PAP US History

What eased the fears of the anti-federalists?

Noah Webster wrote the first dictionary of American English

Thomas Jefferson shrank the size of the army and the navy, and reduced the size of the fed. gov

Some archaeological research is controversial because archaeological digs unearthed

What is the power of a nation's power with the principle of mercantilism?

British soldiers were sometimes called__

What did the women do for the first time during the Revolutionary War?

What were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions written as a response to?

The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes with the ___ River

A provision of the Northwest Ordinance prohibited voting rights in the territories. T or F

Plan for dividing up the Northwest Territory into townships was the Land Ordinance of

The Spanish sent missionaries to convert Native Americans to Catholicism

Who believed that people didn't need a minister's teaching in order to be spiritual?

The north and south economy differed in the 1700’s because of

As understood by Americans in 1840, Manifest Destiny implied that __ wants the US to settle.

The Puritan clergy Jonathan Edwards appeal to his congregation because he

The Articles of Confederation required that 9 of 13 states ratify any law before it could go

During the French and Indian War, the Iroquois league allied itself with the British

French explorers of the 1500's were called Conquistadors

The mother culture of Mesoamerica was the Incas. True or false?

Pres. Washington's action during the Whiskey Reb. shows that the _ government would take action

The Battle of ___ made Andrew Jackson nationally famous and led to his run for the White House

What hindered the colonists ability to settle west?

A common belief of the Enlightenment thinkers was that _&_ can be used to improve society

In 1794 American forces won a decisive victory over Native Americans at the

The Pres. Election of 1800 was significant because power shifted from

Grants of land in America to loyal friends of the kind were __ colonies

Native American tribes had different languages and ways of living, what brought them together?

Where did Cornwallis surrender?

Some people booked passage ships that traveled all the way around Asia to reach

Pres. __ started "gold fever" with his 1848 State of the Union address

Sir Francis Drake was a famous naval captain from England who

The warlike Aztec were hated for their human sacrafice

The social contract theory stated that if a government didn't protect its citizens,...

Words about equality in the Declaration of Independence reflected the Enlightenment idea of

What did the 12th amendment require after the presidential election of 1800?

William Penn received a land grant in North America from the king who needed to repay

The Alamo become significant in the Texas Revolution as a rallying cry for Independence

The English Bill of Rights allowed Parliament to set limits on monarch's power. True or false?

Charles Cornwallis was the British general who lost at Yorktown

"The starving time" was a period when many colonists died in

What does the the Bill of Rights protect against?

Powhatan was the Native American leader near the Jamestown settlement

During the harsh winter at Valley Forge, General Washington proved his knowledge and ability

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

The primary purpose of the Crusades was to recapture Christian lands

Who agreed with Strict Construction

When settlers sighed the __ they agreed to be ruled by a government chosen by the people.

People migrating on the Oregon Trail were moving west to find better

The debate over national bank formed a controversy over how much power a government has

After Washington became pres. Congress created the first 3 departments of the

Joint-Stock company is one owned by many investors hoping to make a profit

Ben Frank believed that colonists should set aside their differences for the Civil War

What were Spanish explorers called in the 1500s?

Most colonial assemblies were....

Abigail Adams suggested that women might engage in what action

Texans of Mexican heritage were called Tejanos

The Renaissance in Europe was characterized by an increase in

Hamilton believed that a wealthy aristocracy was the secret to a stable governtment

The Battle of Saratoga was a significant event in the Revolutionary War because

10 thousand years ago there was a ___ between Asia and North America

What discovery of Ponce de Leon's changed America forever?

The Great Awakening was....?

To resist American settlers, Tecumseh sided with the ___ against the US

Who did the soldiers at Valley Forge support because he was a good leader?

Who was John Smith?

John Sutter's sawmill on the American River n California started the

Jackson believed that America's future depended on its neutrality in the French Rev.

Painters whose work celebrated American countryside was the Hudson River School

What was one of the results of the Columbian Exchange?

The branch the was the strongest in most state governments after the Rev. war was the

The largest single migration of Americans moving west was because of the

Tories were also known as ___

Who worked hard and received water gruel and a mouthful of bread and beef for their efforts?

Native Americans of the ___ lived in cultural groups centered around rivers

What did the Articles of Confederation give Congress?

Who were the Native American farmers that were highly organized in the Ohio River Valley?

The colonists responded to the Intolerable Act by convening the

What were pueblos?

The Intolerable Acts resulted in less unity among the colonists. True or false?

Hunter-gather tribes consisted of the women and children gathering and the men hunting

What was the pamphlet Common Sense?

Most colonial assemblies had two houses which is called

Before the late Middle Ages, Europe was divided into hundreds of parcels ruled by nobles

John Marshall's Supreme Court rulings demonstrated the triumph of nationalism over sectionalism

___ is a political system without a monarch

One of Britain's advantages at the start of the Rev. war was

In the ___, American diplomats were insulted by the French with a bribe

In the Chesapeake incident, Americans refused to let the ship be

People who invest their money in hope of making a profit are

What is a large farm an unskilled labor force that grows one cash crop called?

In Spanish missions __ killed many Native Americans

Mexican President Santa Anna's military goals were to punish the rebels and put down the unrest

Who was protected and what was the reason because the Toleration Act was passed in 1649?

America's first legislature was the House of Burgesses

Another word for "to make changes" was to

Many Native American nations formed Confederations to resist white settlement in the

When Jackson defeated Henry Clay for president in 1832, it showed people

In the early years of the US, many financial problems arose as a result of states having

What essay did Alexander Hamilton urge creation of an independent judiciary?