Midterm

Question 1

Where was slavery concentrated? Why?

Answer 1

In the south because of plantation farms.

Question 2

Where where the early (1600s) colonial settlements?

Answer 2

Near the coastline.

Question 3

What shape were colonial trade routes?

Answer 3

Triangular

Question 4

Why did the products of the 13 colonies vary?

Answer 4

Geography and climate.

Question 5

Name two examples of democratic governments

Answer 5

Mayflower Compact and Virginia house of Burgess.

Question 6

What led to the Revolutionary war?

Answer 6

England’s desire for the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War.

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Join or Die political cartoon?

Answer 7

To get colonies to realize if they didn’t join together they wouldn’t survive.

Question 8

What are some examples of early primary sources?

Answer 8

Political cartoons, journals and diaries written at the time.

Question 9

What was the lawmaking branch in England?

Answer 9

Parliament.

Question 10

Explain the difference between Loyalists and Patriots.

Answer 10

Loyalists wanted to side with England. Patriots supported the Revolutionary war.

Question 11

Who were members of the Sons of Liberty?

Answer 11

Sam Adams and Paul Revere.

Question 12

What is a boycott? How did colonists use them?

Answer 12

Boycotts are refusals to buy a form of product. They were used to protest the Stamp Act and Townshend Act.

Question 13

What was the purpose of British Colonial Policies?

Answer 13

British Colonial Policies were used to raise revenues and control trade. The policies led to the start of the American Revolution.

Question 14

What was the main idea for the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 14

The power to govern comes from the people.

Question 15

What is mercantilism?

Answer 15

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country.

Question 16

What was a turning point in the American Revolution and why?

Answer 16

The Battle of Saratoga because the colonial victory convinced France to join America in her fight for independence. `

Question 17

What is guerilla warfare?

Answer 17

The use of ambushes and sneak attacks.

Question 18

What were the greatest strengths of the colonial and British armies?

Answer 18

Colonial - knowledge of terrain

British- highly trained and disciplined soldiers

Question 19

Why did Americans believe the British tax laws were unfair?

Answer 19

They had no representation in parliament.

Question 20

Island

Answer 20

Land surrounded on all sides by water

Question 21

Penninsula

Answer 21

Land surrounded on three sides

Question 22

Examples of landforms

Answer 22

mountains, hills and plains

Question 23

Examples of primary sources

Answer 23

diaries, pictures, autobiographies and journal entries

Question 24

What do archaeologists use to study history?

Answer 24

Artifacts, carbon dating and dig sites

Question 25

The study of economics focuses on

Answer 25

money, banking and the stock market

Question 26

The Iroquois used blank to build blank

Answer 26

trees; longhouses

Question 27

Name a way the Pueblo adapted to their environment

Answer 27

By using irrigation for farming

Question 28

Why did many different native cultures develop in North America

Answer 28

A variety of environmental conditions existed.

Question 29

Culture

Answer 29

A way of life shared by a soceity

Question 30

What was the function of buffalo in Native American culture

Answer 30

Food, shelter, clothing and tools for Native American Indians of the great plains

Question 31

Why did the first people from Asia migrate to America?

Answer 31

To search for animals to hunt, such as the mammoth

Question 32

What important contribution to government did the Iroquois make

Answer 32

They set up the first representative government in the new world when they established the Confederation which elected members to the grand council

Question 33

Explain how North American and Asia were geographically connected

Answer 33

Thick sheets of ice called glaciers covered the world during the last Ice Age. So much of the earth's water was captured in glaciers that the sea level dropped exposing a 1000-mile wide land bridge connecting North American and Asia. The land bridge covered with water after the Ice Age ended.

Question 34

When you adapt to your environment you blank.

Answer 34

Change your way of life so you can survive.

Question 35

Who had advanced civilizations in North America before the arrival of European explorers

Answer 35

Aztecs, Incas and Mayas

Question 36

What is an archaeological dig and why is it important?

Answer 36

Most recent artifacts are found at the top while oldest artifacts are found at the bottom. It explains how people may have lived before written history

Question 37

How were the Inuit unique?

Answer 37

Living in the cold climate of the Arctic region caused them to adapt. There were no fruits and vegetables, so they had to adapt by eating raw animal organs for vitamins and minerals.

Question 38

Describe the Great Plains

Answer 38

flat rolling grass lands, harsh winters, hot summers and buffalo

Question 39

Eastern woodlands

Answer 39

lush forest

Question 40

Southwest

Answer 40

desert- Arizona, New Mexico and southern California

Question 41

secondary sources

Answer 41

Information you get from someone or something that was not at the event. Examples are encyclopedias, textbooks and biographies

Question 42

Nomads

Answer 42

Moved from place to place looking for food. No permanent housing.

Question 43

Irrigation

Answer 43

a method of bringing water to dry land

Question 44

Climate

Answer 44

Long term pattern of weather of a region

Question 45

Southeast region known for

Answer 45

rich soil, swamps, hot summers and warm winters

Question 46

Mesa

Answer 46

rises up like a mountain but has a a flat top. Was used for shelter by Native Americans of the Southwest

Question 47

Tundra

Answer 47

In arctic region - has no trees and frozen soil most of the year

Question 48

How did the coastline of North America contribute to trade

Answer 48

Offering many great harbors

Question 49

First permanent settlements

Answer 49

Were along the Atlantic Coasts in what is now the United States

Question 50

Where were New France's settlements? What made them profitable

Answer 50

Along the St. Lawrence River and found fishing and fir profitable.

Question 51

Why was slave labor used in the Caribbean

Answer 51

to grow sugar cane

Question 52

Conquistadors

Answer 52

Spanish Explorers

Question 53

What caused the death of many Native Americans

Answer 53

Disease after contact with the Spanish.