History U10
How many United States troops were in Vietnam by 1964?
20,000
The national debt, as of 1992, amounted to
4.35 trillion dollars.
An extremely serious and recent epidemic is that of:
AIDS
Jefferson's Republican opponent in the 1800 election was:
Aaron Burr
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution:
Abolished slavery forever
Which of Kennedy's programs was intended to provide funds for social programs and to help in promoting democratic institutions?
Alliance For Progress
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Which labor union formed in 1886, with Samuel Gompers as president, to provide trade unions with a national voice?
American Federation of Labor
The _____ opposed the Constitution of the United States and the idea of a strong national government.
Anti-Federalists
This was the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War, with twenty-two thousand men losing their lives. General Lee was able to resist the Union army's attacks five times and kept the Union from reaching a decisive victory when he and his troops slipped away during a break in the fighting.
Battle of Antietam
The destruction of the _____ united East and West Berlin, and East Germany and West Germany became one nation again.
Berlin Wall
What was the first text to be printed on the printing press during the Renaissance?
Bible
Waco, Texas
Branch Davidian Compound
The hostages were held by Iran during the Presidency of
Carter
North/South sectionalism was characteristic of the time period before the _____.
Civil war
What was the significance of Burgoyne's march through New York?
Colonists cut down trees to slow Burgoyne's progress to Saratoga where he lost his entire army.
first shuttle
Columbia
What was the publication by Thomas Paine that caused colonists to think seriously about declaring independence from England?
Common Sense
Robert E. Lee
Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Court House
How did Cold War issues contribute to the Korean War?
Conflict over communism eventually led to the invasion of South Korea.
What four things led to the Revolutionary War?
Declaration of Independence, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, fighting in Boston
Robert McNamara
Defense Department under President Kennedy
The Jamestown colony in Virginia was settled to provide raw materials for what country?
England
General Edward Braddock
English general during the French and Indian War
What was the significance of the capture of Philadelphia?
Even though it was the capital city, it did not mean the end of the war. It provided the British with comfortable quarters.
Democracy flourished in medieval society.
False
President Johnson was the originator of the civil rights legislation that was eventually passed by Congress.
False
President Kennedy offered to send military advisors to Korea during the Korean Conflict.
False
The Crusades were successful in that the Holy Land was recaptured and retained.
False
The Federal Trade Commission was responsible for protecting large corporations
False
The Republicans suffered a net loss of four seats in the House and Senate after the 2004 election.
False
The United States corporation system was an outgrowth of the New Deal.
False
The last battle of the Spanish-American War was a sea battle under the command of Admiral George Dewey.
False
Select the bills sent to Congress implementing Roosevelt's New Deal.
Federal Emergency Relief Act, The Social Security Act, Emergency Banking Act, The Agricultural Adjustment Act
The _____ made sure that antitrust laws were enforced and also protected small businesses so that they had a chance to survive against powerful corporations.
Federal Trade Commission
Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?
Ford
On June 1, 1812, President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain. Select the reasons why.
France and Great Britain wanted to destroy trade between the U.S. and other countries., the impressment of sailors, British interference with the United States, inciting Indian warfare
The New Deal was a program promised by
Franklin D. Roosevelt during his campaign for the presidency
To help black people adjust to freedom and to help protect their civil rights in 1865, Congress established the:
Freedman's Bureau
What government agency was formed to help African Americans adjust to freedom and to protect their civil rights?
Freedman's Bureau
Which war settled the question of which country controlled the North American continent?
French and Indian War
Marquis de Lafayette
French soldier who fought with the colonists in the Revolutionary War
Lafayette
Frenchman who fought for the colonists
Maryland
George Calvert
The convention for revision of the Articles of Confederation elected _____ as chairman.
George Washington
The event that led to United States involvement in World War I was:
Germany's sinking of American supply ships
The event that led to United States involvement in World War I was:
Germany's sinking of supply ships
In world affairs, Roosevelt advocated a:
Good Neighbor Policy
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Gorbachev
Allied Power
Great Britain
Lyndon Johnson
Great Society
What happened to President Nixon after the Watergate scandal?
