Test 1 Flashcards
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What Immigration theory is currently being put into question?
Bering land bridge
Which of these settlements predates the alleged arrival of the Clovis People according to Bering Strait theory?
Monte Verde
Native Americans viewed farming as a masculine occupation
False
How many languages were spoken by the Native Peoples of America?
At least 300 languages spoken
Native Americans living in Longhouses were commonly found in which region?
Northeast
Animism is…
The belief that non human objects have souls
Native Americans living in teepees lived in what region?
Great Plains
Totems are most prevalent in which region?
Northwest
Which European culture first discovered the Americas?
Vikings
What happened in 1453 that lead to interest in exploring Westward?
Fall of Constantinople
Which country hired Columbus to travel West?
Spain
What is Encomienda?
System of forced labor imposed on indigenous workers by Spanish colonists. It was employed by the Spanish crown to encourage colonization
How did the English claim land?
Squatting and building on unused land
Did Columbus find large amounts of gold during his expeditions?
No
What is the cash crop of the Bahamas
Sugar Cane
People who funded English colonial charters are called
Counts
What is an indentured servant?
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
The first Africans slaves to come to America arrived in…
1619
The aftermath of Bacon’s Rebellion caused the colonies to institute racial laws
False
Bacon’s Rebellion was solely an aristocratic movement
False
British colonial charters needed the approval of the king
True
Who is the religious head of the Anglican Church?
The British monarch
The Massachusetts Bay Colony belongs to which group?
Puritans
The colonies from Virginia and South identify themselves as religiously…
Anglican
The Island of Manhattan was founded by
Peter Minuit
What was not a key export in the Thirteen colonies?
corn
Britain’s immense debt came from which conflict?
Seven Years’ War
American colonists, after the Seven Years War, consider themselves for all intents and purposes Englishmen with all the rights and benefits
English citizens have but belong to the motherland
Intercolonial identity was formed in part thanks to…
The American Revolution
This Act from Parliament required all paper goods to be marked to prove the payment on such goods. What was it called?
The Stamp Act
This battle convinced France and other Europeans to assist the American revolutionaries
Battle of Saratoga
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 dictated
The settlement of the Appalachian mountains
This battle started the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
The first Continental Congress was held in what year?
1774
America decided on a Republic form of government in 1776
False
The Constitution came before the Articles of Confederation
False
This rebellion pushed the founding fathers to hold the Constitutional Convention
Shays Rebellion
What is the name for the compromise between Madison’s Virginia Plan and William Patterson’s New Jersey Plan?
Connecticut Compromise
This Founding Father is responsible for pushing for a Bill of Rights
George Mason
Jay’s Treaty was an agreement that…
Removed British from US territory in Ohio and Michigan
Known as the “Midnight Appointments”, this had John Adams doing…
Appointing supreme court justices
Marbury v. Madison was a landmark decision that gave the Supreme Court the ability of…
Judicial Review
