Question | Answer |
What were the rulers and merchants interested in, in the New World? | Vast Resources |
Why did many of the Europeans come to America? | to seek Religious and political freedom |
Many colonists were willing to give up what for their freedoms? | Their lives |
When was the United States first recognized as a world power? | After the Spanish-American War |
Have space flights benefited or hurt the American public? | benefited |
Who found a way to cure polio? | Jonas Salk |
How has the American family greatly changed since 1776? | The family has become broken, dysfunctional, and home has lost the title of "a place of refuge" |
How many countries have a constitution similar to the US? | none |
How has the public school system changed since it began? | School was originally a way to keep Satan from deceiving men from the knowledge of Scriptures through illiteracy. Now prayer is not even allowed in the schools! |
Who devised a system for mass-producing automobiles? | Henry Ford |
Who made the Louisiana Purchase? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who purchased Alaska? | William Seward |
Who purchased the Northwest? | James Polk |
Who invented the airplane? | The Wright brothers |
Who was Alaska purchased from? | Russia |
Who was Florida purchased from? | Spain |
The Louisiana Purchase was acquired from...? | France |
Who was California acquired from? | Mexico |
What were the 3 types of colonies formed under charters granted by the king of England? | charter or commercial, proprietary, royal colony |
Give 2 reasons wars are fought? | acquire territory, gain independence, overthrow undesirable rulers |
List 3 groups of people that helped to shape our country | lawmakers, educators, religious leaders,inventors |
What has been the stabilizing force in American society? | the family |
What US document symbolizes concern for the equality of men? | Declaration of Independence |
What may save our family life in the US today? | A return in the Christian principles stressed in the Bible |
Why is the Us known as a melting pot? | People of many backgrounds have fit so well into the American society that they appear as everyone else |