US History Ch. 1

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8. Fort James was built to protect the settlement of Jamestown.

True

False

9. According to the views and values of most Native American peoples, an individual could not claim owership rights to...

Land

Crops

Medicines

Household items

10. The dominant religion in western Europe during the 1400's was Christianity.

True

False

11. A desire for change led to a movement called the Reformation.

True

False

12. To be nomadic one must establish residence at one location for a period of five years.

True

False

13. Triangular trade is a term used to describe the trading process in which goods and enslaved peoples were exchanged across the Atlantic Ocean.

True

False

14. A cash crop is one that is raised primarily for

Sale

Food

A farmer's own use

A colony's home country

15. The Taino were the first Native Americans with whom Columbus came into contact.

True

False

16. They came to Central and North America in search of gold.

Anasazi

Aztec

Conquistadors

17. They were the first Native Americans with whom Columbus came into contact.

Taino

Pope

Mestizo

18. The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement established by the pope in an effort to settle disagreements about expansion.

True

False

19. This term refers to people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.

Encomienda

Taino

Mestizo

20. The Kashaya Pomo lived in what is now the state of...

Arizona

California

Minnesota

Washington

21. Which region of the present-day United States is the native home of the Pueblo?

The East

The Midwest

The Northwest

The Southwest

22. He led the Spanish conquests of Mexico and the Aztec Empire.

Ponce de Leon

Kashaya Pomo

Hernando Cortes

23. In the 1500's, food was the main contribution of the Americas to the Columbian Exchange.

True

False

24. The Quakers held services without a formal minister.

True

False

25. The Pueblo Tribes lived in multistory homes made of stones.

True

False

26. The native environment of the Iroquois consisted of

Rainforests

Woodlands

Arid deserts

Rugged mountains

27. Extreme cruelty characterized the journey known as the middle passage.

True

False

28. The conflict between the French and British in 1754 is known as the French and Indian War

True

False

29. Which of the following prohibited European settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

George Greenville

Pontiac

Proclamation of 1763

French and Indian War

30. Which of the following was "awakened" during the Great Awakening?

Religious beliefs

Feelings of patriotism

Tensions between rich and poor colonists

Tensions between colonists and Native Americans

31. Spanish settlement in Florida began with his efforts.

Taino

Hernando Cortes

Ponce de Leon

32. Spain and Italy signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.

True

False

33. The main goals of Christopher Columbus' first exploration of the America's were to find gold, claim lands for Italy, and Spread Christianity.

True

False

34. All of the following are important aspects of Kwakiutl culture except:

Adobes

Totems

Fishing

Potlatches

35. Enlightenment thinkers stressed all of the following except

The use of reason

The scientific method

The importance of the individual

The randomness or unpredictability of the natural world

36. The Stono Rebellion was led by...

Merchants

African slaves

Native Americans

Indentured servants

37. The English Colonies were originally founded by farmers.

True

False

38. The Pueblo religious leader led a rebellion against Spanish rule that drove the Spanish out of New Mexico for 12 years.

Pope

Hernando Cortes

Ponce de Leon

39. The Puritans believed the church should keep most of the Catholic rituals.

True

False

40. The European system of colonization was established during settlement of the Americas.

True

False

41. The cultural awakening in Europe is kown as the Renaissance--which means enlightened period.

True

False

42. William Pitt was selected in 1757 to put a halt to the tyrannical rule of King George II.

True

False

US History Ch. 1

1. In the late 1400s, encouraged by the training and sponsorship provided by Henry the Navigator, the Portuguese explored the west coast of ____________________.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The Aztec people, who entered the Valley of ___________________ in the 1200s, built advanced civilizations.

3. The Kashaya Pomo live in what is now the state of _________________________.

4. Islam which was founded in Arabia in ________ by the prophet Muhammad, spread reapidly across the Middle East to North and West Africa.

5. The desert-dwelling __________________ culture introduced crops to the American Southwest.

6. By the 1500s, the _______________________ empire was at its height, having achieved power and wealth by gaining control of the trans-Sahara trade.

7. Hunting was an important skill to the ______________________ of the American Northeast.

8. Fort James was built to protect the settlement of Jamestown.

9. According to the views and values of most Native American peoples, an individual could not claim owership rights to...

10. The dominant religion in western Europe during the 1400's was Christianity.

11. A desire for change led to a movement called the Reformation.

12. To be nomadic one must establish residence at one location for a period of five years.

13. Triangular trade is a term used to describe the trading process in which goods and enslaved peoples were exchanged across the Atlantic Ocean.

14. A cash crop is one that is raised primarily for

15. The Taino were the first Native Americans with whom Columbus came into contact.

16. They came to Central and North America in search of gold.

17. They were the first Native Americans with whom Columbus came into contact.

18. The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement established by the pope in an effort to settle disagreements about expansion.

19. This term refers to people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.

20. The Kashaya Pomo lived in what is now the state of...

21. Which region of the present-day United States is the native home of the Pueblo?

22. He led the Spanish conquests of Mexico and the Aztec Empire.

23. In the 1500's, food was the main contribution of the Americas to the Columbian Exchange.

24. The Quakers held services without a formal minister.

25. The Pueblo Tribes lived in multistory homes made of stones.

26. The native environment of the Iroquois consisted of

27. Extreme cruelty characterized the journey known as the middle passage.

28. The conflict between the French and British in 1754 is known as the French and Indian War

29. Which of the following prohibited European settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

30. Which of the following was "awakened" during the Great Awakening?

31. Spanish settlement in Florida began with his efforts.

32. Spain and Italy signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.

33. The main goals of Christopher Columbus' first exploration of the America's were to find gold, claim lands for Italy, and Spread Christianity.

34. All of the following are important aspects of Kwakiutl culture except:

35. Enlightenment thinkers stressed all of the following except

36. The Stono Rebellion was led by...

37. The English Colonies were originally founded by farmers.

38. The Pueblo religious leader led a rebellion against Spanish rule that drove the Spanish out of New Mexico for 12 years.

39. The Puritans believed the church should keep most of the Catholic rituals.

40. The European system of colonization was established during settlement of the Americas.

41. The cultural awakening in Europe is kown as the Renaissance--which means enlightened period.

42. William Pitt was selected in 1757 to put a halt to the tyrannical rule of King George II.