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November Benchmark
Review for November WWMS benchmark
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was the Incan civilization located? | South America |
| How do scientists think that people reached the Americas? | Beringia Land Bridge |
| Who was the founder of Judaism | Abraham |
| What was the Sugar Act? | A tax on sugar and molasses in the colonies. |
| Why did the colonists throw the Boston Tea Party? | Protesting the tax on tea from the Tea Act. |
| What did the Sugar Act put taxes on? | Sugar and molasses |
| Which explorer made 4 voyages looking for the Northwest Passage before being thrown off the ship by his crew? | Henry Hudson |
| What is the oldest monotheistic religion? | Judaism |
| What were the Townshend Acts? | A series of laws enforcing taxes on the colonies. |
| What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 do? | Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Between what places did Triangular Trade occur? | The colonies, Africa, and the Caribbean. |
| Where was the "Shot Heard Round the World" fired? | Lexington, Mass. |
| Why did Martin Luther write the 95 Theses? | To protest some of the practices of the Catholic Church. |
| Which act required colonists to pay a tax for all kinds of printed materials? | Stamp Act |
| What document protected the rights of private property and the right to trial by jury? | Magna Carta or English Bill of Rights |
| What is a monopoly? | When one business has complete control of a product. |
| What are the "Three G's"? | God, Gold, and Glory |
| Who invented the first printing press? | Johann Guttenberg |
| Why did the British pass several duties, such as the Sugar Act? | To pay off debt from the French and Indian War |
| What was the first English document to limit government power? | Magna Carta |