American History Pretest

What determined social structure for Native Americans?

Who were we in a race to the moon with?

What did Johann Gutenberg invent?

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

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 colleges were there in the 1740s in the colonies?

What do we call our form of government?

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

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

What year did the French and Indian War begin?

Who was the youngest president ever elected into office?

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

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

Where did German peasants settle in America?

How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

What is the ability to read and write?

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

What war did Americans lose the most men in?

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

Who did we buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

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

The assassination of who led to WWI

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

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

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

Who shot John F. Kennedy?

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

People who move their homes following food are called?

How many delegates met at the First Continental Congress?

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

Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

The repeal of prohibition was what amendment to the Constitution?

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

How did the first humans get to North America?

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

What was the foundation of wealth for English colonists?

French Fur trappers traded with which Native American tribe?

What President was impeached by the House?

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

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

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

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

Organization of the killing of an entire people

What are foreign soldiers who fight for pay called?

Which branch of government makes laws?

Who was the General that attacked the Union first?

What President enacted martial law?

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

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

Who lead the charge for women suffrage?