He resigned from office.
Why was Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts?
He spoke out against religious laws made by the government., He believed Indians should be paid for land taken over by colonists.
One of the great technological feats of the shuttle program was putting what telescope into orbit and going back to repair it?
Hubble
Write a paragraph in which you explain how nationalism contributed to the United States entering World War 1.
Increased nationalism led to the support of the military which meant that armies and navies were developed to give countries international advantage. This was all demonstrated when the Allies were defeated attempting to aid Russia. Supply ships were sent to England and France from the United States. When Germany began to sink the supply ships, the U.S. had declared war on Germany, entering the war.
Ford's administration was plagued by what problem?
Inflation
The Persian Gulf War was against
Iraq
Carter negotiated peace between Egypt and what other country?
Israel
What happened to the first colony in Virginia?
It mysteriously disappeared.
What was the significance of the battle of Yorktown?
It signaled the end of the Revolutionary war.
Axis Power
Italy
Jefferson chose _____ to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase.
James Monroe
Georgia
James Oglethorpe
New York
James, Duke of York
Axis Power
Japan
On December 7, 1941, the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor by what country?
Japan
The trade deficit in the United States is usually blamed on:
Japan and China
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson
The first president of the Confederacy was:
Jefferson Davis
Which act established the Supreme Court?
Judiciary act
Uriah S. Stephens
Knights of Labor
Which one of these men was not a representative to the First Continental Congress?
Lafayette
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
General --- surrendered to General --- at Appomattox Court House.
Lee, Grant
Right to --- is a Christian organization opposed to abortion.
Life
earthquakes
Los Angeles and San Francisco
The belief that the United States had a God-given right to extend its territory across the country was known as:
Manifest Destiny
The very earliest religious motivation for colonization in America was the Protestant Reformation led by _____.
Martin Luther
Which colony passed the Toleration Act, preserving the rights of Catholics to worship?
Maryland
When President _____ declared war on Spain, the U.S. foreign policy switched from isolationism to international involvement.
Mckinley
A foreign soldier hired to fight for the British was known as a _____.
Mercenary
The United States has a free trade agreement with:
Mexico and Canada
Great Flood of 1993
Mississippi River
What were the causes of the breakdown of medieval society?
Mistrust and petty jealousies arose between landlords or nobles, as they fueded and fought for power.
Though the term of President _____ was known as the "Era of Good Feelings," sectional rivalries were prevalent across the U.S.
Monroe
What was the first organized union in the United States?
National Labor Union
In 1866, Congress passed the first Civil Rights Act, which granted citizenship to all people born in the United States except which group?
Native Americans
Beginning in 1660, a series of acts were passed by England in an attempt to control all colonial trade. All ships carrying goods between England and America had to be British built or owned. Certain items, such as tobacco, sugar, or indigo could only be sold to England, limiting the trade markets available to the colonists.
Navigation Acts
Adolf Hitler
Nazi dictator
Franklin Roosevelt
New Deal
Richard Nixon's plan for dismantling the Great Society programs was called:
New Federalism
John F. Kennedy
New Frontier
William Paterson suggested an alternate to the Virginia Plan that was called the:
New Jersey Plan
An unpopular move by Ford was the pardoning of what president?
Nixon
Which of these demonstrate President Nixon's expertise in foreign relations matters?
Nixon Doctrine, visit to China
During the Civil War, what region had the advantage of harboring 90% of the country's industries?
North
William T. Sherman
Northern general who destroyed everything in his way in the South
List at least three ways in which Congress kept Richard Nixon's power in check during the years he was president.
One, when Nixon began to bomb Cambodia, he received no support from Congress, who ordered the bombing to stop. Two, Nixon's veto of a resolution to limit presidential war powers was overruled by Congress. Three, the investigation of the Watergate scandal and the proposal of Nixon's impeachment.
What was the most significant event of George W. Bush's presidency
Orchestrating the War in Iraq
Manuel Noriega
Panamanian dictator
The signing of a peace treaty by North Vietnam, the Vietcong, South Vietnam, and the United States occurred in _____ on January 17, 1973.
