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Social Studies Q Rev
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What factors influenced the location of colonies? | climate, land, location on waterways |
| What did the Spanish Explorer, Hernan Cortes do? | conquered the Aztec empire |
| What ways did American colonists use waterways, rivers, or oceans? | to trade, whale and fish |
| What was the most important factor that influenced the location of colonies? | geography |
| What are the reasons that Jamestown struggled as a colony? | it was not in a healthy location |
| What area of America did the British settle? | East coast of North America |
| What are of America did the Spanish settle? | Southwest North American and modern-day Florida |
| Why was St. Augustine, a Spanish colony, located where it was? | it was near the coast in Florida near a route Spanish ships used for shipping |
| St. Augustine had a large wall built around it, why? | the colonists feared for their safety, built shelter and used materials from their environment |
| What was the first law-making body in the English colonies? When was it created? | The House of Burgesses |
| What did Roger Williams and William Penn believe about religious freedom? | religious tolerance and freedom |
| What did William Bradford do? | governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, built relationships with Native Americans |
| Who was the woman from the Massachusetts Bay Colony who dared to live and worship as she pleased? | Anne Hutchinson |
| Who does Uncle Sam represent? | the American Government |
| What date celebrates the creation of the Declaration of Independence? | July 4th |
| The Bill of Rights protects you if you are accused of a | crime |
| What does the term "Star Spangled Banner" refer to? | The American Flag |
| When was the national anthem created? | The American Flag was still flying at Fort McHenry in a battle with the British when Francis Key wrote the song |
| Indivisible means the states are a | union |
| "Everyone has a right to be free" is an idea used in the Pledge of Allegiance and the | Declaration of Independence |
| What is true of the ethnic population of the original colonies in the 1700s? | Almost half of the population came from England |
| How did New England colonies make money? Where were the cities located? | they traded along the coast |
| What did the Pueblo Native Americans use to build homes? | adobe, mud and wood |
| How did the Middle Colonies make money? | Agriculture, they grew grains |
| What was the significance of the House of Burgesses? | first colonial body of representative government |
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