History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Spark.E!
- What product helped the Jamestowne colony to thrive economically?
- In which of the thirteen original colonies was slavery allowed?
- who was the union commander who led a path of destruction through Georgia?
- Which country had the last surviving colony in North America?
- which legislation was the response to the public growing concern over trust and monopolies?
- Which Civil War battle is often described as the "high tide" of the Confederacy?
- Where did Columbus think he was when he reached land?
- Which battle in 1780 basically ended the war in America's favor?
- What religious group was very active in the Underground Railroad due to its religious beliefs?
- What successful slave revolt were rebellious American slaves trying to copy?
- Explain the results of the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 (Treaty of Ghent).
- how long did industrial laborers work a day/6 days a week
- what did carnegie donate to various organizations
- Did Rockefeller use horizontal or vertical integration?
- after which events, the middle-class Americans associate the labor movement with terrorism and disorder
- During the building of the empire, what did rockefeller create
- Where did John D Rockefeller set up an oil refinery
- by 1900, more than 1 million women worked in what industry
- when did railroad companies begin using tracks of steel
- What was the most important invention Thomas Edison made