Paris
What major world event occurred on December 7, 1941?
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.
Which statement characterizes education in European society during the Renaissance?
People wrote in their native languages instead of Latin., The printing press allowed for the written word to reach more people.
President Johnson's program to create new jobs and to appropriate money to faltering economic areas was called War on
Poverty
Which three bills did President Nixon propose to Congress that aided United States citizens?
Price Commission, draft lottery, Environmental Protection Agency
What is the name of a Christian grassroots movement that encourages men to be dedicated to Christ, to be dedicated to the family, and to have good relationships with others?
Promise Keepers
Reaganomics
Reagan's economic plan
What early political party was formed by Jefferson and Madison, who had faith in the abilities of the common people?
Republicans
Which person caused England to become interested in colonization?
Richard Hakluyt
conservative
Ronald Reagan
Allied Power
Russia
$400 billion
Savings and Loan bailout
_____ is support for one area without regard for the needs of the other areas or the nation as a whole.
Sectionalism
Near the end of the War, a military victory in Atlanta by this general secured Lincoln's election to a second presidential term. From Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, he and his troops burned and killed everything in their path.
Sherman
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 maintained the political balance between what two groups?
Slave states and free states
Laws in the South which confirmed the belief that slaves were property and should be protected by the public were called:
Slavecodes
In the early 1800s, what issue was raised every time a new state was added to the Union?
Slavery
What was the most important issue that separated the South from the rest of the nation?
Slavery
The act that provided for old-age pensions and unemployment insurance was the:
Social Security Act
During the Civil War, this region had the advantage of only needing to hold its territory and simply fight a defensive war.
South
A month after Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency, the state of _____ seceded from the Union.
South Carolina
The United States was strongly in favor of Cuban independence from what country?
Spain
neutral country
Spain
Robert Fulton's invention of the _____ greatly increased trade, and provided for faster shipping of goods.
Steamboat
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Scandal
Warren G. Harding
Teapot Dome scandal
Kennedy's program that signaled a shift in attitude of the United States toward Latin America was called the:
Test Ban Treaty
What were the terms of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
The British had to stop interfering with U.S. trade.
The War of 1812 began because the British were interfering with American trade and for what other reason?
The British were impressing American seamen.
Which World War II event occurred FIRST?
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
During the Korean War, who sided with South Korea?
The United States
Write a paragraph of 125 words in which you discuss the conditions that led to the industrial development of the United States.
The United States contained the natural resources and raw materials needed for industrial growth. One condition was the abundancy of fertile land for crop growth, coalfields, many rivers and streams that were used as an energy source to power machinery, and a flow of immigrants into the country which contributed to the labor supply. Another condition leading to industrial development was the United States' resentment of England, who withheld knowledge of technology from the United States. There was also a need for new inventions that would help speed up work for agricultural America such as the cotton gin, iron and steel plow, the reaping machine, and the sewing machine. The next condition was the need to distribute goods and materials to other parts of the country, which increased the demand for the expansion of transportation systems. This resulted in roads, canals, steamboats, and steam locomotives being built. Lastly, spurred by previous wars is the development of inventions for war, which resulted in the production of new weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment.
What were four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
The equal voting powers caused disputes between large and small states., Congress had power to levy taxes but no power to collect taxes., No system of courts existed in which to try violators of national laws., Congress could not control trade or commerce.
What did President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization mean for the United States?
The war was to be turned back over to the South Vietnamese.
Who wrote Common Sense , encouraging Americans to break away from Great Britain?
Thomas Paine
A change in the United States' philosophy about interference in the affairs of European nations came about because of the United States' interference in the affairs of Spain.
True
As a result of the Persian Gulf War, Iraq was placed under UN sanctions.
True
Because of money gained from sale of western lands, the government was able to pay the national debt.
True
Before the Industrial Revolution, the United States became resentful of England for not sharing its technology with the United States.
True
Carter based his foreign policy on Christian principles.
