Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

important history words/battles

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Treaty of Tordesillas   moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles farther to the west. Divided the western hemisphere between Spain and Portugal.  
🗑
Mercantilism   Increase the money in a countries treasury by having a favorable balance of trade.(More exports than imports)  
🗑
Hernando Cortes   A Spanish sailor and Conquistdor-conquered the Aztecs.  
🗑
Montezuma   The Aztec emperor  
🗑
The main reasons why the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs   1)The spread of European diseases killed millions of Native Americans 2)The Spanish were excellent soilders and sailors 3)Spain made alliances with Aztec enemies  
🗑
Lesson learned from Salem witch Trials   People should be innocent until proven guilty  
🗑
Scapegoat   when a person places the blame on someone else  
🗑
House of Burgesses   the first representative assembly in the english colonies  
🗑
Bacon's Rebellion   bacon and his men burnt down Jamestown because the royal governor said no to more farm land  
🗑
What event led to colonization in Americas?   the English defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588  
🗑
Why did England want colonies in the England?   Make more money trade goods spread religion  
🗑
Three reasons of why to leave England   1) Religious Freedom 2)Political freedom 3)Economic Oppurtunities  
🗑
Joint-Stock companies   investors put their money into a colony to earn a profit.  
🗑
Charter   A written contract giving someone permission to start a colony  
🗑
New England Colonies   long Winters Rocky Soil Many English settlers Susistence Farming LOTS of fishing Whaling Timber  
🗑
The Middle Colonies   Diversity Shorter Winters Fertile Soil immigrants from all over Europe  
🗑
The Southern colonies   Warm Climate Good Soil Some Settlers had Slaves  
🗑
The Backcountry   various climates and resources located along Appalachian Mountains Many Scots-Irish settled here  
🗑
Subsistence Farming   produced enough food to feed themselves and maybe a little extra for trade  
🗑
Triangular Trade   had three trade stops(Africa-West Indies-Americas), and traded items like rum, iron, sugar, molasses, gold,and slaves  
🗑
Three Types of Trade   1)Colonial Trade 2)Trade with Europe 3)Triangular Trade  
🗑
The Navigation Acts   The English goverment passed these laws to make sure England was recieving profits from the colonies trade  
🗑
The three laws of the Navigation Acts   1)All shipping had to be done on English ships or ships madde in the English colonies 2)products like tobacco, wood, and sugar could be sold only to England or its colonies 3)European imports to the colonies had to pass through English ports  
🗑
The enlightenment   empahasised reason and science as paths to knowledge  
🗑
The Great Awakening   a religious movement  
🗑
Rights of Englishmen   certain rights that came from living under the English goverment that were expected by English colonist  
🗑
Magna Carta   a document that limited the powers of the King  
🗑
Parliment   England's law making body  
🗑
How was Parliment set up?   Made up of two houses-House of Commons(elected by the people) and House of Lords(weren't elected,nobles, judges, and church officials)  
🗑
English Bill Of Rights   an agreement to respect the rights of the English citizens and Parliment  
🗑
salutary neglect   England does not interfer with the colonies  
🗑
Edmund Andros   a royal governor that ruled Dominion of New England  
🗑
Glorious Revolution   the overthrow of English King James 2 in 1688  
🗑
John Peter Zenger   Publisher of the New York Weekly  
🗑
Zenger trial   When John Peter Zenger criticized the New Yorks governor- lead to the Freedom of Press  
🗑
pontiac's Rebellion    
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: mpustay16
Popular History sets