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Roper Exam I
US history 11-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "Land Bridge" was from here to here | Asia to North America |
| Crossing of Land Bridge startes this many years ago | 30,000 yrs ago |
| Originally many thought native americans were from here | polynesia |
| Native Americans were from here | North-East Asia |
| How do we know this | dna |
| Country in S. Europe not on Med. | Portugal |
| Country sailed around Africa to Asia | Portugal |
| Kind/Queen of Spain who comissioned Columbus to sail | Ferdinand and Isabella |
| Columbus was born in this Italian city-state | Genoa |
| Portugal was in trade competition with this country | Spain |
| What were the Spanish after | Silver and Gold |
| Created a highly accurate calendar | Mayans |
| Conquered Aztecs | Cortez |
| Conquered Incas | Pizarro |
| Most deadly of European diseases | Smallpox |
| He crossed the Panama | De Balboa |
| 4 things Europeans had to aid them in conquering Native Americans | Armor, diseases, horses, psychological advantages |
| French came looking for these | furs |
| Henry Hudson was sent by Dutch to find this | Northwest Passage |
| Spanish used silver and gold on | consumer goods |
| good that produced other goods | capital goods |
| french used these to travel on | waterways (rivers, lakes) |
| In 1500s 1600s in Europe this was the fashion craze | furs |
| Henry Hudson's ship | Half Moon |
| Addictive plant grown in Virginia and sold in England | Tobacco |
| Year Verrazano enters NY harbor | 1524 |
| Year Hudson sails up RIver named for him | 1609 |
| Year Dutch settle New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island | 1624 |
| Year Sephardic jews arrive in New Amsterdam | 1664 |
| What did british call New Amsterdam | New York |
| A Dutch what founded New Amsterdam | Company (Dutch East Indies Co) |
| Landowners in the South | Gentry |
| 1st cash crop | tobacco |
| 1st representative assembly in America | House of Burgesses |
| Served for 7 yrs | indentured servants |
| founded in 1607 | Jamestown |
| Pennsylvania and Maryland were both this type of colony | Propietary colonies |
| founded Maryland | Lord Baltimore |
| In Virginia conflict between gentry on coast and frontiersman | Bacon's Rebellion 1676 |
| agreement amongst pilgrims | Mayflower compact |
| founder of rhode island | roger williams |
| founder of connecticut | thomas hooker |
| primary disease that killed the most native americans | smallpox |
| oldest standing synagogue in US can be found in what state | New York |
| Oldest Jewish community can be found in this city | Rhode Island |
| War between English settlers and Native Americans in Southern New England | King Philip's War |
| Most integrated city | New York |
| founded Georgia | James Ogelthorpe |
| believe in no violence | pacifists |
| William Penn was of this religious belief | Quakerism |
| Georgia waws to act as a buffer between the Carolinas adn this | Florida |
| Who was the great preacher during the "great awakening" | Jonathan Edwards |
| What was the Seven Years' War called in North America | French and Indian War |
| French and Indian War fought during these years | 1756-1763 |
| French and Indian war fought over what | territory |
| two sons of liberty | John Adams and John Hancock |
| General Warrants | Writs of Assistance |
| Had to appear on deed to make it legal | stamp |
| Leif Erikson- Why did he sail to new lands | couldnt feed poeple, land was too rocky (not fertile enough) had to go somewhere else to get food |
| Leif Erikson- where was he from | Scandinavia |
| Why were Italian city-states not interested in navigating the Atlantic | Italy surrounded and dominated trade in Med Sea. Why go somewhere else when they have it made there |
| Why was Portugal not interested in Columbus and his navigation ideas | thought he was crazy, wouldnt be able to see land |
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