Semester 1 Honors US History 10 Exam

The Renaissance occurred during which period in European History?

1300-1500

The printing press was invented by _____?

Johan Gutenburg

What was one of John Calvin’s major teachings?

Predestination

What country was the first to develop a sea route to Asia?

Portugal

What was the imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean that divided lands that Spain and Portugal could claim in the New World?

Line of Demarcation

What year did Columbus land in the New World?

1492

Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?

It was able to sail against the wind.

What was the only country in the New World to remain under the control of Portugal?

Brazil

What was Columbus in search of, according to Zinn?

Gold and Riches

What did Mercantilism base a country’s power on?

The amount of wealth — how much money it had.

Who was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

Dias

Who conquered the Incan Empire

Pizzaro

Who sailed west across the Atlantic in search of an alternate route to Asia?

Columbus

Who founded the colony of Quebec which became the bae of the French Empire in the New World

Champlain

Who claimed the lower Mississippi River valley for France and named it Louisiana?

La Salle

Who led the first crew that sailed around the world?

Magellan

Who was an English explorer who sailed for the Netherlands and charted area around present-day New York state?

Hudson

Who claimed area around Brazil for Portugal?

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

Cortes

Who explored the southwest part of the United States and discovered the Grand Canyon?

Coronado

Why was Portugal the first to send out explorers?

They had the will and the money.

What were the positives of the Colombian Exchange?

The Americas got livestock, while Europe got crops.

What were the negatives of the Colombian Exchange?

Natives got sick from European diseases.

What was the importance of the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

It allowed England to claim land in the New World.

What were the empires in the Crusades in Order?

Muslims, Italians, Portuguese, then Netherlands.

According to Zinn, how did the Arawak Indians react to Columbus’ arrival in the New Worl?

They swam out to meet him and gave all they had for European stuff.

Who is a person that works on land they do not own, for a specific period of time?

Indentured Servant

Who was the Powhatan chief’s daughter who traveled to England?

Pocahontas

What are land grants of 50 acre tracts to those who paid for their passage to America or fulfilled their indenture?

Headrights

Who was the governor of the colony at Roanoke?

John White

What was the legislative government of Virginia; first self-governing assembly in America?

House of Burgesses

What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed to America on?

Mayflower

Where do investors share profits and create colonies; this keeps them out of government control and provides large monetary resources?

Joint-Stock Company

Who provided the funds for the Lost Colony and led the attempt to establish the colony?

Sir Walter Raleigh

Who was the leader of the colony at Jamestown?

John Smith

What was the three-part trade market that established the transatlantic slave trade?

Triangular Trade

Which phrase best fits Rhode Island?

Haven for religious dissenters

Which was considered a New England colony?

New Hampshire

Which two colonies came from the land originally called New Netherland?

New York and New Jersey

Which section of colonies had the greatest cultural diversity?

Middle colonies

The Puritans' attitudes toward the Anglican Church was that they wanted

To stay in the church and improve it

Who was the most significant figure in the settlement of Connecticut?

Thomas Hooker

Which of the following was considered a middle colony?

Pennsylvania

what was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts?

Religious freedom

The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was

John Winthrop

What nation originally settled the area of New York?

Netherlands

What are three reasons why the English came to America.

Religion, Politics, and money

List the three types of colonies. Define each.

Royal- Led by the king.

Charter-Led by a company.

Penal-Place for slaves/ prisoners.

Who was a Presbyterian minister that preached during the early stages of the Great wakening about conversion and holy living

Gilbert Tennet

What was an old Iroquois Indian trail that settlers traveled from Philadelphia through the Shenandoah Valley into Virginia and Carolina backcountry in search of free land.

The Great Wagon Road

Who was the greatest theologian of the Great Awakening and he
preached the justification by faith.

Jonathan Edwards

Who were Protestants who thought the Anglican Church needed to be clean of corruption.

Puritans

Who was an evangelist who preached during the Great Awakening. He was born in England and moved to America when he was 24 years old. He toured America seven times in 30 years.

George Whitfield

What was a colonial child's first book that taught the alphabetand the Lord's Prayer.

Horn Book

What was the religious revival in the American colonies in the 1700 was called?

The Great Awakening

What allowed more people to be under the influence of the church. It allowed unchurched people of a colony to have their children baptized as long as they were "good" people.

