Us History

Front 1

The first Americans, Indians, migrated to north america from ______ 12,000 to 40,000 years ago

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Asia

Front 2

Why are they called indians?

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Because Colombous though he had reached the Indies and named them indians

Front 3

What is the difference between an anthropologist and an archiologist?

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anthropologists study human culture present and past, archeologists study artifacts from the past

Front 4

Name five plants that are native to the Western Hemisphere

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corn potaoes lima beans wheat and barley

Front 5

which early indian civilization was located in guatemala and later the yucatan peninsula?

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Mayas

Front 6

The incas inhabited the area that is now ------ and -----

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ecuador and peru

Front 7

What united states National Park contains ruins from the Anasazi people?

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Mesa Verde

Front 8

Why was North American Indian death rate so high after the Europeans arived?

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The EUropeans brought diseases such as measels and small pox

Front 9

What does the word renaissance mean?

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re-birth

Front 10

Who invented the new printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg

Front 11

What was the country of Columbus' birth?

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Genoa,italy

Front 12

When Columbus reached America, he was sailing under the flag of___

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Spain

Front 13

What was the Spanish colonists attitude toward the indians?

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Developed the encomienda system

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Who sold african slaves to the spanish

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spain

Front 15

What european countires established colonies in the new world?

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Spain and England

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Which european nation began and dominated colonization in north america?

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New Spain

Front 17

The first colony was established in 1585 at -----

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Toanoke Island

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Did the first established colony last long?

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no, only one year

Front 19

Did Jamestown last when established in 1607 in Virgina?

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yes

Front 20

What were the frist representatives in the colonies called?

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The house of Burgesses

Front 21

What religon were those traveling on the MayFlower?

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Separatists or Pilgrims

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Why did the pilgrims want to leave England?

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They foresaw that Europe was soon to engulf in a religious war

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Who was the pilgrims leader?

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John SMith

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Were the pilgrims free to keep all profits from the colony?

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Yes, they made the mayflower compact

Front 25

What caused the great migration?

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Puritan's Future looked bleak, so they emigrated to America believing that enland was going to rack and ruin

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Did all of the puritans go to colonies in New England?

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no

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Where did puritans go other than new england?

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West Indies

Front 28

In the massachusetts Bay Colony, was there a close relationship between the church and the colonial government?

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Charles I thought that they were one, but many people fought that idea

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Did women and indians have any voting rights in chosing the colonial government?

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no

Front 30

Why did the Puritans believe everyone should be though to read?

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So that they could read and understand the bible because it is the 'source of truth'

Front 31

A well educated ministry was needed to teach the bible. Thus ---- was created.

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Harvard

Front 32

Did the puritan culture spread to other areas or remain only in Mass.?

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Spread to conneticutt leading it was Thomas Hooker

Front 33

In the Puritan Mass. colony was there religious freedom or the ability to dissent from the majority religion?

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no

Front 34

Why did Roger WIlliams found a colony in Rhode Island?

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because the general court wanted to send him back to england but he sliped away and founded that colony

Front 35

Another dessenter, banished from Mass. and founder of another colony in Rhode Island was -----

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Anne Hudchenson

Front 36

Were the Puritans hospitable to the Quakers?

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no

Front 37

How many generations did the Puritan commonwealth last before the King of England forced a new charter on Mass. and required religious tolerance?

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3 generations

Front 38

Why was Maryland founded?

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As a refuge for catholics fleeing persecution

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Why was Maryland founded?

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As a refuge for catholics fleeing persecution

Front 40

In virgina and maryland, english ships brought manufactured goos with them and returned to england with -----

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tobaco

Front 41

Why was there less religous and societal control in the chespeake area?

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because there were no towns and no one was required to go to chruch

Front 42

what were indentured servants?

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a servant that would be a slave for a certian amount of time in turn for their sea debts paid and then they would be set free with clothes and land

Front 43

The dutch colony let what groups settle there?

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all, blachs scandinavians, puritans and jews. they were the most culturally diverse colony

Front 44

Why did New Amsterdam become New York?

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The Cuke of York came to get New Amsterdam's land, and they sutomaticaly surrendered, when he acuired the land he became the proprietor re-naming it new york

Front 45

Pennsylvania was settled at first by the religious group called the ----

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Quakers

Front 46

Who were the Scots-Irish that came to philadelphia, pehhsylvania?

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Scottish protestants, farmers and weavers who felt the push of the old world and the ppull of the new

Front 47

who was the carolina colony controlled by?

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England, huguenofs cam though

Front 48

THe prosperity of the Carolinas was aided by the ----- trade

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slave

Front 49

THe prosperity of the Carolinas was aided by the ----- trade

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slave

Front 50

When james Oglethorpe founded the Georgia colony, was slavery still allowed?

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no

Front 51

WOuld you say that colonial life was calm and peaceful?

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no, very rough

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Who was nathaniel bacon?

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when the governor wouldnt punish indians, he formed a group too, and killed some indians, while this was happening the governor made an army and a civil war broke out but ended when bacon became ill and died

Front 53

did americans have any self-government before the american revolution?

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yes

Front 54

what english document, issued in 1215 laid the foundation for 'rights of englishmen'?

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magna carta

Front 55

the basis for the united states system is common law, what is it?

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a tradition of customs and law based on previous court decisions

Front 56

Were the american colonists free to sell their goods to any country?

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no they couldnt sell to the dutch

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did the events in england in the 1680s have any affect on the colonies?

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yes

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when did the slave trade begin to increase?

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after the 1700s

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did slaves have the same legal rights as colonists?

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no way

Front 60

by 1720, were the majority of american colonists church members?

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no

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after the great awakening, were there many church denominations or one?

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a lot

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in england, what was a 'bigwig?'

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a larg wig that came down to the sholders, judges wore them

Front 63

what nation supported indian raids on english settlements?

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iriquis

Front 64

what was the benjamin franklin's plan to solve the defense problems of the colonies?

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albany plan of union

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did the french and indian war have any relationship to the events occurring in europe?

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yes

Front 66

what treaty ended french control of canada?

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treeasy of paris

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who said 'there are no gains without pains'?

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benjamin franklin