True
Chief Justice John Marshall's Supreme Court decisions helped strengthen the national government.
True
Clinton's agenda included unpaid leaves from companies for family needs.
True
George H. Bush's political philosophy was moderate.
True
Hitler's attacks of smaller countries and military build-ups as a result of economic depression led to Europe's involvement in World War II.
True
Jackson was noted for his strong nationalistic foreign policy.
True
Most of the American colonies were settled by groups of people who sought religious freedom.
True
One governmental flaw that was discovered after the War of 1812 was a problem of little money to run the government.
True
One of the terms of the Vietnam treaty was the provision for free elections in South Vietnam.
True
Poll taxes and literacy tests were methods used to exclude black people from voting.
True
President Carter based his foreign policy on Christian human rights.
True
Sectionalism is illustrated in the Northeast's desire for high protective tariffs because the Northeast was becoming an industrial center and needed available money.
True
The French and Indian War resulted in England's becoming the leading colonial power in the world.
True
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to be admitted to the Union as a free state.
True
The North planned to blockade Southern ports as part of the war strategy.
True
The Second Continental Congress is responsible for the writing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
True
The Virginia Resolves condemned the Stamp Act and said that only the colonial government should levy taxes.
True
The ally of the United States in the Gulf War was Kuwait.
True
The bold new idea expressed in the Declaration of Independence was the people had rights not necessarily granted by their government.
True
The conflict in Bosnia is among ethnic groups in the country.
True
The first colony in Virginia was Roanoke Island.
True
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were candidates for president of the United States in 1800.
True
neutral country
Turkey
A network of escape routes for runaway slaves was called the:
Underground Railroad
Ulysses S. Grant
Union general who met at Appomattox Court House
Cold War
United States and Soviet Union
James Buchanan
United States president at the time of the secession
William B. McKinley
United States president during the Spanish-American War
Trying to end the _____, some people believe President Johnson sacrificed his political career for the cause of peace.
Vietnam War
What was the significance of the battles of Trenton and Princeton?
Washington surprised the Hessians on Christmas Eve while they were celebrating.
What was the significance of the fall of New York?
Washington was defeated twice by a large British army.
Richard Nixon
Watergate
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Delaware
William Penn; originally part of Pennsylvania
The result of the "Great Compromise" was:
a House membership based on population and a Senate with equal representation
Kennedy won the presidency on the basis of his program for:
a New Frontier
The significance of Marco Polo's trip to the Far East was that he returned with stories of:
a modern way of life
In the Virginia Plan, the two houses of Congress would be populated:
according to the free population of each state
Wilbur and Orville Wright
airplane
During Richard Nixon's administration, the Supreme Court made two major desegregation rulings. One of them stated that:
all public school districts must end segregation
Quartering Act
allowed British troops in the colonies to be housed and fed by colonists
mercantilism
an economic theory that increased the power and wealth of nations
astrolabe
an instrument used to observe the sun, moon, and stars
What two incidents led to the Spanish-American War?
an insulting letter about President McKinley written by the Spanish Ambassador, the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor
Grenada
an island in the Caribbean invaded by the United States
Calvin Coolidge
became president after Harding's death
Common Sense
booklet advocating independence from England
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
boycott of goods by English colonists
In what ways did Hitler break the Versailles Treaty?
built up Germany's military, invaded Poland, invaded Austria, invaded Czechoslovakia
John Marshall
chief justice of the Supreme Court
Pinckney's Treaty
clarified boundary and navigation disputes with Spain
What group was unconcerned about different life styles because their duty was to care for the souls of the people?
clergy
Proclamation Act of 1763
closed all newly acquired lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to colonists
Intolerable Acts
closed the port of Boston
One of the criticisms of the Articles of Confederation was that it did not provide for:
collection of taxes
The space shuttle program began when the _____ flew on April 12, 1981.
