What was the trail of tears?

The path the Cherokee had to walk after having been expelled from Georgia

What is the bill of rights?

A section of the American constitution meant to secure basic freedoms

What were the Confederate States of America?

A group of states that seceded from the Union through secession ordinances

Why was Progressivism necessary?

Because monopolies and big businesses had acquired too much power

What is the New Deal?

A recovery plan aimed at fixing the economy after the crack of 1929

When did the Federalist Party disappear?

After they conspired at the Hartford convention

What is the UN Security Council?

An organism within the UN which has the responsibility to prevent war

On what did the Monroe Doctrine consist?

On rejecting European presence in the Western Hemisphere

Which was distinctive of the Western ethos?

They defended a more democratic system

What was the social response to the Vietnam War?

The population felt betrayed and disappointed

On what did Progressivism consist?

On reformist measures to counteract the effects of the growth of monopolies

When did Louisiana become an American territory?

When Thomas Jefferson bought it in 1803

Which was Massachusetts Bay Company colonists’ main purpose?

Establish a biblical Commonwealth

Why were the “Intolerable Acts” particularly significant?

Because they triggered the meeting of the First Continental Congress

When was current day Republican Party formed?

In the election of 1856 in opposition to slavery

What happened at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

Japan attacked the American military base of Hawaii

On what did the Emancipation Proclamation consist?

On the freeing of the slaves liberated by the Union

With which aim was the Ku Klux Klan created?

To prevent African Americans from voting

What was the Mayflower compact?

A document establishing the passengers of the Mayflower as a body politic

What prompted the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

The huge debt of the Dominican Republican and Haiti

What happened at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas?

There was a mass shooting where almost 60 people died

Why did the Iroquois like the Jesuits so much?

Cause their arrival in Canada was followed by the devastation of the Huron

What happened at the Seneca Falls convention?

The movement for women’s right was launched at a national level

Which was the main reason for the American resistance to pay taxes to Great Britain?

They did not have any political representation in the British Parliament

Why did slavery experience a revival at the beginning of the 19th century?

Because of the development of the cotton industry

What was the Cold War?

The post WWII ideological war between the USA and the Soviet Union

When was Canadian independence made effective?

With the Constitution Act in 1982

Why was the “Tea Act” particularly significant?

Because it triggered the Boston Tea Party

When was current day Democrat Party formed?

With the formation of the Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson

What territories did the United States acquire after the Spanish-American war?

Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines

What ended the containment policy phase of the Cold War?

The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO)

