History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- who was the president of the Continental Congress (he signed his name extra large on the Declaration of Independence)
- Which act stated England's right to tax and rule over the colonies "in all cases?"
- What was the treaty that ended the French and Indian War and took away almost all of France's land claims in America?
- Which act gave the British East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants in America?
- The colonists expressed their desire for peace and protection of their rights in what document?
- How did the AAA of 1933 signifcantly and permanently change the economic structure of American agriculture?
- who warned the minutemen of Lexington that the British were coming?
- what are ideas or information designed to influence opinions
- "that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are ____, ______, and ______."
- who was the King of England who enforced taxation in the colonies?
- what is an introduction to a formal document?
- what are a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies?
- what is a close association of nations or other groups formed to advance common interests or causes?
- Paul Revere's engraving of what event portrayed the British as bloodthirsty killers?
- what is a refusal to buy or use items to show disapproval or to force acceptance of one's terms?
- who was a writer who published a pamphlet called "Common Sense?"
- In 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in a failed attempt to push the British out of what occupied city?
- When was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted?
- What is an evolving set of economic policies put forward by nations to serve their own interests?
- What did the original creator of social security think of the program as?