Abeka US History Final (12)

When was the Treaty of Guadalupe signed ending the Mexican War?

o was the first President of the “Lone Star Republic”?

What became the first state to allow “civil unions”?

What compromise temporarily settled the slavery issue in 1820?

What act was the most hated of the Grenville’s taxes?

Who was the “Father of New France.”

Who did Condoleezza Rice replace as Secretary of State?

What became the first college for women only?

What economic theory says colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country?

What organization would be responsible for the creation of Amero?

What agreement established the World Trade Organization?

Who has been called the greatest inventor of all time?

Who was President during the War of 1812?

Who wrote the Blue-Backed Speller?

Who established the colony of Rhode Island?

Who led the conquest of the Aztecs?

In what industry did John D. Rockefeller become a leading businessman?

Who advocated a “return to normalcy”?

Who launched the New Deal?

What is the strict Islamic regime governing Afghanistan called?

What amendment repealed prohibition?

What was the name of President Bush’s education reform plan?

In what year did America enter World War I?

In what year was the Treaty of Paris signed?

What act provided for the gradual development of self-government in the Northwest Territory?

What British Prime Minister allied himself with President Bush during the War on Terror?

Who wrote History of Plymouth Plantation?

Who was the spokesman for détente during the Nixon Administration?

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Who was the leader of Al Qaeda in the 9/11 attacks?

Who was the President during World War I?

Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?

What year was the Berlin Wall opened?

What island did U.S. troops rescue from a Cuban invasion in 1983?

Who promoted the idea of public primary schools for all children?

What policy promoted friendship between the United States and Latin America?

What state determined the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election?

In what year did “Black Tuesday” take place?

In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated?

Why did Nixon resign?

What is biofuel combined with regular gasoline called?

What organization did the UN establish to promote the rule of law internationally?

What is the idea that evolution is mathematically impossible?

What plan extended credit to Europe to help with the recovery after World War II?

In what year was the Louisiana Purchase made?

Who was the best-known evangelist in the Second Great Awakening?

What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

In what year was the Plymouth Colony founded?

Who led the drive for the “Contract With America”?

What was the first permanent settlement in Virginia?

Who was the only President to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

What Act was created to provide more security to the American people after the 9/11 attacks?

Who gave the famous speech “ Seventh of March”?

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

Who was host of “Focus on the Family”?

What court decision legalized abortion?

Who created the Microsoft Corporation?

In what year did the Spanish-American War take place?

In what year did Reconstruction end with the a compromise?

In what year did the Civil War end?

Who is the “Father of Neoconservatism”?

What was the name for President Lyndon Johnson’s liberal social and economic program?

Who was the first black Cabinet member?

Who adopted the slogan “speak softly and carry a big stick”?

What U.S. general was sent to the Philippines during World War II?

Who was the President at the beginning of the Great Depression?

Who built the Great Northern railroad?

Who stood against Communism and helped stabilize the economy?

Who was President during the Persian Gulf War?

Who was put on trial for the Iran-Contra affair?

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik revolution?

For whom was the New World named?

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

What author was best-known of the local color writers?

Who wrote the Grapes of Wrath?

What battle was the turning point of the American War for Independence?

Who sent U.S. troops to Haiti and Bosnia?

Which general led at D-Day?

Who was known as the “Great Communicator”?

In what year did V-J Day take place?

Who adopted the slogan “Fifty-four or fight”?

Who became the first woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court?

Who preached “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?

Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution”?

What colony was founded as a haven for Catholics?

Who launched the Fair Deal?

What President helped negotiate the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel?

What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?

Who was the only President elected by a unanimous vote?

In what country were 63 Americans taken hostage in 1979?

Who was the dictator of Panama that was arrested by invading U.S. troops?

What settlement was saved from destruction by Captain John Smith?

What was the last battle between the American Indians and federal troops?

In what year did Operation Desert Storm take place?

In what year was the Monroe Doctrine enacted?

Who launched the New Frontier?

Who was the prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?

In what year did America pull out of the Vietnam War?

Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?

Who invented the reaper?