United States of America History/Government

1st inhabitants of United States over 13,000 years ago?

• Russians

• Nomads

• Spanish

• French

The Spanish came to America in search of?

• Fur trade

• Territory

• Gold

• Trade

The 1st permanent settlement in the "New World" was where?

• St Augustine, Florida

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Jamestown, Virginia

• New York City, New York

1617, Europeans brought in slave laborers from Africa to the south to work on plantations for what?

• rice, cotton

• tobacco, sugarcane

• corn, cotton

• tobacco, cotton

in 1803, the United States doubled down in size by purchasing what?

• Mississippi River

• Louisiana Territory

• Canada

• Texas Territory

What negative effect came with westward expansion in the 1800's?

• Disease

• Poverty

• Native American removal

• Long distance moving

The 1st transcontinental railroad across the United States was finished when?

• 1803

• 1945

• 1607

• 1869

What was NOT a reason the United States fell short of being the world's sole superpower in the 20th century?

• World War I

• The Great Depression

• World War II

• The Cold War

By the late 20th Century, most immigrants were now coming from where?

• Eastern/ Western Europe

• Africa/Australia

• Asia/Latin America

• Latin America/Canada

What city was NOT one of the founding cities of industrialization?

• New York

• Chicago

• Pittsburgh

• Richmond