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1st Term Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This Viking explorer may have reached North America before Columbus did. Who is he? | Leif Erikson |
| When Columbus had made land after crossing the Atlantic he called the natives "Indians." Where did he think he had landed? | The Indies |
| Columbus died thinking he had discovered a quicker sea route to Asia. Who was the Italian explorer that realized his mistake and the continents are named after him? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| An economic system that arose largely from the greed of European rulers taking advantage of their colonies is called? | Mercantilism |
| What was the major cause of Native American deaths in the Americas? | Disease spread from Europeans |
| What would a northwest passage provide European nations? | A quicker route to Asia for trading |
| In the year of 1619 a Dutch ship arrived in Virginia carrying a load of what? | 20 enslaved Africans |
| The Puritans left England for what reason? | Religious persecution from the king |
| Why did the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact? | To help govern their colony fairly (self rule). |
| This case helped to establish the freedom of the press. What case are we talking about? | The Zenger case |
| What illegal activity would colonists perform to get around the Navigation Acts? | Smuggling |
| What do we call a Christian revival movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730's and 40's? | The Great Awakening |
| What Enlightenment thinker contributed the idea of separation of powers? | Montesquieu |
| The slave codes were written because of the main fear of what? | slave revolts |
| The 1767 Townshend Acts specified they would tax what? | imports into the colonies |
| The Committees of Correspondence had a main purpose of what? | keeping the colonists informed of British actions |
| A demand made by the First Continental Congress was what? | Remove the Intolerable Acts |
| The formation of the Continental Army was created by what entity? | The Second Continental Congress |
| The Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not move into lands west of what mountain ranges? | Appalachians |
| A colonist who supported the English Crown would be called what? | Loyalist or Tory |
| A colonist who supported independence from English rule would be called a what? | Patriot |
| Who fired the "shot heard 'round the world?" | Nobody knows |
| Shutting down a port with ships to prevent people and supplies from going in or out is called what? | blockade |
| Civilians who train and prepare as soldiers are called a what? | militia |
| An organized refusal to buy certain products is called a what? | boycott |
| Nickname given to citizen militia who could be ready in "a minutes notice...." | Minutemen |
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