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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- Who led the effort to abolish slavery in the British Empire?
- What term describes the practice of making cloth at home?
- Who developed a seed drill for placing seed in even rows?
- The Great Awakening occurred AFTER the American War for Independence.
- Who was involved in the slave trade as a slave-ship captain before he was saved?
- Which of the following reasons did NOT influence people to move to cities?
- What Methodist preacher traveled through Britain on horseback?
- who was the first religious group known to fight against the slave trade?
- What is the name of the era during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that was characterized by immense manufacturing changes?
- Which American edited an abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator?
- Name the legislation that set limits on the number of hours women and children could work in any British industry.
- The Industrial Revolution resulted in the shrinking of the middle class.
- What French colony experienced a slave rebellion and won independence from Napoleon's rule?
- What centrally-located buildings became necessary for housing large weaving machines?
- The Republican and Democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential election
- Give the term for money that bankers and investors provided for entrepreneurs.
- Ten percent of a state's voters take a loyalty oath to the Union.
- Which of the following did NOT occur during the Agricultural Revolution?
- In the United States we no longer have slavery.
- silver, some gold, tobacco, cotton, indigo, chocolate, tea, coffee, sugar