columbia
Douglas MacArthur
commander of United States ground forces in Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
commander of United States troops in Europe during World War II
Theodore Roosevelt
commander of the Rough Riders
Roosevelt considered the foundation of the New Deal to be:
common hard-working people
John Paul Jones
conducted one of the most successful naval battles of the Revolutionary War
environment
control of pollution
The French and Indian War settled the question of which country:
controlled the North American continent
The New Deal was a set of policies that promised to:
cure injustices within the business and financial communities
The New Deal set policies that promised to:
cure the injustices within the business and the financial communities, give relief to labor and to agricultural groups
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
death that began World War I
James E. Carter
defeated Gerald Ford in 1976
Stonewall Jackson
defeated the Union army at the battle of Bull Run
Ransom E. Olds
designer of non-Ford automobile
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Richard Henry Lee
directed by Virginia colonists to present a resolution of independence
ironic
directly opposite from what might have been expected
Edwin L. Drake
discovered oil
The Reconstruction Act of 1867:
divided all Confederate states into five military districts
abortion
divisive issue
Olive Branch Petition
document stating why colonists were fighting in Boston
Before the war, most English colonies were spread along the
eastern coast
Abraham Lincoln
elected president in 1860
To reduce the burden of government, Jefferson:
eliminated internal excise taxes
The _____ was one of the first acts Roosevelt passed. It prevented panic withdrawals from banks by the public. It also closed banks until they could be evaluated by the government to be fiscally sound.
emergency banking act
What were three of Hamilton's suggestions in his financial program?
establish a national bank system, place excise taxes on certain goods for government operating money, establish a method of issuing of government bonds
What were the four major points of Hamilton's plan for a sound financial program for the United States?
establish a national bank system, place excise taxes on certain goods for government operating money, that the government assume states' war debts, establish a method of issuing government bonds
Alexander Hamilton
established a national banking system
One of the main roles of a colony was to goods to the mother country.
export
Henry Ford
factory assembly lines
The South was rural, and --- was the main occupation of Southerners.
farming
The emergence of slavery in the United States occurred when:
fewer indentured servants were available
George Washington
first president of the United States
South Carolina
first state to secede from the Union
Bill of Rights
first ten amendments to the Constitution
John Adams
first vice president of the United States
Sandra Day O'Connor
first woman Supreme Court justice
Which departments did George Washington establish as cabinet posts?
foreign affairs, treasury, war, attorney general
Hessians
foreign mercenaries
amnesty
forgive desertion
James Oglethorpe
founded Georgia
George Calvert
founded Maryland
William Penn
founded Pennsylvania
Roger Williams
founded Rhode Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
founder of Roanoke colony
Roger Williams
founder of the Rhode Island colony
NAFTA
free trade
furor
fury or rage
President Ford
gave amnesty to draft dodgers and army deserters
In mercantilism, a country's wealth was determined by how much _____ it had.
gold and silver
budget debate
government shutdown, 1995
Roosevelt's New Deal focused on --- methods instead of --- methods for helping the nation out of the Depression.
governmental, private
What three offices made up Virginia's representative government?
governor, council, elected representatives from settlements
Private education in the United States has:
grown tremendously
Bush
head of CIA
Syngman Rhee
head of the South Korean government
terrorist activities
hijacking jets; kidnapping
Lyndon Johnson helped settle a potential railroad strike by:
holding negotiations at the White House
A government's desire to conquer areas beyond its border for wealth and strength is an example of:
imperialism
Grenville Program
increase in old taxes and new taxes on imported goods to raise money for England
To keep freed black people from voting, Southern state legislatures:
instituted poll taxes and literacy tests
Iraq
invaded Kuwait
Wilbur and Orville Wright
invented the airplane
Thomas A. Edison
invented the electric light
Johann Gutenberg
invented the printing press
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone
In the United States, the divorce rate:
is going up
One important feature of the Constitution of the United States is that:
it divides power between the federal and the state governments
One important feature of the Constitution is that:
it divides power between the federal government and the state and local governments
Medieval society began to break down before the Crusades because:
jealousies arose between noblemen of various villages
Andrew Jackson's philosophy of government might be compared to the philosophy of what president?
jefferson
What leader of the Reformation was very influential in Puritan theology?
john calvin
Who was the person MOST directly responsible for the survival of the Jamestown colony?
