The 17th and Early 18th Century | ||
#1 | Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored a settlement on this island? | Roanoke (The Lost Colony) |
#2 | The French term for 'runners in the woods.' | Coureurs du bois. |
#3 | Carolina was set up as this type of English colony? | Proprietary |
#4 | This was the bloodiest English-Native American conflict of the time. | King Philip's War |
#5 | This Changed the rules of Governing Puritain baptisms. | Halfway Covenant |
The Road to Independence (1750-1781) | ||
#1 | The Second Continental Congress convened after these two important battles? | Lexington and Concord |
#2 | This forbade the settlement of west of the rivers running through the Appalachian Mountains.? | The Boston Massacre |
#4 | This was sent to Britain as a last-ditch attempt to avoid war. | Olive Branch Petition |
#5 | This Ottawa war Chief rallied a group of tribes in the Ohio Valley and attacked colonial outposts. | The Articles of Confederation |
#2 | The National Bank was the brainchild of this historical figure. | Alexander Hamilton |
#3 | John Adams sent 3 diplomats to Paris, and when they returned home, their written report was published in the newspaper. This event was know as What? | The XYZ Affair |
#4 | Adams was accused of doing this the day before inauguration? | Midnight Judges |
#5 | The Case of Marbury vs. Madison established What? | Judicial Review |
Beginnings of a Modern American Democracy (1824-1844) | ||
#1 | Clay's exchange of presidential candidacy for a position as secretary of state is known as. | The Corrupt Bargain |
#2 | Trading jobs for political favors is known as? | The Spoils System |
#3 | Name two things Eli Whitney is known for inventing. | 1.) The cotton gin. 2.) Interchangeable parts. (the rifle) |
#4 | These people ignored their requirement to buy land and simply moved onto and appropriated an unoccupied tract as their own. | Squatters |
#5 | This figure began publishing a popular abolishionist newspaper called 'The Liberator' | William Lloyd Garrison |
Pre-Civil War through Reconstruction. | ||
#1 | A Congressional bill prohibiting the extension of slavery into any territory gained from Mexico. | Wilmot Provisio |
#2 | This political party rallied around the hatred of foreigners. | |
#4 | Congress sought to impeach President Johnson over his violation of this Act. | Tenure of Office Act |
#5 | During Grant's Presidency, this was a fraudulent , private construction company that fleeced the US by skimming profits off of the Union Pacific Railroad. | Credit Moblier |
Final Question | |
Name 3 Trans-continental Railroads. | Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Great Northern |