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Question 1

Bartholomew Diaz, in seeking a route around the tip of Africa, was forced to turn back. Nevertheless, the cape he discovered near the southern tip of Africa became known as_________.

Answer 1

Cape of Good Hope

Question 2

Ideas of the Renaissance were spread throughout Europe mainly because of the invention of what by Gutenburg?

Answer 2

Printing Press

Question 3

Renaissance was the beginning of what?

Answer 3

Secular ideas

Question 4

Rebirth of intellectual thought is often associated with what time period?

Answer 4

Renaissance

Question 5

What was the Albany Plan of Union?

Answer 5

Proposal to create a united government suggested by Benjamin Franklin. Occurred in 1754.

Question 6

After the ratification of the new Constitution, the most urgent of problems facing the fed govt was what?

Answer 6

Raising money to pay salaries and war debts

Question 7

What is the name for the removal of Cherokees from their native lands to Oklahoma territory (1838-1839)?

Answer 7

Trail of Tears

Question 8

What court case ruled that the federal govt has ultiamte authority when its laws conflicted with the state government?

A. Brown v. BOE
B. McCullouch v. Maryland
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Marbury v. Madison

Answer 8

McCullouch v. Maryland

Question 9

What case set the precedent for judicial review?

A. Brown v. BOE
B. McCullouch v. Maryland
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Marbury v. Madison

Answer 9

Marbury v. Madison

Question 10

Did the Constitution set to have presidents directly or indirectly elected?

Answer 10

Indirectly

Question 11

What inventor invented the sewing Machine?
A.	John Gorrie
B.	Cyrus McCormick
C.	George Washington Carver
D.	Isacc Singer

Answer 11

Isacc Singer

Question 12

What inventor invented the refrigeratior and air conditioning?
A.	John Gorrie
B.	Cyrus McCormick
C.	George Washington Carver
D.	Isacc Singer

Answer 12

Gorrie

Question 13

The area of the US was effectively doubled through the purchase of the Louisiana Territory under which president?

A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
D. James Monroe

Answer 13

Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition of territory fro ______ in 1803.

Answer 14

France

Question 15

Expansion of settlers westward and need for more land, agitation of Native Americans by Canadian fur traders in eastern Canada, and continued seizures of American Ships by British all led to what war?

Answer 15

War of 1812

Question 16

With what president is the “Era of the Common Man” associated with?

Answer 16

Andrew Jackson

Question 17

The Compromise of 1850 came about as a result of which state’s entry into the union?

Answer 17

California

Question 18

_______’s petition to join the union in 1858 was blocked in order to preserve the balance between slave and free states, but eventually became a free state in 1861.

Answer 18

Kansas

Question 19

Douglas got the 1860 _________ nomination for president.

Answer 19

Northern Democrat

Question 20

What was 1 result of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

A. Lincoln voiced his support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
B. Douglas voiced his support for expanding slavery
C. Lincoln got the 1860 Republican nomination for pres
D. Douglas got the 1860 Constitutional Union party nomination for pres

Answer 20

C. Lincoln got the 1860 Republican nomination for pres

Question 21

The ______________ Act It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.

Answer 21

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 22

The ______ Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.

Answer 22

Missouri

Question 23

Who was the final commander of the Union army during the Civil War?

A. William T. Sherman
B. Gen. George Mead
C. Robert E. Lee
D. Ulysess S. Grant

Answer 23

Ulysess S. Grant

Question 24

Who was the commander of the Confederate army?

A. William T. Sherman
B. Gen. George Mead
C. Robert E. Lee
D. Ulysess S. Grant

Answer 24

Robert E. Lee

Question 25

Who was famous for burning Atlanta and marching to the sea? A. William T. Sherman B. Gen. George Mead C. Robert E. Lee D. Ulysess S. Grant

Answer 25

William T. Sherman

Question 26

Who was the Union commander at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863? A. William T. Sherman B. Gen. George Mead C. Robert E. Lee D. Ulysess S. Grant

Answer 26

Gen. George Mead

Question 27

The principal of popular sovereignty, in which ppl in each territory could make own decisions concerning slavery, was a doctrine of who? A. Henry Clay B. Daniel Webster C. John C. Calhoun D. Stephen A. Douglas

