HIS finals Flashcards

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1
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Where did the first Americans come from?

A

Asia

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2
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Land bridge was called?

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Beringia

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3
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what were the 3 main routes of settlers?

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  1. Eastward across Canada
  2. southward along the Pacific
  3. Southeast-ish across the rockies
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4
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Archaic Period is known for the following

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Increasing technological sophistication

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5
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What 3 things were focal points of many societies during the formative period?

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Sun, corn and water

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6
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Where was the first place farming flourished and when?

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Meso America: 1000 AC

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7
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What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

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Tenochtitlan

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8
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Feudal Society is what?

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Peasants and Lords system

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9
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What were Prince henry’s motives for exploration?

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Scientific, economic, military, political, and religious

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10
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Who broke the huge phsycological barrier by sailing around the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

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Bartholemew Diaz

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11
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Treaty of Tordesillas did what?

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Gave Spain everything west of certain line and Portugal everything East of that line

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12
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The Columbian Exchange was…

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All of the people, plants, animals, goods and diseases that crossed the Atlantic

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13
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What was the 3 g’s?

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Glory, God and Gold

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14
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Where did Hernan Cortez land in 1519?

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Yucatan Peninsula

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15
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Juan Ponce was…

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The first to set foot onto current USA

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16
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What was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado looking for?

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the 4 cities of Cibola (Made of Gold)

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17
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Virginia Co was a

A

Joint stock company

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18
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What was John Smith’s rule?

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He that won’t work, won’t eat

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19
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how many of 400 survived the winter of 1609-1610

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60

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20
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Pocohontas married John Rolf because of…

A

Peace Agreement in 1614

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21
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House of Burgesses was formed in what state?

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Virginia

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22
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The rules Britian made about who can trade with the colonies

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Navigational Acts of the 1650’s-1660’s

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23
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What is a good example of Salutary Neglect?

A

Britian

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24
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New England Colonies consisted of

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Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island

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25
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Who believed in the following
1. individual relationship with God
2. Men and women entered into covenant with God
3. Visible Saints

A

Puritan Government

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26
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Who were the 2 individuals banashed from Puritansm

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Roger Williams and Anne Hutchison

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27
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Pequot war was won by…

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Britian

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28
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what was the most destructive war between colonists and Indians of it’s time?

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King Phillip’s war or Metacom’s Rebellion

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29
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Parliament offered the throne to these two individuals with the exception that a Bill of Rights will be passed

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William and Mary

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30
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Women played all essential roles in the Salem Trials expect?

A

Judge

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31
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What were the 2 critical concerns to witches?

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  1. harm they did to neighbors and their property
  2. belief that they entered into a contract with the devil
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32
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Why did the Salem witch trial period occur?

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mass Hysteria and witchcraft represented 2 types of dangerous sins
1. challenged Supremacy of God
2. challenges gender arrangements

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33
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Anasazi build the Pueble Bonito, T or F

A

True

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34
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What was the first sedentary societies of North America?

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Farmers of the Eastern Woodlands (built the great serpent mound)

35
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Who build the Catiokia (largest mound)

A

Mississippian Society

36
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What was the largest political and military organization east of the Mississipi

A

Iroquois Confederacy

36
Q

dancing the slave referred to…

A

Forced excersize

37
Q

Spanish was located where?

A

Sun Belt- entire southern and southwestern portion of US

38
Q

What country that settled the New World allowed imigration without retraint

A

Britian

39
Q

French Cresent stretched from…

A

St Lawrence Valley to Gulf of Mexico

40
Q

Social Mobility was Celebrated in….

A

British Colonies

41
Q

What conference did the Iroquois leave because of Deception?

A

Albany Conference of 1754`

42
Q

What happened to turn the tide during the 7 yrs war?

A

British began to make peace with important Indian allies, and began adapting war strategies to fit territory/landscape

43
Q

British Gen Amherst changed what in the policies towards the indians

A
  1. No more gift giving to gain favor with natives
  2. Indians will no longer be given ammo for hunting
44
Q

What was meant to decrease hostilities and set aside land for Indian Country?

