United States History, Government and Citizenship

Question 1

What was the European Colonization? Who were the European powers? what was the main motive?

Answer 1

the invasion, settlement and estbalishment of control of the americas. The european powers: spain, france, and england. The main motive was the Northwest Passage

Question 2

Who was Christopher Columbus

Answer 2

Found the New World- The Americas

Question 3

Who is Hernan Cortez?

Answer 3

Discovered the Aztec wealth and began the first phase of spanish colonization of the americas.

Question 4

What was the oldest city in the united states that was founded by the spanish?

Answer 4

St. Augustine

Question 5

What was the first permanent English Colony in the Americas?

Answer 5

Jamestown

Question 6

What was Americas first Puritan settlement?

Answer 6

Plymouth colony

Question 7

What was the first legislative assembly in the colonies?

Answer 7

House of Burgesses

Question 8

What is the Mayflower?

Answer 8

An english ship that transported the puritans to the new world.

Question 9

what was the mayflower compact?

Answer 9

the first document of self-governmance signed by the mayflower passengers.

Question 10

What was the American REvolution?

Answer 10

Colonist revolt against great britain

Question 11

why did the colonist revolt against the britains?

Answer 11

it started with the taxes that the british imposed on the colonist

Question 12

what were the causes of the american revolution? (what things were put on them?

Answer 12

The stamp act. the townshed acts, boston massacre, boston tea party

Question 13

what was the stamp act?

Answer 13

tasx put on the american colonies

Question 14

what was the townshed acts?

Answer 14

a series of law. the laws taxed goods imported to the american colonies

Question 15

what was the boston tea party?

Answer 15

a protest by the american colonist

Question 16

what was the boston massacre?

Answer 16

british soldier shot and killed severla people in boston. paul revere and samuel adams used this as propoganda for reveloutionary war

Question 17

what were the first political parties?

Answer 17

the federalist and the democratic-republican party

Question 18

what is the articles of confederation?

Answer 18

the first u.s. constitution , weak central government

Question 19

what was the magna carta?

Answer 19

english law that established that individuals have natural rights of security, liberty and property

Question 20

john adams was with what political party? what did that political party favor?

Answer 20

federalist. strong central government

Question 21

thomas jefferson was with what political party? what did that political party favor?

Answer 21

democratic-republic, small government

Question 22

what is westward expansion? what was it fueled by?

Answer 22

movement of settlers into the american west. fueled by gold rush, oregon trail and manifest destiny.

Question 23

what was the oregon trail?

Answer 23

a mjaor route from missouri to oregan that pioneers used to migrate west

Question 24

what was the manifest destiny?

Answer 24

belief that the united states was destined by God to expand control and spread democracy

Question 25

what was the lousiana purchase?

Answer 25

land deal between the united states and france.

Question 26

what was the erie canal? why was it important?

Answer 26

man-made waterway that connects the atlantic ocean-through new york city- great lakes. It allowed people to travel.

Question 27

Who was the war of 1812 fought between?

Answer 27

the british and the united states

Question 28

what treaty settled the war of 1812?

Answer 28

the treaty of ghent

Question 29

what was the antebellum period?

Answer 29

period between war of 1812 and the civil war

Question 30

what was the civil war?

Answer 30

a problem between the north and south as they became divided.

Question 31

what were some positive affects of the civil war?

Answer 31

abolished slavery, passing 13th, 14th and 15th amendment

Question 32

what is the 13th amendment?

Answer 32

abolished slavery

Question 33

what was the 14th amendment?

Answer 33

granted equal civil and legal rights

Question 34

what was the 15th amendment?

Answer 34

denying a citizen the right to vote based on color

Question 35

when people migrate to another country, it is usually because something pushes them away from their native country and pulls them to a new place, this is called what?

Answer 35

a push-pull factor

Question 36

what is agrarianism? (what is most associated with)

Answer 36

agriculture, farming

Question 37

what is industrialization? (based on what)

Answer 37

manufactured goods

Question 38

what was the 19th amendment?

Answer 38

granted women the right to vote

Question 39

what is the chinese exclusion act of 1882?

Answer 39

prohibited immigration of chinese laborers

Question 40

what is the sherman antitrust act?

Answer 40

outlawed monopolisitic business practices

Question 41

what is the federal reserve act?

