31 Questions
What is the term for believing in the superiority of one's own ethnic and cultural group, and having a corresponding disdain for all other groups?
Ethnocentric
Which Native American settlement was located near present-day East St. Louis?
Cahokia
What is the term for the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages?
Columbian exchange
Who were the colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?
Indentured servants
What was the religious movement that led to the establishment of new Protestant churches in the American colonies during the 18th century?
Great awakening
What was the main goal of the European powers during the fur trade?
To increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver
What was the purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?
To establish a boundary for western white settlement
What was the main goal of the Sons of Liberty?
To protest the Stamp Act and achieve colonial independence
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
It was the last battle of the War of Independence
What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?
To count three-fifths of the slave population in determining each state's representation
What was the main goal of the Louisiana Purchase?
To purchase land from France
What was the main goal of the American Colonization Society?
To establish a colony in Africa for free blacks
What was the main goal of the Manifest Destiny?
To spread across the continent
What was the main goal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To establish the idea of popular sovereignty
What event in Kansas-Nebraska Territory strained the relations between the North and South?
Bleeding Kansas
What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
It was a novel that promoted the idea of abolitionism
What was the primary goal of the Anaconda Plan?
To blockade the southern coast
What was the significance of the Haymarket affair?
It set off a national wave of xenophobia
Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor?
Samuel Gompers
What was the main goal of the Progressivism movement?
To respond to the pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms
What was the significance of the Lusitania?
It was an American boat that was sunk by German U-boats, making America consider entering WWI
Who was the Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WWI?
John J. Pershing
What was the significance of the Treaty of Versailles?
It formally ended WWI
What was the significance of the 19th Amendment?
It gave women the right to vote
What event occurred on October 29, 1929?
The New York Stock Market Crashed
What was the primary goal of President Roosevelt's New Deal program?
To provide economic relief and recovery to the United States
What was the significance of the 'hundred days' in President Roosevelt's administration?
The duration of the special session of Congress that launched the New Deal
What was the purpose of Rosie the Riveter, a propaganda character created during World War II?
To increase the number of women working in factories
What event led to the United States' entry into World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the outcome of Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt during World War II?
The forced relocation of Japanese-Americans
Who became the leader of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and later became the President of the United States?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Test your knowledge of American history, from the Columbian Exchange to the early settlements of St. Augustine and Cahokia. Explore the concept of ethnocentricity and the role of indentured servants in colonial America.
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