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1
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What Immigration theory is currently being put into question?

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Bering land bridge

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2
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Which of these settlements predates the alleged arrival of the Clovis People according to Bering Strait theory?

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Monte Verde

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3
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Native Americans viewed farming as a masculine occupation

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False

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4
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How many languages were spoken by the Native Peoples of America?

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At least 300 languages spoken

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5
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Native Americans living in Longhouses were commonly found in which region?

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Northeast

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6
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Animism is…

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The belief that non human objects have souls

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7
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Native Americans living in teepees lived in what region?

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Great Plains

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8
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Totems are most prevalent in which region?

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Northwest

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9
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Which European culture first discovered the Americas?

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Vikings

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10
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What happened in 1453 that lead to interest in exploring Westward?

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Fall of Constantinople

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11
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Which country hired Columbus to travel West?

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Spain

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12
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What is Encomienda?

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System of forced labor imposed on indigenous workers by Spanish colonists. It was employed by the Spanish crown to encourage colonization

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13
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How did the English claim land?

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Squatting and building on unused land

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14
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Did Columbus find large amounts of gold during his expeditions?

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No

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15
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What is the cash crop of the Bahamas

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Sugar Cane

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16
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People who funded English colonial charters are called

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Counts

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17
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What is an indentured servant?

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People who signed a contract by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation (to Virginia) and food, clothing, and shelter once they arrived there

18
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The first Africans slaves to come to America arrived in…

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1619

19
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The aftermath of Bacon’s Rebellion caused the colonies to institute racial laws

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False

20
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Bacon’s Rebellion was solely an aristocratic movement

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False

21
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British colonial charters needed the approval of the king

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True

22
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Who is the religious head of the Anglican Church?

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The British monarch

23
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony belongs to which group?

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Puritans

24
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The colonies from Virginia and South identify themselves as religiously…

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Anglican

25
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The Island of Manhattan was founded by

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Peter Minuit

26
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What was not a key export in the Thirteen colonies?

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corn

27
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Britain’s immense debt came from which conflict?

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Seven Years’ War

28
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American colonists, after the Seven Years War, consider themselves for all intents and purposes Englishmen with all the rights and benefits

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English citizens have but belong to the motherland

29
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Intercolonial identity was formed in part thanks to…

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The American Revolution

30
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This Act from Parliament required all paper goods to be marked to prove the payment on such goods. What was it called?

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The Stamp Act

31
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This battle convinced France and other Europeans to assist the American revolutionaries

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Battle of Saratoga

32
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763 dictated

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The settlement of the Appalachian mountains

33
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This battle started the Revolutionary War

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Lexington and Concord

34
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The first Continental Congress was held in what year?

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1774

35
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America decided on a Republic form of government in 1776

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False

36
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The Constitution came before the Articles of Confederation

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False

37
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This rebellion pushed the founding fathers to hold the Constitutional Convention

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Shays Rebellion

38
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What is the name for the compromise between Madison’s Virginia Plan and William Patterson’s New Jersey Plan?

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Connecticut Compromise

39
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This Founding Father is responsible for pushing for a Bill of Rights

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George Mason

40
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Jay’s Treaty was an agreement that…

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Removed British from US territory in Ohio and Michigan

41
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Known as the “Midnight Appointments”, this had John Adams doing…

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Appointing supreme court justices

42
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Marbury v. Madison was a landmark decision that gave the Supreme Court the ability of…

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Judicial Review

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