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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- Jefferson Presidency—Louisiana Purchase; 1807 Embargo Act
- Constitutional Convention to Ratification
- Market Revolution—Increase in communication and transportation networks
- Pilgrims/Puritans arrive in Massachusetts
- Virginia Slave Code—Official Acknowledgement of race
- Washington Presidency; Jefferson/Hamilton Bank Debate; French Revolution
- Columbus—Age of European Exploration
- Boston Tea Party (and other tea parties)
- Louisiana Purchase—Lewis and Clarke
- First slaves arrive in Virginia Colony
- American Revolution; Articles of Confederation
- In the 1920's, for the first time people got the news from
- Who received the right to vote via the 15th Amendment
- What was the major reason American farmers failed to obtain a fair share of the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
- The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by the
- One of the first products to be made on an assembly line was the
- Before Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president, he was
- Production of goods in factories was speeded up by the
- How did the concept of manifest destiny change during the post-Civil War era?-Americans wanted to help other regions of the world industrialize in the same way the United States had during the first half of the nineteenth century.-As the product of an immigrant society, Americans believed that exposing themselves to new people and places would further enhance American culture.-An increasing number of American policy makers and scholars began advocating for the United States to assert control over the Asia-Pacific region, while continuing to avoid conflicts in Europe.-Americans wanted to bring other regions outside of North America into the Union as new states to spread the American way of life.
- In what ways did American economic interests drive U.S. policy makers to embrace imperialism?-U.S. policy makers began to view colonization as a way to acquire raw materials crucial to the success of American industries.-American policy makers wanted the United States to serve as a market for manufactured goods from it colonies.-The rise of the global economy forced the United States to construct a navy that could ensure the safety of American merchant vessels carrying goods to foreign markets.-If the United States colonized regions outside of North America, U.S. corporations would more easily be able to recruit skilled laborers from a larger potential workforce.