The Half-way Covenant

Benjamin Franklin wrote what to predict weather, astronomy and provide lessons of honor?

Poor Richards Almanac

Who was a Dutch Reformed preacher who came from New Jersey and preached at the beginning of the Great Awakening.

Theodore Frelinghuysen

Who was a Puritan pastor in Boston who inoculated his own son to combat smallpox.

Cotton Mather

This religion believed the basic doctrines of the Reformation. They believed in the authority of the Bible alone, justification by faith alone, and that all believers could serve as their own priest:

Lutheran

This religious group was predominantly found in the colony or Virginia:

Low-Church Anglican

Roger Williams founded the colony of ____ and founded what is considered to be the first _____ church in America.

Rhode Island

Baptist

This denomination was founded by George Fox and was also called the Society of Jesus:

Quakers

This church flocked to Pennsylvania and was mainly German:

Lutheran

This group was more conservative than the Mennonites. They mainly settled in Pennsylvania:

Amish

This group originated in the British Isles and were founded by John Knox:

Presbyterians

Maryland was a colony for this religion:

Roman Catholic

What were the causes of the Great Awakening?

Christians were feeling complacent with their methods of worship, and some were disillusioned with how wealth and rationalism were dominating culture. They also wanted a stronger relationship with God.

What was one spiritual condition in American colonies prior to the Great Awakening

You had to practice the state religion based on what colons you lived in

Why was Pennsylvania was the most religiously diverse colony?

the Quakers accepted other religions, so they all moved there so they could practice what they wanted without being persecuted.

What was the spiritual result of the Great Awakening?

Colonies had grown spiritually, and many people practiced religion more intently.

What was the political result of the Great Awakening?

It paved the way for independence and the Constitution

How was the Great Awakening important to the history of our country?

It important because if there ever is a time when people aren't as religious, it can come back better than it started.

Who proposed the Albany Plan

Benjamin Franklin

Who was a famous orator that gave a fiery speech denouncing the Stamp Act

Patrick Henry

Who led the Sons of Liberty

Samuel Adams

Who built Fort Necessity

George Washington

Who was King of England at the beginning of the Revolution

George III

Treaty that ended the French and Indian War

Treaty of Paris

This Act quietly replaced the Stamp Act when it was repealed

Declaratory Acts

Special units of patriot militia

Minute Men

First used the idea of "no taxation without representation"

John Dickenson

This act was repealed but later replaced in 1773

Townshend acts

What are two results of the French and Indian War?

England got land up to the Mississippi River and it caused a lot of debt on the British side.

Why did colonists in the Americas feel like they were creating a new identity that did not connect them to England?

There is a large ocean that disconnects America to England, so they felt independent. The also felt that they were just being used for money, compared to those in England. This made them connect with each other more than those in England.

Why did the colonists call the Coercive Acts "intolerable"?

They perceived them as being so cruel and severe

Which of the following was not one of the rival wars fought between the English and the French?

King Charles' War

Which Native American group did not side with the French?

Iroquois

Who created the "Join or Die" political cartoon?

Ben Franklin

This was created to keep colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Proclamation line of 1763

Which of the following was NOT one of the colonists' actions in response to British restrictions?

Assassination of a royal governor

What was the main purpose of the Committee of Correspondence?

To provide news regarding British threats to liberty

What British response to the “Gaspee” incident angered the colonists?

Closing the harbor to Providence, Rhode Island

Where was the "shot heard round the world" fired?

Concord

What event sparked the French and Indian War?

A force commanded by George Washington clashed with the French near Fort Duquesne

How many colonies were represented at the Stamp Act Congress?

9

Writs of assistance allowed

Officials to search homes for items that may have been smuggled

List in chronological order:

Coercive Acts

Tea Act

Sugar Act

Navigation Acts

Townshend Acts

Stamp Act congress

French and Indian War

Boston Tea Party

Boston Massacre

Quartering Act

1. Navigation Acts

2. French and Indian War

3. Sugar Act

4. Quartering Act

5. Stamp Act Congress

6. Townshend Acts

7. Boston Massacre

8. Tea Act

9. Boston Tea Party

10. Coercive Acts

The resolution of the Stamp Act Congress expressed respect for which person or group?

Colonial merchants

For the first time, the Stamp Act placed on the colonies a tax that was

Direct