Deck 2: History From Plymouth Plantation to the Civil War

Question 1

Which of the following was not one of the predominant European nationalities that settled on the Eastern seaboard early in American History?

A) French
B) Dutch
C) Italian
D) German
E) Irish

Answer 1

Italian

Question 2

Which of the following is correct about the Puritans:

A) They arrived in 1720 and settled in a place called Plymouth Plantation
B) They arrived in 1620 and settled in a place called Plymouth Plantation
C) They arrived in 1620 and settled in a place called Williamsburg
D) They arrived in 1620 and settled in a place called Jamestown
E) They arrived in 1520 and settled in a place called Plymouth Plantation

Answer 2

They arrived in 1620 and settled in a place called Plymouth Plantation

Question 3

Which southern colony began as a penal colony inhabited by convicts from the prisons of England :

A) Georgia
B) Virginia
C) North Carolina
D) South Carolina
E) Florida

Answer 3

Georgia

Question 4

As an indication of how fast America grew, between 1783 and 1860, how many territories applied for and received statehood?

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) 40

Question 5

Which of the following was not a game or sport that Native Americans played and bet on?

A) Dice games
B) Archery
C) Guessing games
D) Javelin and darts
E) They were all played and bet on by Native Americans

Question 6

The treaty of ended the Revolutionary War and gave the land west of the Appalachians and east of the Mississippi River to the United States.

A) Ghent
B) Versailles
C) Paris
D) Vicksburg
E) Louisiana

Question 7

The battle of was fought in 1811 against Native Americans and contributed to the worsening of relations with the US government.

A) Tyler II
B) Tippecanoe
C) Bull Run
D) The Alamo
E) The Bulge

Question 8

Which General was elected president after defeating Native Americans in a famous 1811 battle?

A) William Henry Harrison
B) John Tyler
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Teddy Roosevelt
E) William McKinley

Question 9

Who was elected president in 1828 and was in favor of the policy of Indian removal, which ultimately resulted in "The Trail of Tears?"

A) William Henry Harrison
B) John Tyler
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Abraham Lincoln
E) Teddy Roosevelt

Question 10

Which Native American tribe was specifically targeted in the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Supreme Court ruling Worcester v. Georgia, which resulted in "The Trail of Tears?"

A) The Iroquois
B) The Cherokee
C) The Choctaw
D) The Apache
E) The Seminole

Question 11

Pre-Columbian Native Americans played games and sports,but evidence indicates that they did not incorporate gambling intothose activities.

Question 12

Native Americans did not develop commercial gambling, as anygambling they did was for strictly small stakes social games.

Question 13

The colonies south of New England and north of the southern colonies were mostly populated by a singular group of immigrants -the Dutch.

Question 14

When first confronted with the European concept that land couldbe owned, the Indians were mystified and could not understand.

Question 15

During "The Trail of Tears," 17,000 Native Americans were forced to move from Georgia to the Oklahoma territory, and 4,000 of themdied en route.

Question 16

Detail the common religious attitudes of the early European settlers of America concerning gambling.

Question 17

Explain the role of cities such as New Orleans and Memphis to the rise of gambling.

Question 18

Discuss the attitudes of European settlers towards land and land ownership.

Question 19

Explain "the second great awakening" and its relationship to the history of gambling in the United States.