john smith
In the United States, slaves were used as:
laborers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
landed troops in North Africa
David Koresh
leader of Branch Davidian
John Smith
leader of Jamestown settlement
James H. Doolittle
leader of Tokyo bombing
General John Burgoyne
led an unsuccessful march through New York during the Revolutionary War
Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle
led bomb attack on Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
led military in the Pacific
444 days
length of hostage captivity
The representatives drew up a list of colonial rights, which included:
life, liberty, property, taxation control
Aaron Burr
lost the presidential election to Thomas Jefferson
The Hat Act of 1732 and the Iron Act of 1759 were examples of England's attempts to restrict:
manufacturing in the colonies
Warren G. Harding
many scandals during his administration
241
marines killed in Lebanon bombing
What was the name of the agreement the Pilgrims wrote while they were aboard ship on their way to the New World?
mayflower compact
President Johnson's health insurance plan for the elderly became known as _____.
medicare
Before it recessed, the First Continental Congress agreed to:
meet again if grievances against England were not settled
An economic system that favored exporting over importing and measured a country's wealth in terms of how much gold and silver it possessed was known as what?
mercantilism
After the Crusades, what social class became important to expanding trade networks?
middle class
Star Wars
missile defense system
As a result of Jefferson's concern about government for the common citizen, many states passed laws that:
modified voting restrictions
capital
money or property
Large corporations that control the markets of certain products and drive out competition from other companies are called
monopolies
Strong corporations that expand to the extent that they greatly reduce competition are called:
monopolies
Patrick Henry
most vocal colonist against the Stamp Act of 1765
The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between the Christians and the _____.
muslims
The Crusades were an attempt to recapture the Holy Land from the _____.
muslims
What made the United States a logical country for industrialization?
natural resources, labor force, raw materials
People in the Middle Ages were members of what three classes?
noblemen, serfs, clergy
During the Middle Ages, land was owned by .
nobles
The breakdown in medieval society occurred because:
of jealousy among nobles about better lifestyles, of the Crusades
Edwin L. Drake
oil
tax on tea
only tax on goods that remained after colonist boycott
Sir Walter Raleigh
organized the Roanoke Island Colony
Which of the following seven events led to the Great Depression?
overconfidence in the nation's prosperity, large industries not being as successful as they appeared, farmers producing more than they could sell, competition from foreign countries, the United States extending loans to foreign countries for the purchase of its products, people buying too much on credit, speculative buying on the stock market
Slave codes prohibited slaves from:
owning property
throes
pain or affliction
Gerald Ford
pardoned Richard Nixon
Carter
peanut farmer
Richard Hakluyt
persuaded England to colonize
cruise missile
preferred to B-1 bomber
Abraham Lincoln
president during the Civil War
Herbert Hoover
president during the Great Depression
Anwar Sadat
president of Egypt
Jefferson Davis
president of the Confederacy
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States during the Korean War
Harry S. Truman
president who decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
What events led to the Renaissance?
printing press, education in reading and writing, scientific progress
Richard Henry Lee
proposed a resolution at the Second Continental Congress
Cyrus McCormick
reaping machine
What was the chief motivation for the settling of New England?
religious freedom
The --- won control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 elections.
republicans
Henry Ford
responsible for factory assembly lines
Eli Whitney
responsible for standardized parts
George Washington
responsible for the first true democracy in the early colonies
Marco Polo
returned with tales of riches and modern buildings in eastern cities
Proponents of abortion claim the:
right of the fetus
James Monroe
said that countries should stay out of the affairs of other countries
Iran-Contra
scandalous crime deal with Iran
People in the Middle Ages were members of which three classes?
serf, nobles, clergy
The Proclamation Act of 1763 restricted the freedom of the colonists to:
settle anywhere other than the land along the Atlantic Coast
Elias Howe
sewing machine
Under the Missouri Compromise, the state of Missouri was admitted as a
slave state.
