Silas - U.S. History Final Exam

Whose stories of Asia intrigued Europeans who then began wanting trade with China?

Marco Polo

What fleet was defeated by English “Sea Dogs”?

Spanish Armada

Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope?

Bartholomew Diaz

Who discovered the New World in 1492?

Christopher Colombus

Who became the leaser of the Reformation in Germany?

Martin Luther

Who explored the Southeastern United States, discovered the Mississippi?

Hernando de Soto

Who was the conquistador who battled the Aztecs?

Hernán Cortés

Who was the first to sail around the world?

Ferdinand Magellan

What was the first permanent Spanish settlement in America?

St. Augustine

Who explored Florida and looked for the fountain of youth?

Ponce de Leon

What individual claimed the discovery of Columbus was not a route to the Indies and Chia, but instead a “New World”?

Amerigo Vespucci

What were some differences between the Separatists (also known as the Pilgrims) and the Puritans?

* Puritans want to __**stay**__
* Separatists want to __**leave**__

What year was Jamestown founded?

1607

What year did the Mayflower land?

1620

What was the name given to the time of hardship for Jamestown in the winter 1609-1610?

the starving time

Where did Sir Walter Raleigh attempt to settle?

Roanoke

What was the first document of self government in the New World?

mayflower compact

What were the separatists of Independents who came in 1620 called?

Pilgrims

What group was William Bradford associated with?

Pilgrims

What is known as the first constitution in the New World?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

What were Anglicans who wanted to purify the Church of England called?

Puritans

What was the time period when a large amount of settlers migrated to America called?

the great migration

What was the first self governing assembly in the New World called?

House of Burgesses

What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

Jamestown

What was the college established in 1636 called?

Harvard

What crop was known as the “precious stink”?

tobacco

The “Holy Experiment” was undertaken where?

Pennsylvania

Who settled in Providence, Rhode Island

Roger William

Which colony provided Roman Catholics a refuge?

Maryland

Who was the early governor of Georgia?

James Oglethorpe

Who purchased Manhattan from the Indians for $24 worth of goods?

Pete Minuit

Which colonies were governed directly by the king?

royal colonies

Which colonies were governed by a trade company?

charter colonies

Which colonies were governed by a king appointed land owner?

proprietary colonies

What was the first book published in America called?

Bay Psalm book

What was the name of an early American elementary textbook?

New England Primer

Who wrote “Sinners in the Hands Angry God”?

Johnathan Edward

What was the name of the largest group of Anabaptists in the colonies?

Quakers

What university claims to have descended from the “Log College”?

Princeton

What war was also known as the “seven years war”?

French and Indian War

What was the site of the infamous witch trials?

Salem

What was the name of the first national movement in American history?

Articles of Confederation

What was the name of the early road connecting many of the colonies?

National Road

What was one of the most famous written works of Benjamin Franklin?

Poor Richards Almanac

What was the nickname of the German immigrants found in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Dutch

Who was the French commander in the battle for Quebec, which fell into British hands?

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

Who built a defense called Fort Necessity and surrendered to the French?

George Washington

Who was the Prime Minister that was credited with winning the French and Indian War?

William Pitt

Who was the king that angered the colonists by passing various tax acts?

King George III

What was a refusal to buy British goods called?

Boycott

Who gave an impassioned speech to the House of Burgesses about liberty?

Patrick Henry

Who led a Sons of Liberty protest in Boston?

Samuel Adams

Where was the site of the infamous “massacre” that angered the colonists?

Boston

Name 3 acts of Parliament after the French and Indian War that created tension between Great Britain and its colonies.

* Tea Act
* Stamp Act
* Intolerable Act

What was the first document that bound the 13 colonies under one government?

Articles of Confederation

What kinds of congress is a one-house congress called?

unicameral

What is the group of representatives who officially elect the president called?

the electoral college

What do you calla change of addition to the constitution?

amendment

Who was known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

James Madison

What were the people who opposed the constitution called?

Anti-federalists

What were the people who favored ratifying the Constitution called?

federalists

What is a close alliance of state government called?

confederation

What was the name of the convention that was an effort in Philadelphia to solve the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Philadelphia Convention

What was the year that the United States declared its independence from the crown of England?

1776

The newly formed Government after July was created under a document called the Articles of…

Confederation

What city hosted the second attempt to amend the constitution, before the Philadelphia convention?

Annapolis

What city was the constitutional convention held in?

Philadelphia

Wo took notes during the convention that helps us understand what happened there?

James Madison

Which state"‘s delegates drew up the **large state plan**?

Virginia

Which state"‘s delegates drew up the **small state plan**?

New Jersey

What was the name of the compromise that allowed for a bicameral legislature?

great compromise / Connecticut compromise

Which compromise allowed for 3/5 of all slaves to be counted for representation and taxation?

3/5 compromise

Who was accused of making a “Corrupt Bargain” with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry Clay, when he was elected president?

John Quincy Adam

Who was considered to be friend to the common man as president and when he became president had a kitchen cabinet of advisors and introduced what became known as the spoils system?

Andrew Jackson

Who the words the “Star Spangled Banner” during the War of 1812?

Francis Scott Key

What conflict was the most stunning victory of the war of 1812 led by General Andrew Jackson?

Battle of New Orleans

Who was the third president of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson

Who was the fourth president of the United States who went to war with Great Britain and to flee the President’s Mansion when the British came into Washington?

James Madison

Who was the fifth US president and presided over the “Era of Good Feelings”

James Monroe

What war did president James Madison declare against Britain?

War of 1812

Who said “Don’t give up the ship” and “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”?

Oliver Hazard Perry

Who was an Indian Fighter and had his most famous battle at the Battle of Tippacanoe?

Tecumseh

Thomas Jefferson went to war against pirates who were from what foreign states?

Barbary States

During the war against the Barbary Pirates, in what location did the US armed forces land?

Tripoli

What leader of France determined that he needed to sell a chunk of land in the middle of present day US?

Napoleon

The sale of that chunk of land from France was called what?

The Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson had sent out an expedition to explore this vast unknown region. What duo led that expedition?

Lewis and Clark

What “prophet” wrote The Book of Mormon?

Joseph Smith

What former slave was a brilliant abolitionist speaker?

Fredrick Douglas

Who worked with interchangeable parts and developed the cotton gin?

Eli Whitney

Who was known as “Old Rough and Ready”?

Zachary Taylor

Who was the “dark horse” candidate who replaced John Tyler?

Polk

Who was known as “Old Fuss and Feathers”?

Winfield Scott

Who was the commander of the Texas forces against Santa Anna?

Sam Houston

Who was the ninth president and the first to die while in office?

William Henry Harrison

Who was the famous minister whose doctrine formed modern Methodist beliefs?

John Wesley

Who led the newly formed Mormons to Salt Lake area?

Brigham Young

Who developed a code to use with the telegraph?

Samuel Morse

Who was famous for his work in creating a profitable steam ship business?

Robert Fulton

What was the term used to define those who were advocates of ending slavery?

abolitionists