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1
What was the most remarkable measure taken under the framework of government of the Articles of the Confederation?
The Bill of Rights
The Northwest Ordinance
Locating the capital in Washington D.C.
The Constitution of Rhode Island
2
What was the trail of tears?
A telephone through which USA communicated with the Soviet Union
The road that the French colonists took in order to help the Iroquois
A route designed by abolitionists so that slaves could escape
The path the Cherokee had to walk after having been expelled from Georgia
3
What is the bill of rights?
A legislating document prior to the writing of the constitution
An amendment that restricts presential time in office to two terms
The charter of Rhode Island
A section of the American constitution meant to secure basic freedoms
4
Which political party did George Washington belong to?
The Republican Party
The Whig Party
He rejected political parties
The Federalist Party
5
Which famous group settled in Pennsylvania?
The Quakers
The War Hawks
Catholics
The Puritans
6
What were the Confederate States of America?
A group of states that seceded from the Union through secession ordinances
The first compact of colonies that joined in the First Continental Congress
The union of states who fought against the South during the civil war
A confederation of colonies seeking to protect themselves from the Indians
7
Why was Progressivism necessary?
Because monopolies and big businesses had acquired too much power
Because the Southern states were about to secede
Because alcohol abuse had become a problem
Because there were constant lynchings of African Americans in the South
8
What is the New Deal?
A plan to economically help European nations after WWII
The occupation of Japan to help its economy after WWII
A recovery plan aimed at fixing the economy after the Panic of 1873
A recovery plan aimed at fixing the economy after the crack of 1929
9
When did the Federalist Party disappear?
With the assassination of Alexander Hamilton
After they conspired at the Hartford convention
After they lost the civil war
Because they did not position themselves regarding slavery
10
What is the UN Security Council?
An organism within the UN which has the responsibility to prevent war
The testing of the atomic bomb in the desert of Arizona
A project to create the atomic bomb
Alliance bt the US, Canada, and Europe under the threat of soviet invasion
11
Which was the first permanent colonial settlement in North America?
Ville-Marie
Port Royal
Jamestown
Plymouth
12
On what did the Monroe Doctrine consist?
On rejecting European presence in the Western Hemisphere
On reformist measures to counteract the effects of the growth of monopolies
On the fight against European totalitarianisms
On the black reconstruction of the South after the Civil War
13
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
John Locke
George Washington
John Smith
14
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Donald Trump
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
15
Which best describes the interests of the Federalist Party?
Strengthening the Southern lifestyle
A strong central government
State’s rights
Agrarian interests
16
Which was distinctive of the Western ethos?
They were more conservative and endorsed a rural lifestyle
They were very corrupt
They defended a more democratic system
They defended a strong central government
17
What was the social response to the Vietnam War?
The population felt betrayed and disappointed
It was well received but the population resented the money that was spent
Veterans were received as heroes because of the anti-communist sentiment
They did not care; it was received with apathy
18
On what did Progressivism consist?
On the black reconstruction of the South after the Civil War
On reformist measures to counteract the effects of the growth of monopolies
On the fight against European totalitarianisms
On rejecting European presence in the Western Hemisphere
19
When did Louisiana become an American territory?
During Kennedy’s Administration as part of the New Frontier policy
After the French and Indian War
When Thomas Jefferson bought it in 1803
During James Monroe´s Administration (1817-1825)
20
Who was the only president to run for more than two terms?
James Monroe
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
21
Under which Act was the Dominion of Canada created?
The Statute of Westminster
The Act of Union
The Treaty of Paris
The British North America Act
22
Which of this is NOT a result of early twentieth century American imperialism (and the Roosevelt corollary)?
The military occupations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
The Seven Years War
The acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone
The Spanish-American War
23
Which was Massachusetts Bay Company colonists’ main purpose?
Abolish slavery
Establish a biblical Commonwealth
Live freely
Make money in the new colonies
24
In relation to which event did the War Hawks make an appearance?
The Hartford Convention
The War of 1812
The Civil War
The French and Indian War
25
Why were the “Intolerable Acts” particularly significant?
Because they managed to reduce the American colonies’ discontent
Because they triggered the meeting of the First Continental Congress
Because they triggered the meeting of the Second Continental Congress
Because they triggered the Boston Tea Party
26
What caused the panic of 1873?
Riots during the Haymarket affair in Chicago
The roaring 20s
Slavery
Wild speculation in railroads
27
Which of these events belongs to Andrew Jackson’s administration?
The trail of tears
The Haymarket Affair
The Route 91 Harvest Festival
The French and Indian War
28
When was current day Republican Party formed?
With the formation of the Whig Party after the Federalist Party dissolved
With the formation of the Federalist Party of John Adams and A. Hamilton
In the election of 1856 in opposition to slavery
With the formation of the Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson
29
Who is the only president who resigned?
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
30
What happened at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
Germany attacked the American Pacific fleet
Japan concluded an alliance with Germany and Italy
Japan attacked the American military base at Guantanamo
Japan attacked the American military base of Hawaii
31
On what did the Emancipation Proclamation consist?
On letting former slaves vote
On the freeing of the slaves liberated by the Union
On the secession of the confederate states
On the abolition of slavery
32
When was the creation of the United Nations Organization decided?
At the Yalta Conference
In the First Continental Congress
At the Hartford Convention
At the Postdam Convention
33
With which aim was the Ku Klux Klan created?
To bring slavery back
To prevent African Americans from voting
