American History Pretest

Which of these is not a reason for the Civil War?

What caused hundreds of thousands of Irish to flee to the United States between 1845-1849?

Which battle does the phrase "the shot heard around the world," come from?

A political and economic system that Europeans created to protect themselves against threats is

How many original colonies were there in what is now the United States?

A group of families who are descended from the same ancestors are called?

The revival of religious feeling in the 1730s and 1740s is known as the?

What war did Americans lose the most men in?

The assassination of who led to WWI

What did Johann Gutenberg invent?

People built shanty towns, with shacks of tar paper cardboard or scrap material they called it?

What was the difference in education in New England than in Great Britain?

The era from A.D. 500 t0 1300 is known as the?

People who move their homes following food are called?

Why were women hung in the colonies in the 1690s?

What caused European growth to be cut down drastically in the 1300s?

What do we call our form of government?

How many delegates met at the First Continental Congress?

What was the foundation of wealth for English colonists?

A place where Franciscans converted Native Americans to Christianity is called a?

What is a narrow strip of land that joins two larger land areas?

The repeal of prohibition was what amendment to the Constitution?

The Cold War was an atomic threat between the US and?

What year did the French and Indian War begin?

Who shot John F. Kennedy?

Which of these was not a cause of the American Revolution?

How many colleges were there in the 1740s in the colonies?

Who was the General that attacked the Union first?

Who was the youngest president ever elected into office?

What President enacted martial law?

Where did most Americans live before the 1880s and 1920s?

French Fur trappers traded with which Native American tribe?

Where did Chinese immigrants settle when they came to the United States?

Organization of the killing of an entire people

Who lead the charge for women suffrage?

Who were we in a race to the moon with?

Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

What determined social structure for Native Americans?

How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

Who did we buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

What are foreign soldiers who fight for pay called?

What President was impeached by the House?

where was Christopher Columbus going when he "discovered" North America?

What is the ability to read and write?

What were 3 European countries involved in the colonization of North America?

Who was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard?

Exactly when did the United States declare it's freedom from the world?

Which branch of government makes laws?

How did the first humans get to North America?

Where did German peasants settle in America?