Early American History and Colonization

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What is the term for the belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic and cultural group?

Puritanism

Columbian Exchange

Ethnocentric (correct)

Deism

Which of the following colonies was established in Florida by Spain?

St. Augustine (correct)

East St. Louis

Massachusetts Bay

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?

Puritanism

Great Awakening

Ethnocentric

Columbian Exchange (correct)

What is the term for colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?

Indentured Servants Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following religious groups wanted to purify the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay?

Puritans Signup and view all the answers

Which event marked the turning point of the American Revolution?

The Battle of Saratoga Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?

To protect Indian tribes from white settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains Signup and view all the answers

What was the main objective of the American Colonization Society?

To establish a new nation in Africa for freed slaves Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

The destruction of the Whig Party Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Three-Fifths Clause in the US Constitution?

It counted three-fifths of the slave population for representation purposes Signup and view all the answers

Who was the author of the influential novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

Harriet Beecher Stowe Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Sons of Liberty?

To incite riots and protest British policies Signup and view all the answers

Which event marked the last battle of the American War of Independence?

The Battle of Yorktown Signup and view all the answers

What was the main feature of the Articles of Confederation?

A weak constitution that governed the US during the Revolutionary War Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary idea behind the concept of Manifest Destiny?

The belief that the US had a right to expand its territory through the continent Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of John Brown's scheme at Harpers Ferry?

To capture the federal arsenal Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Anaconda Plan?

It was a Union plan to blockade the Southern coast Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Haymarket Affair?

A national wave of xenophobia Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Progressive movement?

To respond to the pressures of industrialization and urbanization Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 19th Amendment?

It granted the right to vote to women Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the sinking of the Lusitania?

The United States began to consider entering World War I Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?

To convince Mexico to attack the United States Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Teapot Dome scandal?

The resignation of President Warren Harding Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the passage of the 20th Amendment?

The date of presidential inaugurations was changed Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points?

To prevent future wars Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of President Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

To provide economic relief and stimulate recovery during the Great Depression Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941?

It led to the United States' entry into World War II Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

To provide economic aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?

It led to the desegregation of schools in the Southern United States Signup and view all the answers

What was the term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West during the Cold War?

Iron Curtain Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

To airlift supplies to the Western sector of Berlin Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and later became President of the United States?

Dwight D. Eisenhower Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates in 1960?

The debates illustrated the visual power of television in American politics Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

To reconstruct cities, industries, and infrastructure damaged during World War II Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

The crisis was resolved through a combination of diplomacy and military threat Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Geneva Conference in 1954?

To divide Vietnam into North and South Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary objective of Operation Rolling Thunder?

To bomb Viet Cong-occupied land and decimate the landscape Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh during World War II and the First Indochina War?

Ho Chi Minh Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of Richard Nixon's Vietnamization strategy?

To withdrawal American troops and replace them with South Vietnamese forces Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

It authorized President Johnson to commit US troops to South Vietnam Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary objective of the Viet Cong?

To overthrow the South Vietnamese government Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?

It was a crucial turning point in the war Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the March to Montgomery?

To advocate for civil rights and voting rights Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Nixon Doctrine?

To honor existing defense commitments and allow countries to fight their own wars Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the draft lottery system during the Vietnam War?

To randomly select men for conscription into the military Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the SALT negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

To limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons Signup and view all the answers

Which presidential candidate promised to withdraw American troops from Vietnam in 90 days?

George McGovern Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of CREEP, Richard Nixon's re-election committee?

To conduct a 'dirty tricks' campaign against the Democrats Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the 1975 evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese from Vietnam?

The fall of Saigon Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?

To outlaw discrimination based on sex Signup and view all the answers

What was the main characteristic of the New Right movement of the 1980s?

Opposition to abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon?

Nixon was pardoned of all crimes he may have committed Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

To develop a system to destroy enemy missiles in outer space Signup and view all the answers

What was the Iran-Contra Affair?

A scandal involving the sale of arms to Iran to fund anti-communist groups Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first woman to run for Vice President on a major party ticket?

Geraldine Ferraro Signup and view all the answers