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History 1
American History 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? | The Treaty of Tordesillas was a treaty between Spain and Portugal in 1494, moving The Line of Demarcation west. |
| Who were the Spanish Conquistadores? | They were Spanish adventurers in the new world. |
| In 1513, who was the Fist European to see the Pacific Ocean? | Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama to see the Pacific Ocean. |
| In 1513 who claimed Florida for Spain while looking for gold? | Juan Ponce De Leon. |
| Hernando Cortes went to the Aztecs of Mexico in what year? | 1519 |
| In 1528 who led a group of 400 men through the gulf coast region, from which only 4 returned? | Panfilio De Narvaez. |
| Which Article of the Constitution describes the Supreme Court? | III |
| Which house of Congress has the right to impeachment charges against the president according to Article I of the Constitution? | House of Representatives |
| What does Article VII of the Constitution state? | The process of ratifying the Constitution. |
| What does the eighth amendment to the constitution protect against? | Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. |
| What percentage of the majority is needed to approve a proposed constitutional amendment? | Three-fourths |
| What does the ninth amendment address? | People's rights not addressed in the Constitution. |
| What article of the Constitution says that the president must be 35 years of age, and can be elected for four year terms without limit? | II |
| What does the eleventh amendment state? | That individual states may not be sued by people from another state. |
| Who is sometimes known as the Father of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| Who was unanimously elected to be the chairman of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| Which amendment abolished slavery? | Thirteenth |
| What was the Anaconda plan? | The Anaconda plan introduced in 1861 by Union General Winfield Scott basically was to press the Confederates on different sides to cause them to fail. |
| The Battle of (Blank) was fought on September 17, 1862 in . | Antietam |
| In the impeachment process against the President, who determines the guilt or innocence of the president? | Senate |
| According to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the sole authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus resides in (blank) | The Congress |
| In James Madison's Federalist Paper No. 10, the most dangerous threat to the Constitution was presented by (blank) | Factions |
| The Dutch colony at New Netherland had friendly relations with the neighboring Amerindians. True or False? | True |
| The Puritans came to America in order to (blank) | Create a perfect religious utopia. |
| James Otis earned fame for his defense of American political freedom in (blank) | The Writs of Assistance case |
| The Boston Massacre happened after the (blank) | the Townshend Duties |
| The debate between William Seward, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Stephen A. Douglas, Salmon Chase, and Jefferson Davis all took part in resulted in the (Blank) | The Compromise of 1820 |
| The Battle of Saratoga (1777) was best known for (blank) | Securing America an alliance with France |
| In 1632 England allowed its first proprietary colony as a refuge for Catholics in (blank) | New York |
| Who was the author of the Great Compromise to the U.S. Constitution to the Philadelphia Convention of 1788? | Roger Sherman |
| What Supreme Court Decision did Andrew Jackson hate? | Cherokee Nation v. Georgia |
| What was not a major reform movement during the 1830's? | Labor Unions |
| Jackson's reasons for his veto of the Second Bank of the United States included (Blank) | 1. The Bank of The U.S. was a monopoly. 2. Fear of foreign control of the U.S. through the Bank 3. The bank's political uses of its funding 4. The Bank was unconstitutional |
| The historian most associated with the view of slavery as crushing the African-Americans into a "sambo personality" is (blank) | Stanly Elkins |
| Northern denunciation of the Compromise of 1850 was directed primarily toward (blank) | The Fugitive Slave Law |
| What was Lincoln's popular vote in the election of 1860? | 40% |
| During the Civil War, how did Lincoln give evidence of his democratic beliefs? | Sponsoring the Homestead Act |
| The Homestead act worked very well. True or false? | False |
| According to most historians, what was the major failure of the Reconstruction? | The inability to provide economic independence to ex-slaves. |
| Who was the president associated with the Sellout of 1876? | William Howard Taft |
| What led to European discovery and exploration of the Americas? | Development of new navigational instruments. |
| What was the key victory of British victory in the French and Indian war? | Louisburg |
| What does the "Middle Passage" refer to? | The voyage between Africa and the Americas taken by the slave traders. |
| Where did the Constitutional Convention take place in 1787? | Philadelphia. |
| What did the Republicans do under Thomas Jefferson? | Reduced federal budget. |
| What was the most important difference between the South and other sections of the U. S prior to 1860? | Slavery |
| How many slaves lived in the South by 1860? | 4 million |
| Who were the Federalist Papers written by? | Anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. |
| Secessionist feeling during the War of 1812 was strong in (blank) | New England |
| By the middle 1760's who were the most influential citizens in New England? | Laborers |
| What did the panic of 1857 fundamentally result from? | Excessive investments in railroads. |
| What was Georgia started for? | To allow debtors form English prisons to start a new life. |
| The Seven Years' War resulted in (blank after signing the Treaty of Paris in 1763? | The Spanish obtained New Orleans and Louisiana. |
| What was part of the Treaty of Ghent? | Restoration of territory taken during the war. |
| What does not appear on the Declaration of Independence? | Religious toleration. |
| What did the Jay Treaty (1794) provide for? | Evacuation of English troops from their posts along the Great Lakes. |
| What does "Copperhead" refer to? | Northerners who opposed the Civil War. |
| Who was not an early explorer of North America? | Francisco Pizarro |
| What product of the South was not in the "triangular Trade?" | Cotton |
| What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish? | The office of attorney general. |
| What Territory gained independence in 1836? | Texas |
| What was the First Bank of the United States like? | It was a joint state-federal government enterprise/ |
| What was the response to the Stamp Act? | Nonimportation of British goods. |
| What side was general William T Sherman on? | Union |
| Who was the Supreme Court chief justice that oversaw the development of the Court's power to judge the constitutionality of acts of Congress? | John Marshall |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, the Congress lacked the power to (blank) | Tax |
| Which group tended to support Federalists? | Wealthy Merchants |
| Prior to 1763 the British policy of "salutary neglect" | Did not enforce the Navigation Acts. |
| The Marbury v. Madison decision of 1803 established the principle that | the Federal government had the power under the contract clause to protect property rights. |
| Which state had the greatest degree of urbanization in 1860? | New York |
| Which book was likely to be found in the home of a colonial New Englander? | Pilgrim's Progress |
| What political party did the followers of Andrew Jackson establish? | Democratic |
| Beginning in the 1830's William Lloyd Garrison called for | immediate emancipation of the slaves. |
| What did the Great Awakening of the 1740's result in? | A split between religious traditionalists and religious radicals. |
| According to the Dread Scott decision | Congress had no power over slavery in the territories. |
| Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular sought to | slow down speculation in public land. |
| According to the Constitution, the president is elected by | the electoral college |
| The War of 1812 resulted in | Resumption to the status quo prior to the war. |
| On the eve of Columbus's first arrival in 1492, the native Indian population of the Western Hemisphere is estimated at | 80- 100 million |
| Why did Columbus sail to the America's in 1492? | To secure wealth and power for himself and the Spanish Throne. |
| Roger Williams is best known in history for | an early champion of religious freedom. |
| Indentured servants in colonial America experienced | low social status. |
| Why did the English pass the Stamp Act in 1765? | To raise money for England's national debt. |
| After the revolution, loyalists did not | create their own American colony in Ohio. |
| The Articles of Confederation created for the 13 states | a league of friendship among 13 different independent countries. |
| In the 17th century married women were denied the right to | vote for elected officials. |
| The passage of the Declaratory Act in 1766by Parliament was greeted in America by | little attention to its statement of parliamentary sovereignty. |
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