A

proclamation of 1763

45
Q

Sugar Act revenue was supposed to pay for what?

A

Colonists defence

46
Q

Non-importation movement

A

refusing to buy British Imports to colonies

47
Q

British Government Passed what act to bypass American wholesalers to sell directly to merchants at reduced prices?

A

Tea Act

48
Q

Supreme Commander of Continental Army?

A

George Washington

49
Q

Common sense by Thomas Paine did what?

A

Inspired Americans to seek independence

50
Q

Congress approved of who’s resolution?

A

Richard Henry Lee of Virginia

51
Q

What state was considered to have revolutionary sentiment to the British?

A

Massachusets

52
Q

What did British station at Trenton NJ?

A

Hessians

53
Q

The northern Campains were a fail and how many british troops were surrendered?

A

5,000

54
Q

What part of the British strategy became a global conflict?

A

The south

55
Q

Who was involved in the South war

A

French, Spain, Netherlands

56
Q

Who did AOC represent a victory for?

A

those who favored state sovereignty

57
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what was the congresses’ favorite method of raising funds during AOC?

A

Borrowing from Foreign Governments

58
Q

Super Intendent of Finance of the Congress in 1781

A

Robert Morris

59
Q

military Coup was happening in 1783 because?

A

Government failed to pay them

60
Q

do states try to help ordinary citizens?

A

yes

61
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what was the agenda of Annapolis Convention?

A

consider making changes to AOC

62
Q

What was Ohio called during the 1775-1789 period

A

North West

63
Q

Precedents that George Washington set

A
  1. name of position
    2.inauguration speech
  2. executive authority remained independent of total legislative control
  3. appointed his own head of each department of government
64
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what did Republican motherhood do to women?

A

Included women in new nation but also confirmed female exclusion from public life

65
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what was academic education intended for when it comes to a girl?

A

so that she does not become frivolous or petty

66
Q

who won the Haitian Revolution?

A

slaves

67
Q

American Response to Haitian Revolution?

A

White southerners: feared revolts more
White Northerners: indifferent
Government: wanted to trade with Haiti

68
Q

Jefferson’s Presidency was the first peaceful transition of power between opposing political parties T or F??

A

True

69
Q

What did Jefferson believe?

A

That small independent farmers were the backbone of democracy

70
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What did T.Jeff admin do?

A
  1. repealing taxes
  2. slashing government expenses
  3. cutting military expenses
  4. paying off the public debt
71
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Who was John marshall?

A

Chief Justice of Supreme Court

72
Q

What did the Louisiana Purchase do?

A

more than double the size of America

73
Q

Why did the French sell the Lousiana Territory to America?

A

Needed money and failed to supress Haitian revolution

74
Q

What did Jefferson do when he agreed to the Lousiana Purchase?

A

He went against his own strict interpretation of the Constitution

75
Q

American shipping became entangled in European Hostilities when Napoleon revived war with England T or F

A

True

76
Q

Who impressed American saliors?

A

English

77
Q

What did Jefferson and James Madison use to force economic coercion policies?

A

They hampered the Economics

78
Q

North of ______ would prohibit slavery in the Missouri Compromise?

A

36 30 line

79
Q

declaration by President James Monroe that west hemisphere was to close off to further European colonization and US wouldn’t interfere with internal Euro affairs is called?

A

Monroe Doctrine 1823

80
Q

What was the Battle that proved to be the turning point for Union Victory?

A

Battle of Gettysburg

81
Q

what was the main events that aroused Northerners’ opposition to slaver?

A

Dred Scott Decision

82
Q

What was the main cause of conflict between South and North in Congress?

A

expansion of Slavery into the territories

83
Q

who wanted to ban slavery in any territory gained from the Mexican American War?

A

Wilmot Proviso