He was a spanish explorer who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs -
ANSWER Hernan Cortes
He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it for
Spain - ANSWER Hernando de Soto
This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia. -
ANSWER James Edward Oglethorpe
Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after the start of the
American Revolution? - ANSWER James Wright
In what year did the 13th amendment abolish slavery and involuntary servitude? -
ANSWER 1864
Who settled land in New York along the Hudson River? - ANSWER The Dutch
This man was an African American educator born into slavery who called for black progress
through education. - ANSWER Booker T Washington
Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal
Reserve Notes, and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender. - ANSWER Federal
Reserve Act
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,In what year was the Federal Reserve Act ratified? - ANSWER 1913
What machine automated cotton processing and INCREASED the need for slaves? -
ANSWER Cotton Gin
This man was a quaker who founded Pennsylvania. He wanted to unite all of the UA colonies
and pushed for democracy and religious freedom. - ANSWER William Penn
What was Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War
(1861 - 1865)? - ANSWER Milledgeville
In 1832 SC argued that the federal tariffs were unconstitutional and President Jackson sent
Troops to force SC to pay tariffs. - ANSWER Nullification Crisis
In 1925 a substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
ANSWER Scopes Trial
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were
reorganized and reintegrated into the Union - ANSWER Reconstruction Era
In what years did the Reconstruction Era occur? - ANSWER 1865-1877
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They
involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first term of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. - ANSWER The New Deal
Between what years was The New Deal enacted? - ANSWER 1933-1936
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, An African American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. Former Slave who was
the leader of the abolitionist movement and supported women's suffrage. -
ANSWER Frederick Douglass
What organization unsuccessfully campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the
constitution? - ANSWER National Organization of Women
Who was the 40th President of the United States who worked to lift govt regulations, reduce
taxes, and reduce domestic spending by curtailing social welfare. Launched the largest
peacetime military buildup in American history. - ANSWER Ronald Reagan
In what years did prohibition take place? - ANSWER 1920-1933
A national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. -
ANSWER American Prohibition
Prohibition ended with the ratification of which amendment? - ANSWER The 21st
Amendment
Grayish bug that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton - ANSWER Boll
Weevil
This was a house committee on international security looking for alleged disloyalty and
communist ties. - ANSWER Un-American Activities Committee
A league of 5 tribes of indigenous people of North America involved in the Beaver Wars. -
ANSWER Iroquois League
In what year did the strike against Pearl Harbor take place? - ANSWER 1941
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ANSWER Hernan Cortes
He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it for
Spain - ANSWER Hernando de Soto
This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia. -
ANSWER James Edward Oglethorpe
Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after the start of the
American Revolution? - ANSWER James Wright
In what year did the 13th amendment abolish slavery and involuntary servitude? -
ANSWER 1864
Who settled land in New York along the Hudson River? - ANSWER The Dutch
This man was an African American educator born into slavery who called for black progress
through education. - ANSWER Booker T Washington
Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal
Reserve Notes, and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender. - ANSWER Federal
Reserve Act
1
,In what year was the Federal Reserve Act ratified? - ANSWER 1913
What machine automated cotton processing and INCREASED the need for slaves? -
ANSWER Cotton Gin
This man was a quaker who founded Pennsylvania. He wanted to unite all of the UA colonies
and pushed for democracy and religious freedom. - ANSWER William Penn
What was Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War
(1861 - 1865)? - ANSWER Milledgeville
In 1832 SC argued that the federal tariffs were unconstitutional and President Jackson sent
Troops to force SC to pay tariffs. - ANSWER Nullification Crisis
In 1925 a substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
ANSWER Scopes Trial
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were
reorganized and reintegrated into the Union - ANSWER Reconstruction Era
In what years did the Reconstruction Era occur? - ANSWER 1865-1877
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They
involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first term of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. - ANSWER The New Deal
Between what years was The New Deal enacted? - ANSWER 1933-1936
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, An African American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. Former Slave who was
the leader of the abolitionist movement and supported women's suffrage. -
ANSWER Frederick Douglass
What organization unsuccessfully campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the
constitution? - ANSWER National Organization of Women
Who was the 40th President of the United States who worked to lift govt regulations, reduce
taxes, and reduce domestic spending by curtailing social welfare. Launched the largest
peacetime military buildup in American history. - ANSWER Ronald Reagan
In what years did prohibition take place? - ANSWER 1920-1933
A national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. -
ANSWER American Prohibition
Prohibition ended with the ratification of which amendment? - ANSWER The 21st
Amendment
Grayish bug that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton - ANSWER Boll
Weevil
This was a house committee on international security looking for alleged disloyalty and
communist ties. - ANSWER Un-American Activities Committee
A league of 5 tribes of indigenous people of North America involved in the Beaver Wars. -
ANSWER Iroquois League
In what year did the strike against Pearl Harbor take place? - ANSWER 1941
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