John Breckenridge
southern candidate for president in 1860
In 1765, the _____ placed a direct tax on paper products, such as newspapers and pamphlets, in the colonies. The colonists were outraged and reacted by setting fires, rioting, and holding debates. A secret organization known as the Sons of Liberty formed to protest this new tax.
stamp act
Eli Whitney
standardized parts
Alabama
state in which the Confederation Convention was held
Andrew Johnson
succeeded Abraham Lincoln as the United States president
Edmund Randolph
suggested the Constitution allow for three branches of government
Stamp Act of 1765
tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal paper, calendars, playing cards
Samuel F. B. Morse
telegraph
Alexander Graham Bell
telephone
NY Trade Center and Federal Building
terrorist bombings in the United States
Because of the concerns of the public about pollution, Richard Nixon established:
the Environmental Protection Agency
Herbert Hoover
the Great Depression
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances drawn up by the First Continental Congress denounced:
the Intolerable Acts
What four examples indicate that nationalism was an important concept during the Monroe Era?
the Monroe Doctrine, increased importance of the Supreme Court in the federal government, Marshall's broad interpretation of the Constitution, President Monroe's travels throughout the country
John Breckenridge
the South's choice for president in 1860
Marbury vs. Madison established the principle that:
the Supreme Court could declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
One of the most successful plans of the Union during the Civil War was:
the Union blockade
The United States' status of first place among industrial nations was, in part, a result of:
the advent of mass production
Negotiations with France to purchase Louisiana were motivated by:
the closing of the port of New Orleans to American traffic
What two characteristics of life in the Pennsylvania colony made it different from life in any other American colony?
the democratic political system, the complete religious freedom
Two incidents that led the United States into the Spanish-American War were:
the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, an insulting letter about President McKinley written by the Spanish ambassador
What were two reasons the Carolinas split to become two colonies?
the farming life style versus the plantation life style, northerners farming their own land and southerners using slaves or indentured servants
John Adams
the first vice president of the United States
For some time, the English had little interest in colonizing because:
the people were satisfied with their lives as they were, of the threat of Spain
_____ was the most important invention of the Renaissance and allowed for major reforms in education.
the printing press
People moved into cities during the Industrial Revolution because:
they wanted high factory wages
Georgia
to act as a buffer against northern expansion of Spanish colonies
What was the reason for the founding of the Georgia colony?
to act as a buffer to keep the Spanish from moving north
annex
to add on or attach
Why was the Jamestown colony situated where it was?
to allow people to watch for approaching ships, to afford protection from the Indians
New York
to avoid English taxes
precipitate
to bring on or hasten
self-determination
to decide something by one's own free will
unearth
to discover or disclose
Which was NOT a reason that countries financed sea voyages?
to establish new governments
draft
to make a preliminary plan
maneuver
to make a series of changes in direction
Maryland
to offer a refuge for English Catholics
Delaware
to provide a coastline for Pennsylvania
Carolinas
to provide land sales to get rich
Pennsylvania
to serve as a haven for Quakers
curtail
to shorten or reduce
barter
to trade
revoke
to withdraw or repeal
James, the Duke of York
took over New Netherlands from Dutch settlers
Menachem Begin
treaty with Egypt
George H. Bush raised taxes
true
The Pacific campaign was largely conducted by the navy and the marines.
true
How long had President Kennedy been in office when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963?
two years and ten months
To solve the ills of education, it seems necessary to correct:
underlying moral and social problems
President Carter pardoned all men that had run from the draft during what war?
vietnam war
The representatives anticipated that the Declaration of Rights and Grievances would lead to:
war
New Jersey
wealthy Quakers
When unions were first organized, union leaders:
were blacklisted by factory owners
Corporations
were formed with the goals of eliminating competitors and increasing their own profits.
Controversy between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan of congressional representation was settled:
with 'the great compromise'
Rutherford B. Hayes
won the presidency in 1876
John Jay
worked out a treaty with England
Thomas Jefferson
wrote Declaration of Independence
Alexander Hamilton
wrote a financial plan for the United States
Sojourner Truth
wrote about racial discrimination
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence
Alexander Hamilton
wrote the first financial plan for the United States