US HISTORY FINAL

Flashcards

Spanish explorer whose expedition discovered the Grand Canyon

Fransico de Coronado

Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River

Hernando de Soto

Dutch explorer who claimed the New Netherland

Henry Hudson

Who did John Cabot sail for?

England

Spanish explorer whose crew first circumnavigated the globe

Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the Spanish explorer who named Floida?

Juan Ponce De Leon

Who was the English man who then Spanish viewed as a pirate?

Fransis Drake

Columbus was Italian but who did he sail for?

Spain

who was Walter Raleigh and how did he support the colonization?

He financed settlements in the new world ( also complied for queen Elizabeth

What country was Vasco da Gama from and where did he sail to obtain cargos of spices

Portugal and he sailed to India

Who wrote “Description of the world”?

Marco Polo

What became a profitable business for the French because of the long cold winters?

Fur trade

What economic system was based on building national power by amassing a surplus of hard money such as gold, silver, and precious metals?

Mercantilism

Name three innovations that made it possible for to extend their travels to the New world

Caravel compas astrlabe

What is the name of the body of water which historians think crossed via a land bridge from Asia to north america?

Bering straight

What title was given to Spanish soldiers/explorers, such as Hernando Cortes, who were often brutal

Conquistadors

Who was the king of the Aztecs who thought Hernando cortes might be an Aztec god?

Montezuma

What is the oldest permanent city settled by the Europeans in the present day United States

St. Augustine

What English seaman was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Sir Francis Drake

What id the French call the region that is modern day Canada?

New France

During the age of exploration what group of merchants controlled the overland routes to Asia?

muslims

Who was Virgina named after?

Queen Elizabeth I

Where did the Protestant Reformation take place?

All over Europe

The line of demarcation divided the world between what two counties?

Spain + Portugal

What did the colony of Roanoke become known as?

The lost colony

Who was the first English child born in America?

virginia dare

Who was the King involved in establishing the southern colonies?

King Charles I

what colony did the toleration Act grant religious freedom?

Maryland

How did the English take control of New Netherlands from the dutch?

They took it

What were the headrights offered by the virginia company?

Land grants

Who enforced the kind of discipline necessary for the survival of Jamestown

John smith

Who wrote Frame of Government of Pennsylvania?

William penn

Who founded Providence, which later became the capital of Rhode Island?

Roger Williams

Who wrote of Plymouth plantation?

William Bradford

Who purchased Manhattan island from a group of Indians?

Peter Minut

What other name did Ceclius Calvert go by/

Lord Baltimore

Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

John Withrop

What Indian provided the Plymouth settlers with lifesaving agriculture information?

Squanto

Why did the Pilgrims leave holland?

They wanted to save their culture and heritage (harsh weather)

What is the House of Burgesses?

Self Governing assembly in the New world

What did conneticut, rhode island, and New Hampshire have in common?

English colonies

What was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts?

Religious Freedom

List the middle colonies

New york

New jersey

Pennsylvania

Deleware

How did Connecticut differ from Massachusetts?

it was more democratic and less strict

why did settlers come to America?

Land ownership

religious and political freedom

Longing for adventure

Who was the most significant figure in the settlement of Connecticut

Thomas hooker

Of the New England, Middle, or southern colonies which had the greatest cultural diversity?

middle

What tow colonies came from the land originally called new netherland?

New York and new jersey

explain the importance of the arrival of the two ships in 1619

it marked the arrival of the first Africana and representatives government inn America

What was the work contract that gave colonists land in exchange for labor called?

Indentured servant

What document of self- government did the Pilgrims sign when they first arrived in America?

Mayflower compact

Which colony was established partly to provide a place for debtors to start a new life?

Georgia

In What colony did the Quakers undertake a “Holy experiment”?

Pennsylvania

Where did most of the people from Germany settle?

Back country

What happened to the population in America in the eighteenth century?

It grew

Who wore wigs in the colonies?

government and business men

What kind of affect did the Protestant reformation have in America?

It encouraged religious freedom and diversity

What were southern planter’s Homes like?

large farmhouses

Who was cotton Mather?

Puritan minister and did inoculations

Why did puritans empahasize education?

So people could read the bible

Name three of the epidemics in the colonies

small pox, dystentery, diphtheria

why were epidemics in the colones more common in there eighteenth century?

More trade and travel

What were the characteristics of early colonial settlers?

young, hardworking, seeking land, wealth and freedom

What caused Nixon to resign?

Water gate scandal

How was Fords pardon of Nixons viewed?

Many thought it was unfair

How did OPEC attempt to hurt the U.S economy?

cutting & raising oil prices and supplies

What was Roe vs Wade?

supreme. our case that legalized abortion

What did the Equal Rights Amendment support?

equal rights for women

What happened at Camp Davids Accords?

Egypt and Israel signed a peace agreement

What was the most significant reason for Carter’s unpopularity?

economic problems and the iron hostage crisis

Who served as vice president and president, though he was never elected to either position?

Gerald ford

Who was the winner of the 1980 election?

Ronald Reagan

Who was the only vice president to resign for criminal reasons?

Spiro Agnew