History of the Americas Questions
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Columbus's first voyage - Established a connection between New and Old Worlds
Jamestown founded - First permanent US settlement
Do you think problems between the North and South could have been solved without going to war
Fremont carried all of the 16 free states but only a single electoral vote south of the Mason-Dixon line
Southern States Respond to Reconstruction
the American Party was also the Knowing Nothings
The electoral vote gave Buchanan the victory in the election of 1856
The American Party grew quickly between 1853 and 1856 by attacking immigrants
Who was the Democratic senator from Illinois in 1858? Who was the Republican that ran against him
James Buchanan, a diplomat and former congressman, was nominated for president by the Republican Party in 1856
Antislavery members of the Whigs and the Democrats joined Free-Soilers to form the Republican Party
In the 1854 election, Republicans won several seats in the House of Representatives from Southern States
What was the primary reason the following colonies were founded; Massachusetts, Maryland, & Pennsylvania?
Who did the Second Continental Congress choose to lead the Continental Army?
The Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Common Sense, and the war itself all occurred during what time period in American History?
What battle is known as the "Shot heard 'Round the World"?
Sped up the cleaning and preparation of cotton for use in manufacturing
Think of the word Urban. New York City is an urban city. Now what does Urbanization mean? What does it have to do with the Industrial Revolution?
What problems did Americans face with urbanization, the growth of cites due to a lot of people coming from rural areas or cities?
The Cotton Kingdom was the South. True of False