Answer 41

established the federal reserve system and central bank to oversee monetary policy

Question 42

What was WWI also known as? What was the start of WWI?

Answer 42

the great war. the assassination of archduke ferdinand

Question 43

who were the allied powers?

Answer 43

france, britain, russia and united states

Question 44

who were the central powers?

Answer 44

austria-hungary, germany, ottoman empire, bulgaria

Question 45

who was the president during WWI?

Answer 45

woodrow wilson

Question 46

what was the espionage act during WWI?

Answer 46

made it illegal to interfere with the operation of the military

Question 47

what ended WWI? What was signed?

Answer 47

The treaty of versailles

Question 48

what was the interwar period? What does it mean?

Answer 48

the period between the end of WWI and the start of WW2

Question 49

what was the roaring 20as?

Answer 49

social and political change for modern america

Question 50

what is the harlem renaissance?

Answer 50

cultural mecca for African Americans

Question 51

what was langston hughes? what was louis armstrong?

Answer 51

poet and jazz musician

Question 52

what was the great depression?

Answer 52

economic downfall in the industrialized world

Question 53

what was the dust bowl?

Answer 53

farming families set to migrate across the united stated for better loving and working conditions

Question 54

what was the new deal?

Answer 54

a series of programs and projects that was established by franklin d roosevelt

Question 55

Why was the united states reluctant to enter WW2?

Answer 55

because of the economic crisis at home

Question 56

what makes the official start of ww2?

Answer 56

germany invades poland

Question 57

what caused the united stated to join WW2?

Answer 57

attack on pearl harbor

Question 58

what caused the end of WW2?

Answer 58

attack on hiroshima and nagasaki. Japan surrenders, which ends the war

Question 59

what was the cold war?

Answer 59

geopolitical tension between the united states and its allies ,

Question 60

why is it called the cold war?

Answer 60

there were no large scale fighting, but small proxy wars, military build ups, which almost started another war.

Question 61

what does containment mean? what war was this strategy used for?

Answer 61

strategies to prevent the spread of communism. the cold war.

Question 62

what is the domino theory? what war was this strategy used for?

Answer 62

political event in one country will cause something similar in neighboring countries. cold war.

Question 63

what was the truman doctrine?

Answer 63

united stated would provide political, military and economic assistance

Question 64

what is the marshall plan?

Answer 64

european recovery program. provides aid to western europe.

Question 65

what is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?

Answer 65

alliance between territories of north american and europe

Question 66

what is the bay of pigs invasion?

Answer 66

a failed attempt to overthrow fidel castro

Question 67

what was the brown v. topeka?

Answer 67

supreme court ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools

Question 68

what were jim crow laws?

Answer 68

laws that were used to enforce racial segregation in public areas

Question 69

what was the first wave of feminism?

Answer 69

goal of the movement was equal rights for women. Met at seneca falls to outline womens political strategies. Industrial revolution played a large role in this.

Question 70

What was the partition of India?

Answer 70

British empire agreed to give india its independence after WWII. This split india into two independent dominions. pakistan and india

Question 71

what is the korean war?

Answer 71

war between north and south korea.

Question 72

what was the vietnam war?

Answer 72

conflict between north vietnam and south vietnam.

Question 73

what is the 60 day war?

Answer 73

war between israelis and arabs. ended with significant friction and ownership of what is now the gaza strip.

Question 74

what was the persian gulf war?

Answer 74

two phase war: operation desert shield and operation desert storm. Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait

Question 75

What was the iraq war?

Answer 75

second persian gulf war. united stated and britain invade iraq

Question 76

what is separation of powers? What are the powers?

Answer 76

divided into three branches. legislative, executive and judicial branch.

Question 77

what is the constitution?

Answer 77

document outlining the overarching laws and division of powers.

Question 78

what does the legislative branch include?

Answer 78

house of representatives and senate q

Question 79

how is the house of representatives distrubuted?

Answer 79

by the states population

Question 80

how is the senate chosen ?

Answer 80

includes 100 members who are elected for 6 years. two from each state. 1/3 of the seats renewed every two years.

Question 81

how many justices is the supreme court made up of?

Answer 81

9

Question 82

does each state have its own constitution?

Answer 82

yes