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Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- In 1492 Columbus sailed from Spain to what western hemisphere islands?
- 8. Name the great Indian linguistic family of the southern US.
- Name the empire that existed in what is now Mexico.
- Whose fleet was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
- Name the empire that existed in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula.
- What was different about Sherman's strategy used during his "March to the Sea" compared to other generals?
- Why was the Civil War considered to be the first "modern war"?
- Put these events in order, from oldest to newest: "Jim Crow" laws • Presidential Reconstruction • Emancipation • Compromise of 1877 • Radical Reconstruction.
- Why was England considering intervening in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy? How did the Trent Affair affect this decision?
- Reason that the democratic party would not have a president in the white house for 28 yrs
- How many combined to write 85 of the essays?
- What strands of political thought contributed to the American Revolution?
- Battle of Richmond (aka Battle of 7 days):Where was it fought? Who Won? What was the Union's goal before this battle?
- Which of the following prominent American leaders was least enthusiastic about U.S. imperialistic adventures in the 1890s?a. Theodore Roosevelt.b. William Randolph Hearst.c. Alfred Thayer Mahan.d. William McKinley.e. Grover Cleveland.
- What major obstacle did the Central Pacific railroad company have to deal with?
- Who made up the workforce for the Central Pacific railroad company?
- Which two groups faced discrimination while working on the Transcontinental Railroad?
- What completed the Transcontinental Railroad?
- What were the two railroad companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad?
- Which group was left out of the celebration of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?