Studied by 1 personWhich of the following Native American Civilizations was the only one to develop in what is today South America?
Incas
Who were the rulers off Spain that sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus?
Isabella and Ferdinand
Which of the following was a motivation for the European Exploration of the Americans?
Spreading Christianity
Which civilization did Pizarro conquer?
Incan Empire
Why did the Aztecs think that Cortes was the god Quetzal Quoatl?
He had a beard
What disease helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
Small Pox
How did people move up in the Spanish colonial class system?
The class system was very rigid and did not allow a lot of opportunity to move up the social ladder
What country was Columbus from?
Italy
Who argues against De Las Casas in the Valladolid Debate of 1550-1551?
Sepulveda
Which musical instrument may have been introduced by Africans to the Europeans?
Banjo
Which economic system did capitalism replace?
Feudalism
What was the Middle Passage?
The voyage across the Atlantic that brought slaves to the Americas from Africa
Who was the Portuguese Monarch that eventually succeeded in opening a sea route around Africa to India?
Prince Henry
Which European Country was the first to trade for slaves with Africans?
Portugal
Who was the first European to reach India via the route around the tip of Africa?
Vasoconstriction De Gama
How big was an encomienda?
The size of a modern country
What were the rulers of the Benin civilization known as?
Oba
What was the name of the Native American Union that dominated life in what is today the North Eastern United States prior to the arrival of the Europeans?
The Iroquois Confederation
How do scholars believe that Native Americans came to inhabit North and South America?
They immigrated here from Asia over a land bridge
What statement best describes the Colombian Exchange?
The trade in animals and plants across the Atlantic sparked by the voyage of Christopher Columbus
Who was the English leader who tried and failed to establish a colony at Roanoke Island?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Why did the Native American groups side with Cortes against the Aztecs?
The Aztecs were brutal and not well liked
What Spanish explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
Balboa
Which conquistador first landed in what today we call Florida?
Pounce De Leon
How were the conquistadors supposed to treat the native Americans they conquered?
They were supposed to pay them fair wages, convert them to Christianity, and care for their physical well being
What was the peninsulary?
A peninsulary was a member of the highest social class in the Spanish colonies of the New world because they have been born in Spain
Which three areas came together to form the culture and society that today we call the United States?
Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Where was the Aztecs civilization located?
In modern day Central Mexico
Now far North do we think the Aztecs traded?
Texas
What religion did the Songhai civilization believe in?
Islamic
Where were most of the African civilization located?
Western Africa
How did the African’s come to the Americas?
They were brought over via the slaves trade
Who called for the Crusades?
Pope Urban II
Which term best describes how Native Americans were viewed by Europeans?
Savages
Which European power had the best relationship with the Native Americans?
The French
Who was the Spanish priest who advocated for better treatment of the Native Americans?
Bartolommeo De Las Casas
Which of the following explanations best describes the encomienda system?
A system by which the Spanish controlled their newly acquired land
Why did the Spanish intermarry with Indigenous populations more tan the English?
The English came over as families
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Which of the following one of the first successful British colonies?
Jamestown
Which was the southern most colony of the 13 original colonies?
Georgia
Which modern American city was founded at the mouth of the Mississippi River by the French?
New Orleans
What was Henry Hudson, an English explorer who sailed for the Dutch, looking for when he first sailed up the river which today bears his name?
The Northwest Passage
How were the people who were immigrating to the English colonies best described?
Poor and landless
Which British colony was founded by Quakers?
Pennsylvania
Which of the 13 original colonies was originally founded as a way to relieve overcrowded debtors prisons in England?
Georgia
Who was the founder of the colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
According to the Mercantilist economic philosophy what was the purpose of a colony?
To enrich the mother country
Describe the English policy of salutary neglect?
Very lax enforcement of regulations by the English Crown
Who was the leader who saved Jamestown in the earlier years of the colony?
John Smith
Which cash crop saved Jamestown and is sometimes referred to as brown gold?
Tobacco
Who lead an early rebellion against the colony at Jamestown?
Nathaniel Bacon
Why did rural farmers rebel against Jamestown?
The farmers did not feel that the colony was protecting them from the Native Americans
Which religious group founded the Massachusetts Bay colony?
Puritans
Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
John Winthrop
What was the goal of the Puritans when they moved to the New World?
To purify religion
Why did the Puritans want to educate their children?
So they could read the Bible
Why was Rhode Island founded?
Roger Williams was kicked out of Massachusetts Bay
Which colonial leader believed that the church was not necessary to have a relationship with God?
Anne Hutchinson
Where did King Phillip’s War take place?
New England
Which tribal group did Metacomet belong to?
Wompanoag
Who was the impoverished gentleman farmer who lead a revolt against Jamestown?
Nathaniel Bacon
Which of the following best describes an indentured servant?
A laborer who worked for a master in return for room and board for 4-7 years
What colonial region had the most enslaved Africans?
The Southern colonies
Where did most of the German immigrants to the English colonies settle after they immigrated?
West of Philadelphia
Who were the Scottish-Irish?
Protestant immigrants from Northern Ireland of Scottish descent
Which two colonies were most open to other religious practices?
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania
What was the Great Awakening?
A revival intense religious fervor among large numbers of colonial inhabitants
Which statement best describes the Enlightenment?
A time period when scholars advocated for a reliance on human reason and science
What is Mercantilism?
An economic philosophy that says the country with the most gold wins
According to the Mercantilist philosophy how does a country accumulate wealth?
A country has to export (sell) more than they import (buy)
Which of the following best describes the English style of governing her North American colonies known as salutary neglect?
Interfere as little as possible in colonial affairs so that they may govern themselves
What region of the North American colonies grew primarily cash crops?
The Southern colonies
Which colonial region saw greater immigration from Europe during the colonial era?
The Northern colonies
Who was John Locke?
An Enlightenment thinker who had significant impact on colonial thought regarding government
Who were George Whitfield and Jonathon Edwards?
Both were prominent preachers during the Great Awakening?
Who built Fort Necessity?
George Washington
In which modern American city would you find the site of what was Fort Duquesne?
Pittsburg
Why did Parliament pass the Sugar Act after the French and Indian War?
England was struggling to pay for the French and Indian War and they wanted the colonists to help pay for it
What group met in response to the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress
Where were the first shots of the Revolution fired?
Lexington
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The Colonists last attempt at a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the Colonies and Britain
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which Colonial military victory persuaded the French to lend their support to the rebellious Colonies?
Saratoga
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
According to the Treaty of Paris which ended the American War for independence what was the western boundary of the United States of America?
The Mississippi River
In which battle did Molly Pitcher participate?
Monmouth
What did the Articles of Confederation do?
They established a weak central government
Who lead a rebellion in Massachusetts protest high taxes in 1786?
Daniel Shays
According to the Proclamation of 1763 how far west could the colonists move?
The Appalachian Mountains
According to the Stamp Act where would violators be tried?
Admiralty Courts
How did the Proclamation of 1763 change the colonial view of British Law?
The colonists viewed British Law as weak
Why did parliament pass the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and the Quartering Act?
They were heavily in debt from the French and Indian War
What other name is the French and Indian War known by?
The Seven Years War
Where were the Sons of Liberty from?
New England
What was the Gaspee
A British schooner
Which of the following was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
How much tea was dumped into the harbor at Boston during the Boston Tea Party?
15,000 Pounds
What did Great Britain do in response to the British Tea Party?
Closed the port of Boston
Who was the commanding officer for the British at the Battle of New York?
Howe
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