion, etc
The 14th Ammendment
Which court case ended the concept of "Seperate but equal" in segregation era America?
Brown v Board of Education
Which term names the voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the New World?
The Middle Passage
Why did the Founding Fathers create the Articles of Confederation? (They wanted a strong central government; wanted national gov. to override states; feared a strong central government; needed to create a government quickly)
They feared a strong central government
Which southern-crop, large landowner—dominated region and ties to England most directly supported which economic and social colonial structure? (Explain briefly.)
The Southern colonies—plantation economy dominated by large landowners with close ties to England and Anglican influence
What effectively ended the reconstruction period in the postbellum south?
The compromise of 1877
Which U.S. president is known for challenging the legitimacy of the USSR and rhetorically pressing for its rollback
Ronald Reagan