So that workers acquired more labor rights
To impeach Andrew Johnson
34
What was the Mayflower compact?
A series of amendments that granted basic freedoms of the citizens of USA
A confederation of colonies that united for self-defense against the Indian
A document establishing the passengers of the Mayflower as a body politic
The charter of Rhode Island
35
What prompted the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
The failure of the Articles of the Confederation
The panic of 1873
The huge debt of the Dominican Republican and Haiti
Fear that the Holly Alliance would intervene in South America
36
What happened at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas?
Martin Luther King was assassinated
It was the mass shooting in which the largest number of youths died
John F. Kennedy was shot
There was a mass shooting where almost 60 people died
37
Why did the Iroquois like the Jesuits so much?
Because they fought the English off their lands
Cause their arrival in Canada was followed by the devastation of the Huron
Because they traded furs with them
Because they followed them into the interior of the continent to fight
38
What happened at the Seneca Falls convention?
Lauching of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The movement for women’s right was launched at a national level
Communist spies met to conspire against the government
Representatives of the thirteen colonies met to discuss their demands
39
Which was the main reason for the American resistance to pay taxes to Great Britain?
The Americans did not want to buy tea from Great Britain
They did not have any political representation in the British Parliament
The Americans thought they had a manifest destiny
Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
40
Why did slavery experience a revival at the beginning of the 19th century?
Because of the development of the cotton industry
Because of the protectionist tariffs of the Monroe era
Because of the sugar revolution
Because the development of internal slave trade
41
On what did the 14th Amendment consist?
The abolition of slavery
Peasant suffrage
African-American citizenship
Female suffrage
42
As a result of which did Louisiana become a Spanish territory in the XVIII century?
The War of Independence
The War of 1812
The Spanish Succession War
The French and Indian War
43
What was the Cold War?
The war fought in order to liberate the slaves in the South
The post WWII ideological war between the USA and the Soviet Union
The war between the Iroquois and the Huron
The war fought between the USA and the Soviet Union to dominate the Koreas
44
When was Canadian independence made effective?
With the Constitution Act in 1982
With the Constitutional Act of 1791
With the signing of the Statute of Westminster in 1931
With the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867
45
Why was the “Tea Act” particularly significant?
Because it managed to reduce the American colonies’ discontent
Because it triggered the meeting of the First Continental Congress
Because it triggered the meeting of the Second Continental Congress
Because it triggered the Boston Tea Party
46
When did the two terms tradition become law?
With the ratification of the Articles of the Confederation
After World War II
After the 1929 crack
After World War I
47
Who was the president who decided to throw the atomic bombs?
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
48
When was current day Democrat Party formed?
With the formation of the Federalist Party of John Adams and A. Hamilton
With the formation of the Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson
In the election of 1856 in opposition to slavery
With the formation of the Whig Party after the Federalist Party dissolved
49
Why is James Madison notorious apart from being the fourth president of the United States?
For writing the Bill of Rights
For winning the Battle of New Orleans
For writing the Northwest ordinance
For founding current day Republican Party
50
What territories did the United States acquire after the Spanish-American war?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines
Guam and Philippines
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines
Cuba and Puerto Rico
51
What ended the containment policy phase of the Cold War?
The invasion of Vietnam
The involvement in the Greek Civil War
The Korean War
The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO)
52
Who were the famous passengers on board the Mayflower?
A group of Quakers led by William Penn
A group of reformers who disagreed with the archbishop of Canterbury
A group of separatists who had gone to Holland to escape persecutions
Religious liberals led by Ann Hutchinson
53
Who was General MacArthur?
A revolutionary hero
The supreme commander of Allied forces in the Far East
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe
The president who became notorious in the Battle of New Orleans
54
When did property-owning women in Lower Canada acquire the right to vote?
With the Constitution Act in 1982
With the signing of the Statute of Westminster in 1931
With the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867
With the Constitutional Act of 1791
55
When does the US become an industrial economy?
In the post Civil War decades
¡During the Cotton Revolution in the South
During the Cold War
After the Revolutionary War
56
Under whose mandate was the first Civil Rights Act since Reconstruction passed?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
57
What prompted the Monroe Doctrine?
The huge debt of the Dominican Republican and Haiti
The failure of the Articles of the Confederation
Fear that the Holly Alliance would intervene in South America
The panic of 1873
58
What was Kennedy’s “Urgent National Needs” speech about?
Women's vote
The Space Race
Social Security
Civil Rights
59
What was the Underground railroad?
A telephone line through which the USA communicated with the Soviet Union
A route designed by abolitionists so that slaves could escape the South
The path the Cherokee had to walk after having been expelled from Georgia
The road that the French took in order to help the Iroquois Indians
60
What is black Tuesday?
A dramatic fall in the stock prices on October 24th 1929
The date when the biggest amount of people was reported to be unemployed
The date of riots against immigrants in New York during the Civil War
The date of a huge massacre of African Americans by the Ku Klux Klan
61
Who was the only president to be impeached twice?
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Donald Trump
No one
62
What is Rosa Parks known for?
She refused to move to the back of a public bus
She led the Seneca Falls convention
She sat at a white-only diner and refused to leave
She uttered the “I have a dream” speech
63
Who was the only president to be successfully impeached?
Andrew Johnson
No one
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon

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