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CMS 8th ss
chamberlain middle school 8th grade Unit 2
Question | Answer |
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Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas | conquistadores |
road that connected the communities of new spain | El comino real |
group of english sailors who were encouraged to raid spanish treasure ships | sea dogs |
people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country | immigrants |
system used by wealthy colonists to gain large plots of land by bringing servants or relatives to Virginia | headright |
centerpiece of New England government, at which issues of local interest were discussed | town meetings |
law-making body made up of two houses | bicameral legislature |
creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade | mercantilism |
crops grown to be sold for profits | cash crops |
crops that are continuausly in demand | staple crops |
Which of the following factors are necessary to ensure a favorable balance of trade | increase exports and decrease imports |
Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca because | He allied with enemies of the Inca |
Protestants objected to | the great power held by the pope and the complex rituals of the Catholic Church |
The three types of Spanish settlements were | pueblos, missions and presidios |
Why was the Mayflower Compact written | The colonist needed a legal document because they had landed too far away from Virginia to be ruled by its government |
In Bacon's Rebellion, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers | attacked and burned Jamestown |
Why did John Smith's strong leardership improve conditions in Jamestown only temporarily | He was injured and had to return to England |
Who wrote a paper criticizing the Catholic Church and helped motivate the Protestant Reformation | Martin Luther |
Apprentices were usually | young boys who learned a trade from master craftsman |
The Great Awakening | Caused the Presbyterian Church to split into two groups |