Week 5 Test Flashcards
From which continent do most scientists believe the first Americans came?
Asia
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to
find a western route to East Asia.
Which of the following conquered the Aztecs of Mexico?
Spanish conquistadores
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, Europeans began
cultivating maize and potatoes
Which of the following colonies formed and elected representatives to the House of Burgesses?
Virginia
Who were the Puritans?
Protestant colonists
What idea did Locke express that the Patriots later used during the American Revolution?
People have the right to resist unjust governments.
During the 1740s, Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield both
toured the colonies promoting religious revivals.
Following the French and Indian Wars, the British Parliament needed money to
pay troops to guard the territories taken from France and Spain
In 1776, the 13 colonies in North America
declared their independence.
Which group of colonists refused to participate in the boycott of British goods?
Loyalists
Who was allowed to vote in the first United States elections
all white male property owners
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had
one vote in a unicameral Congress.
James Madison believed that a large republic would
provide checks and balances to preserve the common good.
The Great Compromise proposed by Roger Sherman
made concessions to large and small states.
