History of the Americas Questions
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The construction of what Colorado River project was started earlier than expected to create jobs during the Great Depression?
What Iowan painted "American Gothic" (photo #16)?
What act created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
What name was given to the radio addresses of FDR during the Great Depression?
Name one group, other than the elderly, who were directly affected by the Social Security Act.
The slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" dealt with which disputed U.S. border with another nation?
Which of the following ideas would NOT be considered a justification for Manifest Destiny?
Preamble to the ConstitutionWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution that the government should do?
"If you remain silent, you will compel us to infer by your acts what you intend. In that case, California will become the test question. If you admit her, under all the difficulties that oppose her admission, you compel us to infer that you intend to exclude us from the whole of the acquired territories, with the intention of destroying irretrievably the equilibrium between the two sections."- John C. Calhoun, 1850Why did some Americans NOT want territories to become states?
Why would consumers (people who buy the goods) want more competition in industry?
These are laws that assisted slave catchers in their quest to capture runaway slaves.
How many branches of government were there under the articles of Confederation?
Famous sea battle between Union's vessel Monitor and the Confederate's vessel Merrimac, 1862
Which state did not attend the constitutional convention?
Network of people and places that assisted runaway slaves escape to freedom was called the...
Did Jefferson favorite loose or strict construction?
What principle was established in the case of Marbury versus Madison?
What political event led to the secession of South Carolina in December 1860? (Final Straw)
Which compromise is shown below? It added CA as a free state and a tougher fugitive slave law?
How many votes in Congress did each state have under the articles of Confederation?