final Flashcards
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What was the primary reason for French presence in North America?
Trade focused primarily on beaver pelt.
When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:
Tried to use them to enhance their standing with other Native Americans.
William Penn was a member of which religious group?
Quakers
What commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the 17th century?
Sugar
Bacon’s Rebellion was a response to
Worsening economic conditions in Virginia.
Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?
The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.
How did colonial politics compare with British politics?
Colonists tended to agree with the British that owning property was related to having the right to vote.
Which American victory in the Revolutionary War secured an alliance with France?
Saratoga
As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected:
The principle of hereditary aristocracy.
Which of the following persons would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?
An indebted farmer in western Massachusetts.
Alexander Hamilton’s long-term goal was to:
Succeed George Washington as president
The “Quasi-War” was a war of the United States against:
France
The Erie Canal gave which city primacy over competing ports in accessing trade with the Northwest?
New York
What was the most important export from the United States by the mid-nineteenth century?
Cotton
By the 1830s, the term “citizen” in America had become synonymous with the right to:
Vote
Southern farmers in the backcountry:
Generally worked the land using family labor.
At the end of their trek in the mid-1840s, Mormons led by Brigham Young founded:
Salt Lake City, Utah
What was a “bloomer” in the 1850s?
A new supporter of abolition
“Fifty-four forty or fight” referred to demands for American control of:
Oregon
“Greenback” was a Civil War-era nickname for:
Paper money
The Union’s manpower advantage over the Confederacy:
Proved essential for the success of Grant’s attrition strategy.
During Reconstruction, the role of the church in the black community:
Was central, as African-Americans formed their own churches.
White farmers in the late nineteenth century South:
Included many sharecroppers involved in the crop-lien system.
When did Reconstruction end?
1877
