DCUSH Midterm

Good historical research usually consists of a combination of what two types of sources?

Archeology and documentation

What grain was corn domesticated from?

Teosinte

What non-food crop was grown by Mississippi Culture, and Algonquin Native Americans?

Tobacco

What did the Vikings call the Native Americans in their accounts of going all the way to Vinland/Newfoundland?

Skraelings

What were the Spanish doing that caused them to not accept Columbus’ proposal for an expedition west to China the first time?

They were preoccupied with completing the Reconquista and driving the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula

Before breaking from the Catholic Church, Henry VIII was so devout, that Pope Leo X named him ___.

Fidei Defensor

Why might the account of John Smith being nearly executed by the Powhatan only to be saved by Pocahontas be dubious?

1. The only source comes from John Smith Himself

2. According to him, this was the second time this had happened

What is the main difference between a pilgrim and a puritan?

Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to break away from the Church of England, while puritans wanted to reform the Church of England

Who is Pennsylvania named after?

Quaker William Penn’s father, Admiral William Penn

Where did the idea that America was founded on religious toleration come from?

After the Nazi’s made being religiously intolerant fall out of fashion, we have tried to project our modern ideas of religious toleration into the past to our founding.

The continued encroachment of puritans on Native American Lands in New England led to ___ in 1675.

King Philip’s War

What was the main difference between the agricultural development of the north when compared to the south?

The north developed sustenance/market based farms, while south developed large commercial farming

How did Tituba save herself from being hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?

She claimed she was an unwilling witch, which made her a witness for the prosecution they couldn’t hang.

In order to speed up the trials in Salem, Governor William Phips established a seven-man court called the ___.

Oyer and Terminer

What were the 3 main origins of the Great Awakening in the American colonies?

1. European Pietism brought over by the Germans

2. The English Methodist movement

3. Pietistic elements already present within New England Purtianism

(One of them is probably gonna be Evangelicism)

Which founding father was involved with the Seven Years War from its very beginnings?

George Washington

Why did the French Give up on their Native American allies?

After the Indians attacked and killed many surrendered British troops, the French felt they couldn’t trust them to follow the rules of war.

The Seven Years War became impossible for the French to win because it became a war of ___ and ___.

Attrition and Logistics

___ is the key to capturing Canada.

Quebec

Why did Spain give up FLorida to the British in the treaty negotiations?

Spain lost Cuba to the British, so they traded Florida to get Cuba back

Because George Washington laid his power down twice, he is often referred to as an ___.

American Cinncinatus

The first dispute between Alexander Hamilton and a rival over his fiscal policies was not with Thomas Jefferson, but with ___.

James Madison

What is the broad interpretation of the Constitution?

One can look at the Constitution to see what the government CANNOT do and what is explicitly forbidden.

Because the election of 1800 ended in a tie in the electoral college, this governing body had to decide who won the presidency and VP.

The House of Representatives

Which John Marshall U.S. Supreme Court case established the precedent that the Supreme Court should be the determiner of the Constitutionality of the law?

Madison v. Marbury

Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

Breed’s Hill

What is the proper name of the ORIGINAL declaration of independence?

the Lee Resolution

What did Jefferson mean when he wrote “all men are created equal” in the preamble to the Declaration of Independence?

He mean that all men are equal by nature, as opposed to bee’s (a drone bee will never become a queen bee).

What are the three war objectives for the American colonists?

Don’t lose, break their will to fight, and get help

Who was the mastermind behind the colonial victory at Saratoga?

Benedict Arnold

Because of the men at the Second Continental Congress’ fear of tyranny from above, the first iteration of a federal government lacked both a ___ and a ___

Executive branch, judiciary

Though ___ failed, it sent a wave of fear across the colonies and proved the Articles of Confederation were too weak.

Shay’s rebellion

The Constitution created a representative republic that was based on a balance of ___, ___, and ___.

Aristocracy, monarchy, and democracy.

What were the two ideas proposed for the selection of the President of the United States? What was the compromise they came up with?

Selection by direct popular vote and Selection by the US Congress, they compromised on the Electoral College

In order to gain the support of many Anti-Federalists, what did the Federalists promise would be the first action taken by the new Congress created by the Constitution?

Create a bill of rights that included human and natural rights.