History of the Americas Questions

Despite being just 34 years old, Hernán Cortés was entrusted with the subjugation of the Aztec Empire of Mexico due to his previously successful conquest of the island of_________________ .

One major battle that convinced the French to join the North America colonies in their war against the British was:

One economic impediment during the British Colonial era in North America was ________________________.

The two most urbanized and cohesive native empires at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Americas were ____________________ and the _____________________.

Ponce de Leon discovered the land he named "La Florida" in the year______________,

Virginia was the center of American printing and publishing during the colonial era.

The Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa the Prophet, were close allies of the American Government and were in the process of creating a trade alliance with the Americans when the War of 1812 erupted.

Upon Ratification of the United States Constitution, a "strict separation" between Church and State was established and the Federal Government and the States were forced to immediately cease support of any form of religious activity.

One major factor attracting immigrants to British North America was:

Major combat during the Seven Years War generally ended in North America in ____________ (year) after _______________________ .

According to our text, historians estimate that in the British colonies between 1670 and 1715, ______________ American Indians were captured and sold into slavery as a result of war and conflict before authorities took steps to discourage the enslavement of American Indians.

Upon their arrival in the United States, German immigrants tended to settle in large cities and arrive singly, either sending money home to families in Germany or paying passage for families later.

According to our text, Thomas Jefferson's victory over the Federalist incumbent John Adams is considered a victory for the concept of more direct control of the government, which was opposed by many Federalists.

According to out text, in New England, the early development of emerging textile industry was reliant on a combination of southern cotton and technology copied from British industry.

According to our authors, the "engine for colonization" in Spanish North America was _________________ .

Despite the pro-Independence propaganda of the era, the British Government never attempted to implement or enforce direct taxation of the North American colonies.

Thomas Jefferson was the author of the "Virginia Plan", which was the blueprint for the United States Constitution.

Prior to the 1760's, Transatlantic trade greatly enriched Britain, but it also created high standards of living for many North American colonists.

Following the Spanish arrival in the "New World", the leading cause of death among native populations was:

High School was widely established in the eastern United States in first few decades of the 19th Century as a pathway to either a college or university in the form of the "Latin" high school or a preparation for a more practical education in the form of the "English"-plan high school.