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US History Exam
US History semester Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What merchants controlled to overland routes to Asia? | Muslim |
| What European nation first discovered a sea route to Asia? | Portugal |
| What Monarch sponsored Columbus’s first expedition? | Isabella |
| The most significant fact about John Cabot’s voyages was that he | Claimed land in North America for England |
| Luther’s religious ideas spread primarily because of | The development of movable-type printing |
| The most important legacy of the Protestant Reformation was | An emphasis on the authority of Scripture |
| How did the Protestant Reformation encourage settlement of the New World? | Protestants went to the New World to escape from persecution |
| During the sixteenth century which country dominated exploration of the New World? | Spain |
| The Aztecs were a highly civilized Indian Culture in | Mexico |
| The Indian population in the New World dropped from fifty million to four million in about one century primarily because of | Diseases brought by Europeans |
| Spanish culture in the New World had what characteristics | primary concern about getting gold and silver, tyrannical government, exploitation of the Indians |
| Francis Drake attacked the ships and New World outposts of what country? | Spain |
| The defeat of the Spanish Armada was significant because | Marked the demise of Spanish power in the New world, preserved the Protestantism in England, Signaled the beginning of English power in the New World. |
| The first permanent English settlement in America was | Jamestown |
| Settlers came to America for | Religious freedom, riches, land |
| The major difference between Pilgrims and Puritans was over | Staying in the Anglican church |
| What was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts? | Religious freedom |
| Which was considered a New England colony? | New Hampshire |
| The Pilgrims left Holland because | The Dutch culture was harming the Pilgrims’ children |
| The Puritan attitude toward the Anglican church was that they wanted | To stay in the church and improve it |
| What was a major reason for the quick growth of Massachusetts? | The Great Migration |
| Which description does not apply to the Puritans? | Separation of church and state |
| Connecticut differed from Massachusetts in that it | Did not require church membership for voting |
| Who was the most significant figure in the settlement of Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
| Which phrase best fits Rhode Island? | Haven for religious dissenters |
| Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire all | Were started by settlers from Massachusetts |
| Which section of the colonies had the greatest cultural diversity | Middle colonies |
| Which of the following was considered a Middle Colony | Pennsylvania |
| Before the English came, New Jersey was settled by the | Swedes and Dutch |
| The House of Burgesses was | The first self-governing assembly in America |
| Roman Catholics found a refuge in which colony? | Maryland |
| One purpose for the settlement of Georgia was to | Protect the colonies from Spain |
| What geographic feature was at the heart of the Louisiana Territory? | Mississippi River |
| France was a threat to the thirteen colonies because | Had strong alliances with Indians, British had difficulty in defending scattered settlements, Failure of the colonies to present a united front |
| Why did the Iroquois ally with the British? | The Iroquois’ enemy had joined the French |
| Under the Treaty of Utrecht, Britain gained territory in what regions | Eastern Canada, The West Indies, Gibraltar |
| What “world war” brought an end to French power in the New World? | French and Indian War |
| What event sparked the French and Indian War? | A force commanded by George Washington clashed with the French near the forks of the Ohio River |
| What advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French and Indian War? | Stronger Indian allies |
| What was Britain’s chief disadvantage during the French and Indian War? | Lack of colonial unity |
| Why was Franklin’s Albany Plan a failure? | The colonists feared centralized government |
| Who were the Acadians | French settlers who were forcibly removed from Nova Scotia |
| The British three-part plan to win the Seven Years’ War included all of the following except to | leave fighting in Europe to its ally, Prussia, Use its fleet to isolate the French colonies, Replace old, incompetent commanders |
| The key campaign of the French and Indian War was the capture of | Quebec |
| Why was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham important? | The British captured the French Canadian capital |
| What peace treaty brought an end to the French and Indian War? | Treaty of Paris |
| One of the major reasons that the colonies were taxed after the French and Indian War was that the British | Needed money to pay for the war |
| Nationalism grew in the American colonies because | The colonies were isolated from the help of Britain, Private ownership of land gave Americans a stake in their society, the colonies were accustomed to self-government. |
| Which law was a direct threat against the colonists’ “power of the purse”? | Townshend Acts |
| The first successful example of colonial unity was the ________ Congress | Stamp Act |
| What was the crucial issue behind the War of Independence? | Practical self-government |
| What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence? | To provide news on British threats to liberty |
| What sparked the Coercive Acts? | The Boston Tea Party |
| What was a major accomplishment of the First Continental Congress? | To assert the rights of the colonies to govern themselves |
| The major reason that the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill was that | The American soldiers ran out of ammunition |
| What did common Sense advocate | Independence from Britain |
| Why did George Washington attempt to defend New York? | Giving up the city without a fight would damage support for the war. |
| Princeton was an important victory for Washington because it | Raised the low morale of the army |
| The Saratoga campaign was an important victory for the Patriots because it | Brought France into the war |
| What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform | To hand over a fort |
| In what area did the “Swamp Fox” help the war effort | Guerrilla raids |
| What unexpected event turned Cornwallis’s secure position at Yorktown into a hopeless trap? | Arrival of a French fleet with reinforcements |
| Jeffersonian Republicans strongly supported | states’ rights |
| What was the “revolution of 1800” | Political victory of the Republicans |
| Sacajawea was an Indian | Assistant to Lewis and Clark |
| Tecumseh was a threat to the United States because he | Attempted to unite the Indian tribes into one nation |
| The immediate result of the Chesapeake affair was | The Embargo Act |
| Which of the following events occurred last? | The War of 1812 |
| What advantage did the United States enjoy at the beginning of the War of 1812? | British involvement in the Napoleonic Wars |
| Why was the U.S.S. Constitution called “Old Ironsides”? | Enemy cannonballs bounced off its oak sides |
| During what British attack did an American general surrender his entire force without a fight? | Siege of Detroit |
| The Battle of __________ was an astounding victory by a makeshift American fleet. | Lake Erie |
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