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The first people in America came across the _________ down through _________ or by boat across the ___________________.

A

Bering Sea, Alaska, Atlantic Ocean

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Early civilization developed when?

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300 B.C to 1400 A.D

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Many Native American Cultures covered North America by what time?

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1500’s

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Many Africans ended up in North America as what?

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Slaves

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The crusades spurred trade between which two continents?

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Europe and Asia

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What new things sprung up in Europe?

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Ideas, Reading, Education

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Columbus sailed for ________, searched for a shorter ___________________ to _______- and discovered _________ in _______.

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Spain, Trade Route, Asia, America, 1492

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________ established a large empire in the Americas that stretched from ____________________ to ________________ and north into the southern portions of the present day _________.

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Spain, South America, Mexico, United States

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___________ and his soldiers defeated the __________ in _____.

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Cortez, Aztecs, 1521

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10
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Spain sent who to convert the Native americans to Christianity?

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Missionaries

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The spanish established what in the colonies?

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Large Plantations

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Which explorers came to america to claim land for their countries?

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Hudson ( dutch ) , Cabot (England) , Cartier (France)

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The colonists also grew what, with whose help.

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Sugar, Enslaved Native Americans

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The Columbian Exchange brought what to Europe?

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Corn, potatoes, cacao, sugar, tobacco

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England defeated who in 1588?

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Spanish Armada

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What did america gain from the columbian exchange?

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Grains, livestock, and disease

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In order to supply workers for plantations, what began?

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A slave trade

15
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Jamestown was founded in what year?

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1607

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House Of Burgesses

A

The first representative assembly in the colonies.

17
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Why did the pilgrims and puritans come to America?

A

religious freedom

18
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Did the colonists and Native americans get along?

A

sometimes??????

19
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The Middle and southern colonies grew what?

A

Indigo, Tobacco, and Rice

20
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What land was part of the backcountry?

A

Appalachian Mountains, far western portions of the colonies.

21
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What agricultural things were important to the New England Colonies?

A

Small Farms, lumber, fishing.

22
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Triangular trade was between which three places?

A

New England, Africa, West Indies.

23
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The middle colonies were noted for what?

A

cash crops, and animal raising

24
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Cities began to grow where?

A

Middle Colonies

25
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Where did slavery exist?

A

Middle and New England Colonies, But mainly in the southern colonies.

26
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The Backcountry settlers were self sufficient how?

A

They farmed, fished, hunted, and made the items they needed, including houses and furniture.

27
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Describe the life of a slave.

A

Hard with long hours and cruel whippings form the overseers.

28
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Large numbers of Scott Irish moved where?

A

The Backcountry.

29
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Was the contact between the settlers and Native Americans peaceful?

A

Most of the time they quarreled, but sometimes they were friends.

30
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In the colonies only who could vote?

A

MEN (They sexist)

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The colonists taught their children how to do what.

A

Read (even if they didn’t go to school)

32
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What things became popular?

A

Newspapers, and Books.

33
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The Great Awakening encouraged what?

A

It encouraged equality and the right to challenge authority.

34
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The Enlightenment emphasized what?

A

Reason and science as a path to knowledge.

35
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John Peter Zenger’s trial upheld the right to do what?

A

To have free speech as long as what you said was true.

36
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The _______ and ________ fought England for control of what?

A

French, Indian The western lands

37
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What battle was the turning point in the war?

A

The battle of Quebec.

38
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The treaty of Paris gave what land to England?

A

All land east of the Mississippi River.

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