History of the Americas Questions

The current areas around eastern New York were first explored and colonized by:

Though the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress on 4 July 1776, fighting that led directly to the American Revolution actually commenced on:

Though several States built canal systems in the first half of the 19th Century, the most extensive canal systems mentioned in the text were the states of ________________ and ________________.

Although Americans almost universally supported the French Revolution initially, the assumption of power by more radical French revolutionaries, combined with interference in US internal affairs by French diplomats and actions against US interests, ultimately led to:

There were a large number of North American colonists opposed outright independence and many supported the British during the American Revolution. Among colonists, a large group often opposed to independence was _____________________.

The war in the Trans-Appalachian region of the so-called "Ohio Country" known as "__________________- War" (1761-1766) was caused by the British Colonial authorities to restrict settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and served as a cause of opposition to British colonial policy in the post-1763 era.

During the Administration of President Thomas Jefferson, which decision did the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshal hand down which established the legal theory of "Judicial Review" of legislative actions of the Congress?

While Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage of discovery led directly to the settle of large portions of the Americas by European settlers, a group of European seafarers known as the _____ arrived via Iceland and Greenland several centuries prior to the voyage of Columbus and established several small temporary settlements along the northern Atlantic coastline in modern-day Canada.

One of the immediate benefits of the early 19th Century "transportation revolution" was the ability to move goods efficiently__________________________.

What type of taxes levied by the British Government did the colonists initially oppose?

As Commanding General of the Continental Army, George Washington attempted to fight large battles against British forces at the risk of his entire army in order to force a major defeat of British forces in a climatic battle.

The first two operational commercial railroads were located in:

The first settlement in what became Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by a group of Christian religious separatists known as the Pilgrims in the year ________.

During the first three quarter of the 18th century, political thought in British North America evolved away from the British model due to a multiplicity of factors, to include the "Great Awakening" religious revival, ideals of the Enlightenment, the writings of John Locke, and the greater dispersion of political power due to the wider land ownership.

Which of the following was NOT a form of government/political structure utilized in British North American colonies?

Which of the following countries did NOT attempt to establish a colonial presence in North America?

Though the thirteen continental colonies were not the only British colonies in the Western Hemisphere, they were by far the most important to the Crown.

Prior to the American Civil War, there was little demand for educated women, so very few schools taught girls at any level, and women generally illiterate.

The war involving the British Empire, French Empire, Prussia and western German states and Spain from 1754 to 1763 was known in North America as_________________________.

Child labor was strictly regulated in early America and was completely abolished by the late 1840's.