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The first Americans, Indians, migrated to north america from ______ 12,000 to 40,000 years ago
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Asia
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Why are they called indians?
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Because Colombous though he had reached the Indies and named them indians
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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
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Name five plants that are native to the Western Hemisphere
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corn potaoes lima beans wheat and barley
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which early indian civilization was located in guatemala and later the yucatan peninsula?
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Mayas
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The incas inhabited the area that is now ------ and -----
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ecuador and peru
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What united states National Park contains ruins from the Anasazi people?
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Mesa Verde
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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
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What does the word renaissance mean?
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re-birth
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Who invented the new printing press?
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Johannes Gutenberg
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What was the country of Columbus' birth?
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Genoa,italy
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When Columbus reached America, he was sailing under the flag of___
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Spain
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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
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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
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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
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Did Jamestown last when established in 1607 in Virgina?
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yes
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What were the frist representatives in the colonies called?
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The house of Burgesses
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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A well educated ministry was needed to teach the bible. Thus ---- was created.
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Harvard
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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
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In the Puritan Mass. colony was there religious freedom or the ability to dissent from the majority religion?
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no
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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
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Another dessenter, banished from Mass. and founder of another colony in Rhode Island was -----
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Anne Hudchenson
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Were the Puritans hospitable to the Quakers?
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no
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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
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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
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In virgina and maryland, english ships brought manufactured goos with them and returned to england with -----
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tobaco
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Pennsylvania was settled at first by the religious group called the ----
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Quakers
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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
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who was the carolina colony controlled by?
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England, huguenofs cam though
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THe prosperity of the Carolinas was aided by the ----- trade
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slave
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THe prosperity of the Carolinas was aided by the ----- trade
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slave
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When james Oglethorpe founded the Georgia colony, was slavery still allowed?
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no
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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
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did americans have any self-government before the american revolution?
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yes
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what english document, issued in 1215 laid the foundation for 'rights of englishmen'?
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magna carta
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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
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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
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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
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what nation supported indian raids on english settlements?
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iriquis
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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
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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
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