Seventh Grade World History Final Study Guide Flashcards
proficiency in World History
Name of the country that took 500 billion dollars worth of gold and silver out of South America.
Spain
Name of the country that was ruled by warlords and samurai until it later opened its doors to the rest of the world.
Japan
Name of the country that has 3 major religions: Hinduism, Islam, and Sihk.
India
The “Sun King” ruled over this nation.
France
“The sun never sets” on this country’s empire.
England
Name of the country that had explorers called “conquistadores”.
Spain
Name of the country that the Opium War happened in.
China
Name of the country where Capital city used to be “Edo”.
Japan
“Sepoy Mutiny” happened in what country .
India
This country invaded China and set up a state called Manchukuo.
Japan
What is the the name of the leader who brought peace to France, and who first held the title “Holy Roman Emperor?”
Charlemange
What was the main thing the conutries of Europe were fighting over during the Holy Roman Empire?
Religion
Which country was Christopher Columbus looking for when he sailed west from Europe?
India
How much money in gold and silver did the Spanish take from South America?
$500 Billion
Who ordered Mary Queen of Scots to be executed?
Queen Elizabth
When Queen Elizabeth died, what two countries did her son (James) rule?
Scottland & England
What was King James’ greatest contribution to history?
The KJV Bible
What was the Northwest Passage?
Passage that people thought would take them across North America by boat
Name two explorers that tried to find the Northwest Passage.
Samuel Champlain
&
Henry Hudson
What country did Japan want to conquer?
China
What country did the Japanese have to go through to get to China?
Korea
What was the name of the first successful British colony in North America?
James Town
What was the name of the group of people who came over to the New World on the Mayflower?
Pilgrims
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A document that established laws for their new colony signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower.
How did the colonists survive their first winter in the New World?
By the help of the Native Americans
Who was Squanto?
A native american who helped the English settlers. He knew English, because he had been an English slave.
How many colonies did the British end up establishing in the New World?
13 colonies
What was a royal colony?
It was a colony governed by the king
What was a charter colony?
Privately owned Colony
What was a proprietary colony?
British colony that could choose it’s own leaders and make it’s own decisions
Name the Royal Colonies
Georgia
Massachussettes
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Hamptshire
New Jersey
New York
Virginia
Name the Charter Colonies
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Name the Proprietary Colonies
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
What does “taxation without representation” mean?
When the country in charge institutes taxation laws without knowing the condtions in that country and nobody goes and makes sure the laws being passed will help.
What was the tax on sugar and molasses called?
The Sugar Act
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act?
Any docmuntal papers or playing cards.
Which country helped Americans in their fight against the British during the Revolutionary War?
The French
Where did the Revolutionary War begin?
In Lexington, Massachusets
Where did the Revolutionary War end?
Yorktown, Virginia
What were the years that the British had colonies in North America?
1607-1783 (176 years)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Fill in the missing blanks with the correct words:
“We hold these _________ to be self-evident, that all men are created ________, that they are endowed by their _________with certain unalienable _________, that among these are ________, ________ and the pursuit of ____________.”
“We hold these truths** to be self-evident, that all men are created **equal** that they are endowed by their **creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life**, **liberty** and the pursuit of **happiness.”
What was Great Britain’s response to the Declaration of Independence?
They did not accept it. They sent the troops down and closed off all the ports.
What was the Boston Massacre?
It started when people were throwing snowballs at teh British Soldiers. The British Solders fired at their own people for the first time, people unarmed . 5 men died.
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
George Washington
Why was it important for the new states to act united as a country?
Because they were acting as different countries not wanting to help each other out in the big broblems.
What things did the states disagree over?
Paying France for helping them, land boundries, money
What is the name of the document that set the rules for how our country was to be run?
The constitution
Fill in the blanks with the missing words:
We the People of the United ________, in Order to form a more perfect _______, establish _______, insure domestic ________, provide for the common _________, promote the general _________, and secure the Blessings of ________ to ourselves and our __________, do ordain and establish this ____________ for the United States of ___________.
We the People of the United States**, in Order to form a more perfect **Union**, establish **Justice**, insure domestic **tranquility**, provide for the common **defence**, promote the general **wellfare**, and secure the Blessings of **liberty** to ourselves and our **posterity**, do ordain and establish this **constitution** for the United States of **America.
What event inspired the people of France to want a democracy?
American Revolution
Fill in the chart with the correct information: First Estate Second Estate Third Estate
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate priests noblemen everyoday people-poor people.
After the French Revolution, who became the leader of France?
Miximilian Bobspierre
What was the period of rule after the French Revolution called under the new leader of France?
Reign of Terror
Why did the period of rule after the French Revolution under the new leader of France have such a terrible name?
If you desagreed with him, he would behead you.
What finally happened to the man that ruled after the French Revolution?
He was beheaded
Which country was established as a colony for convicts?
Australia
Who discovered this country established as a colony for convicts? Where did he land?
James Cook.
He landed at Botoney Bay.