History, Society, Customs, Culture

Question 1

Squanto

Answer 1

Native American Algonquian. Helped early English settlers survive harsh winter

Question 2

Pocahontas

Answer 2

Algonquian Native American - Became famous as a liaison with John Smith’s Jamestown colony in 1607

Question 3

Sacagawea

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Served a vital roll in the Lewis and Clark expedition 1805

Question 4

Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull

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Led Sioux and Cheyenne troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Defeated George Armstrong Custer

Question 5

Chief Joseph

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a leader of the Nez Perce who supported peaceful interaction with white settlers. Attempted to relocate his tribe to Canada instead of being moved to a reservation.

Question 6

Who and when was a sea route discovered from Europe to Asia.

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The Portuguese in 1498.

Question 7

When did the first African slaves arrive in Virginia?

Answer 7

1619

Question 8

When was slavery abolished?

Answer 8

December 18th, 1865 with the 13th amendment

Question 9

The Sugar Act

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1764, required taxes to be collected on molasses brought into the colonies and gave British officials the right to search the homes of anyone suspected of violating it

Question 10

The Stamp Act

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1765 - taxed printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents

Question 11

The Quartering Act

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1765 - required colonists to supply accommodations and supplies to British troops

Question 12

The Townshend Acts

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1767 - taxed paper, lead, paint, and tea that came into the colonies

Question 13

Tea Act

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Allowed East Indian trading company to sell tea at much lower prices, bypassing American distributers, and selling directly to shopkeepers. Led to the Boston Tea Party

Question 14

Treaty of Paris

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1783 - Britain recognized the United States as an Independent Nation.

Question 15

Virginia Plan

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Representation in Congress should be based off of state population size

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New Jersey Plan

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Each State should have equal representation

Question 17

The Great Compromise

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Led to our current system. Senate and House of Representatives.

Question 18

Marbury V. Madison

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Set precedent for the supreme court to nullify laws it found to be unconstitutional

Question 19

Horace Mann

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Helped change American attitudes about education and suggested reforms to the American education system.

Question 20

Cotton Gin

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A machine that decreased the processing time of cotton and was a major factor in the rapid expansion of cotton production in the South

Question 21

Henry Clay

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The Great Compromiser

Question 22

The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854

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Popular sovereignty used to determine whether a slave state or not, went against the great compromise of 1850. Beginning of the break up of the union

Question 23

Popular Sovereignty

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Idea that people in new states should be allowed to choose for themselves whether they wanted slavery or not

Question 24

Dredd Scott Decision

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Supreme court ruled Dredd Scott was not a citizen since he was a slave. He could not sue and laws did not apply. Also ruled the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional

Question 25

Thirteenth Amendment

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December 18th 1865 - Outlawed Slavery

Question 26

Fourteenth Amendment

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Overturned the Dread Scott Decision - Any person born or naturalized in the US were guaranteed rights, equal protection by all states. Guaranteed citizens regardless of race to file a lawsuit or serve on a jury

Question 27

Fifteenth Amendment

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Black Suffrage - No citizen can be denied the right to vote based on race

Question 28

Naturalization Act

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1870 - Put limits on US citizenship. Only allowing whites and those of African descent

Question 29

Immigration Act of 1882

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Taxed immigrants.

Question 30

Smith-Lever Act

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1914-Provided cooperative programs to help educate people about food, home economics, community development and agriculture.

Question 31

Walter Hunt, Elias Howe, Isaac Singer

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Invented the sewing machine

Question 32

Nikola Tesla

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invented the alternating current motor

Question 33

George Eastmen

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Invented the Kodak camera

Question 34

Charles Goodyear

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Invented vulcanized rubber

Question 35

Cyrus McCormick

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Invented the Reaper

Question 36

George Westinghouse

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Invented the transformer and the air brake

Question 37

Scalawags and Carpetbaggers

Answer 37

Scalawags were southern whites aligned with freedmen to take over local governments. Carpetbaggers were northerners who traveled south for various reasons after the war. Some to help, some to take advantage of the economic and political instability