The ancestors of the Native American peoples:
migrated by land bridge from northeastern Asia
The first peoples who migrated to the Americas:
were
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The Aztecs lived in present day_______
Mexico
Regarding the Mayan civilization, which of the following would be accurate?
The Mayans were advanced in the area of the study of human anatomy
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the way in which Indians north of the Rio Grande River lived at the time of European contact?
depending on regional environmental conditions, Indian societies included hunter-gatherer bands, settled agricultural communities, migrating communities, and self governing tribes
In 1450 most people in Western Europe were:
peasants
The social order in Europe around 1450 is most accurately described as being:
hierarchical and authoritarian
What contributed most to the Aztecs demise?
deadly contagious diseases
Stimulated by the wealth and learning of the Arab world, the European Renaissance began in _______
Italy
The European trade in African slaves was initiated in the 15th century by:
Portuguese
Christopher Columbus's success in reaching North America can be attributed primarily to his:
luck because he had seriously underestimated the size of the globe and the width of the Atlantic Ocean
The Native American tribe that left evidence of their elevated cliff dwellings before they mysteriously disappeared are known as?
Annazazi
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John Calvin and Calvinist theologians stressed:
The doctrine of predestination
The Puritans in late sixteenth century England:
championed literacy so that everyone could read and interpret the Bible
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes Native American's response to enforced Christianization in the Spanish Franciscan missions during the seventeenth century?
they tolerated the teachings of the missionaries but secretly turned to their traditional deities when disasters struck their communities
During the first few years after arriving in the Jamestown colony in 1607, the English migrants:
suffered from diseases that killed half the population
Under the __________ system, each head of household would receive 50 acres to settle in the Virginia Colony.
headright
Of the various diseases that affected communities in the Chesapeake, the worst was ____________, which was spread by the bite of mosquitoes.
malaria
The Virginia colonist John Rolfe:
introduced tobacco production in the colony
Which of the following statements most accurately characterize the response of England to tobacco imported from the New World?
men and women developed an insatiable demand despite the King's disapproval of tobacco
Which of the following statements most accurately describes Africans in Virginia following the ruling of the House of Burgesses?
Africans found themselves more entrenched in slavery as a permanent condition
In the 1630's the Puritans of the Massachusettes Bay Colony:
insisted that only men of approved Puritan congregations could vote
A major difference between Puritans and Pilgrims was:
different views on the Anglican Church of England
The Maryland colony started out as a haven for:
Catholics
Late 17th century Quakers were:
believers in an 'inner light' of grace or understanding given by God to each man and woman
Which of the following ideas can be attributed to John Locke?
a belief that a government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed
In general, the mercantilist policies pursued by the British government in the eighteenth century called for her American colonies to produce:
agricultural goods and raw materials
In New England Puritan communities:
many women learned to read and write but did not participate fully in church affairs
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the social values of early Colonial Pennsylvania?
Quakers' pacifism prevented friction with Native Americans until the 1750's
The first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States, was established by Spain in ____________
Saint Augustine
The Enlightenment, which reached America between the 1730's and 1760's:
emphasized the power of human reason to shape the world
John Locke stated that before there was any form of government, man was ruled by ___________
laws of nature
Slavery became a lifelong and heriditary condition in the Southern colonies because:
Virginia's House of Burgesses enacted new laws governing slaves by 1670
All of the following statements regarding Ben Franklin would be considered accurate except for:
he was an evangelical preacher
The belief that God created the world, but is not directly involved in controlling all events in our world is known as?
Deism
Indentured servants in North America:
were the biggest labor force in the first few decades of colonial Virginia
Regarding the New England colonies, all of the following statements are correct except:
slaves provided the majority of the field labor
The Great Awakening of the 1740's and 1750's:
fostered rural cooperation among land owners
The religious group with the most success is converting slaves in the mid eighteenth century southern colonies was the:
Baptist Church
Hostilities between Virginians, led by Colonel George Washington, and French troops began in 1754 at:
Fort Duquesne
During the French and Indian Wars, which of the following statements would be correct?
the wars were precipitated by the desire to annex additional land by both the French and Virginia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania received its name from what source?
the British official, William Pitt
As agreed in the Treaty of Paris in 1763, Britain:
annexed French Canada, and French lands east of the Mississippi River
Which of the following statements concerning the Middle Colonies are correct?
their populations were ethnically and religiously more diverse than New England
The Dutch Republic and the West India Trading Company jointly founded a trading post in America they named New Amterdam. What is this area known as today?
Manhattan Island
England's policy of Mercantilism with regard to her colonies in the New World meant:
the colonies' business and commerce should compliment and supplement the Mother Land
Spanish explorers arriving in the New World were motivated by:
gold, glory and the spread of Christianity
Which of the following diseases had the most severe negative impact on Native American tribes?
smallpox
During the Great Awakening, messages of spirituality and the growth of religion:
might be brought close to home through a circuit rider [Show Less]