Exam American Yawp Flashcards
The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the “Three sisters,” include all of the following except-
Wheat
What is the best term to describe Native American ancestry/descent?
Matrilineal
Most Native Americans understood property rights as primarily relating to which of the following concepts?
Active use
Christopher columbus sailed under the flag of which nation?
Spain
Hernan Cortes relied on a native woman to conquer the Aztecs. What did he call her?
Dona Marina
The northwest passage allegedly promised a water-route to-
Asia
The expansion of the iroquois pushed many Algonquian-speaking Indians into “middle ground,” located in what region?
Great Lakes
Which of the following best describes the economic activity of the Dutch in New Netherlands?
Trade with Indians
Jamestown was established in a disatrous location. What proved to be the worst aspect of the location?
Brackish tidal water
What proved to be the salvation of Jamestown?
Tobacco
Justification for African slavery partly derived from interpretations of a biblical curse placed on Noah. This curse was known as-?
Curse of Ham
Puritans derived their theology primarily from which system of Christian thought?
Calvinist
What crop led to the creation of large plantations and great wealth for the elite in the Carolinas?
Rice
What was a motivating factor in the creation of colonies such as Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island?
Religion
What is the term that slaves used for the voyage across the Atlantic?
Middle Passage
Puritans led the revolt against KIng Charles I in what is now called-
The glorious revolution
Improvements in all of the following increased opportunities for colonists to purchase consumer goods EXCEPT-
Standardized currency
Which of these systems of slave labor offered enslaved people the greatest independence in the use of their time?
Task system
What was the first English group to turn against slavery?
Quakers
Where did the great awakening begin?
New England
How did women participate in protesting the Townshend Acts?
Spinning homespun clothing to aid the trade boycott
What is the name of the prophet who inspired Pontiacs rebellion?
Neolin
Why was the Boston massacre significant?
Tied the colonies together through shared sympathy for Boston
What was the purpose of the Tea Act?
All of the above
Which side was the first to offer freedom to slaves willing to fight for their side?
British
What turning point convinced the french to join the war against Britain?
Battle of saratoga
What was the primary cause of shays rebellion?
Farmers struggling because of debts
How were slaves counted for purposes for proportional representation?
They were counted as three-fifths of a person
what was the xyz affair
Scandal that occured when french diplomats demanded bribes from American officials
what was the term for the documents arguing that states could declare federal laws unconstitutional?
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
what was the term for Americans who opposed ratifying the constitution?
Anti-federalists
