The ___ was added to the Constitution in order to secure ratification of the Constitution

During the civil war, in order to prevent secession and rebellion in the border states, President Lincoln

Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, ____ were 85 essays written to convince New York to ratify the Constitution.

The Dutch colony of New Netherlands surrendered to the British without a fight and became the British colony of ________________________________________

North American Indian cultures were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Spanish colonization of the New World was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

The Puritans left England to settle in America in order to

Seventeenth-century English settlers of New England DIFFERED from those in Virginia by

The British fought the French and Indian War to

The Boston Massacre occurred after which of the following events? The Intolerable Acts

The newly established Republican Party of the 1850s opposed slavery and the law that required that slaves who had fled to the north be returned to their former owners. This law is known as

In the attack on Harper's Ferry, John Brown hoped to promote the southern cause. capture runaway slaves. start the civil war

The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was considered the turning point in the war for independence, and was best known for

In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh founded the colony of ___ off the coast of North Carolina. What happened to the colony is still a mystery.

Prior to 1763, the British policy of mercantilism required the American colonies to

At the Philadelphia (Constitutional) Convention of 1787, all of the following is true of the Great Compromise EXCEPT

During Washington's Administration, opposition to the Jay Treaty in the U.S. Senate centered around

"Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" became the nation's rallying cry during

In the Election of 1800, the House of Representatives selected the president because of the deadlocked election between

The Lewis and Clark expedition occurred AFTER which event?

During the War of 1812, the battle waged AFTER the signing of the peace treaty at Ghent was the

The principle that "American continents (were not)...subjects for future colonization by any European power" is expressed directly in

"John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it," refers to which Supreme Court decision regarding the Cherokees, and scorned by President Andrew Jackson?

All of the following were major reform movements during the 1830s EXCEPT

Andrew Jackson referred to the Election of 1824 as "the corrupt bargain" because of

Although Texas claimed its independence from Mexico in 1837, it was not admitted as an American state until 1845 because

Select the statement which BEST represents Abraham Lincoln's public position on slavery in the Election of 1860

What slave rebellion in South Hampton, Va, 183, sent shock waves throughout the south?

Northern denunciation of the Compromise of 1850 was directed primarily toward

The Dred Scott decision in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger Taney declared

All of the following is true about the Election of 1860 EXCEPT

The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed the slaves

The first military regiment made up of free African Americans was the _______________

All of the following led to European discovery and exploration of the Americas EXCEPT

Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, came into conflict with the Puritan authorities for advocating that

The final battle of the American War for Independence was

The Intolerable Acts of 1774 were passed in response to