Answer 27

Stephen A. Douglas

Question 28

Who was very pro-slavery and champion of state's rights, and also served as a VP under JQA and Andrew Jackson? A. Henry Clay B. Daniel Webster C. John C. Calhoun D. Stephen A. Douglas

Answer 28

John C. Calhoun

Question 29

Out of the 4, who believed readdmitting southern states into the union should be very strict? A. Abe Lincoln B. Thaddeus Stevens C. John Calhoun D. Andrew Johnson

Answer 29

Thaddeus Stevens

Question 30

Why were radical republicans trying to impeach Andrew Johnson after Lincoln's death?

Answer 30

Fear he would allow rebuilding of the old system of white power and slavery

Question 31

From what region did large numbers of immigrants came to the US in late 1800s and early 1900s? A. Southern Europe B. Middle East C. Northern Europe D. South Asia

Answer 31

Southern Europe

Question 32

The _________ also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US and Canadian prairies during the 1930s; severe drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion (the Aeolian processes) caused the phenomenon.

Answer 32

Dust Bowl

Question 33

The _____ advocated government ownership of railroads, the silver standard, and an end to corporate subsidies.

Answer 33

Populists

Question 34

Jacob Riis, Lincoln Steffans, and Ida Tarbell were all _______ of the Progressive Era.

Answer 34

Muckrakers

Question 35

Which muckraker reported on political corruption? A. Jacob Riis B. Lincoln Steffans C. Ida Tarbell

Answer 35

Lincoln Steffans

Question 36

Which muckraker reported on the terrible conditions of tenant dwellers? A. Jacob Riis B. Lincoln Steffans C. Ida Tarbell

Answer 36

Jacob Riis

Question 37

Which muckraker wrote about Standard Oil? A. Jacob Riis B. Lincoln Steffans C. Ida Tarbell

Answer 37

Ida Tarbell

Question 38

Agreeing to sacrifice some freedom for protection is known as the?

Answer 38

Social contract

Question 39

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is most famously known for writing what?

Answer 39

Social Contract

Question 40

The Teapot Dome related to: A. Improper taxing of sea surpluses in Boston B. The improper awarding of building contracts in Washington, DC. C. The improper sale of policy decisions by various Harding admin officials D. The improper sale of oil reserves in Wyoming

Answer 40

Improper sale of reserves in Wyoming in 1920s

Question 41

Which of these acts severely restricted immigration in the US? A. Taft-Hartley Act (1947) B. Smoot-Hawley Act C. Fordney-McCumber Act D. Johnson Reed Act (1924)

Answer 41

Johnson Reed Act

Question 42

Which of these acts prohibited unfair labor practices by labor unions? A. Taft-Hartley Act (1947) B. Smoot-Hawley Act C. Fordney-McCumber Act D. Johnson Reed Act (1924)

Answer 42

Taft-Hartley Act

Question 43

Which of these acts raised US tariffs to historically high levels, and eventually led to frozen trade because everyone was raising their tariffs? Hurt the economy rather than help. A. Taft-Hartley Act (1947) B. Smoot-Hawley Act (1930) C. Fordney-McCumber Act (1922) D. Johnson Reed Act (1924)

Answer 43

Smoot-Hawley Act (1930)

Question 44

Rugged-individualism mean the people can fend for themselves to make themselves better and didn't believe in direct-belief -- Who is this?

Answer 44

Hoover

Question 45

________ were Dust Bowl Migrants from Oklahoma & the Plains.

Answer 45

Okies

Question 46

___________by Rousseau widely adapted in future declarations about international human rights, formulated in France during the French revolution.

Answer 46

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Question 47

___________ series of treaties that established humanitarian and ethical standards for conduct during times of war and has been widely accepted as international law.

Answer 47

Geneva Conventions

Question 48

The _____________ Doctrine essentially said that the US would aid any countries resisting communism; this led to the aid to Turkey and Greece.

Answer 48

Truman (1947)

Question 49

Under what president was the Berlin Wall torn down?

Answer 49

George HW Bush - It happened in 1989