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1st nine wks SG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the 1st Americans arrive and what present day area did they cross into? | They crossed the land bridge from Asia to Alaska |
| How did agriculture affect early Americans? | allowed them to form communities |
| What were the characteristics of the Native Americans who lived in the Southwest? | skilled horse riders |
| What were the characteristics of the Native Americans who lived in the plains? | lived in teepees |
| Describe the Hopi | lived in the Southwest |
| Describe the Anasazi | dug irrigation channels |
| Describe the Inuit | lived in igloos and wore sealskins |
| Describe the Iroquis | formed federations |
| What was the Columbian exchange? | Exchange of goods and ideas between Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas |
| What impact did European diseases have on Native Americans? | they died |
| What was the Protestant Reformation and who started it? | A religious and historical movement led by Martin Luther |
| What were the Dutch, English, and French explorers of the 1500s and 1600s seeking? | a direct water route to Asia |
| What is mercantilism? | an economic theory |
| Name the New England colonies | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire |
| Name the Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Deleware, and Pennsylvania |
| Name the Southern Colonies | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| What colony did the Purtains establish? | Massachusetts Bay |
| What was the Great Migration? | 15,000 Puritans came to Massachusetts |
| What was Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage? | TT was a route between the West Indies, Africa, Britain and the colonies; MP was the most inhumane aspect of Triangular Trade |
| What were the Navigation Acts? | Laws that directed teh flow of goods between Britain and the colonies |
| Who could vote in colonial America? | White men who owned land |
| What was the Enlightement and who exemplified the Enlightenment way of thinking? | The idea that knowledge, reason,a nd science could improve society: Benjamin Franklin |
| What colony did the Pilgrims establish in 1620? | Plymouth |
| What was the first written constitution in America? | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| Where was the 1st place to practice religious freedom? | Rhode Island |
| Which European countries were the major powers in North America by 1700? | France and Britain |
| Why was the French and Indian War fought? | over land and resources |
| What impact did the French and Indian War have on Britain? | debt |
| What document marked the end of France's power in North America? | The Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| What was the Treaty of Paris 1763 and what were the terms of the treaty? | It ended the French and Indian War; Spain received Louisiana, Britain received Florida, France received an island in the Caribbean |
| Waht was the Albany Plan of Union? | Benjamin Franklin proposed to unite the colonies against France |
| Who were the Daughters of Liberty and what British policy did they protest? | Townshend Acts |
| Why did Britain begin sending troops to the colonies in 1768? | The colonies were on the brink of rebellion |
| What was the Boston Massacre, what caused it, and who engraved a picture of the event? | A conflict between British troops and townspeople; Paul Revere |
| Herman Cortes- | destroyed the Aztec |
| Francisco Pizarro- | conqured Inca |
| Ponce de Leon- | search for fountain of youth |
| John Cabot- | voyage was used as England’s claim top North America |
| Christopher Columbus- | discovered America |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 call for? | Colonist could not settle past the Applachian Mountains |
| What were the provisions of the Sugar Act: | Passed to stop smuggling; lowered tax on molasses |
| What were the provisions of the Stamp Act? | Taxed printed material |
| What were the provisions of the Declaratory Act? | Gave Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies |
| What does "Shots heard around the world" refer to? | The battle of Lexington and Concord |
| What was the Boston Tea Party and why was it held? | To protest the tax on tea |
| Lisa all the British taxes that were placed on the colonies | Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act |
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