Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by - ANSWER-common Linguistic roots.
The origins of the majority of human
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Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately - ANSWER-11,000 Years ago
Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city? - ANSWER-St. Louis
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest - ANSWER-Fished salmon as their principal occupation.
Native American religions were closely linked to - ANSWER-the natural world
The colony of Virginia was named in honor of - ANSWER-Queen Elizabeth
From their colonial experiences in Ireland, the English concluded that - ANSWER-English colonists should maintain rigid separation from an indigenous population
The glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 - ANSWER-Saw an English king, James II, flee to the European continent.
in King Philip's War, Indians made effective use of a relatively new weapon, the - ANSWER-flintlock rifle.
The Virginia Company - ANSWER-had its charter revoked by James 1.
Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement - ANSWER-It was inaccessible by ship.
By 1700, English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery in part because - ANSWER-of a declining birthrate in England.
The seventeenth-century medical practice of deliberately bleeding a person was based on - ANSWER-the belief that a person needed to maintain a balance of different bodily fluids.
Seventeenth-century southern plantations - ANSWER-tended to be rough and relatively small
During the seventeenth century, English colonists in the Chesapeake saw - ANSWER-a life expectancy for men of just over forty years.
In comparing the colonial societies of Spanish America and English America, people of mixed races had a - ANSWER-higher status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
In English North American colonies, the application of slave codes was based on color and - ANSWER-nothing more.
The Church of England was the official faith of - ANSWER-Virginia
Which statement regarding the lives of slaves in colonial North America is true? - ANSWER-Slave religion was a blend of Christianity and African folk tradition.
In the 1760s, the revolutionary crisis in English North America began in cities because - ANSWER-cities were the centers of intellectual information.
George Whitefield is associated with the - ANSWER-Great Awakening.
Class divisions in colonial North American cities were - ANSWER-more real and visible than in rural places.
The Stono Rebellion - ANSWER-saw slaves in South Carolina attempt to escape from the colony.
All of the following Americans made important contributions to Enlightenment thought EXCEPT - ANSWER-John Locke.
By 1775, the non-Indian population of the English colonies was just over - ANSWER-2 million.
The verdict of the 1734-1735 libel trial of New York publisher John Peter Zenger - ANSWER-increased freedom of the press in the colonies.
The proportion of all blacks in the colonies living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was over - ANSWER-three-fourths.
In North America during the eighteenth century, the most powerful native group was the - ANSWER-Iroquois.
In the aftermath of King George's War - ANSWER-relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated.
For most Indians in North America, the British victory in the French and Indian War - ANSWER-had disastrous effects on their future.
The Proclamation of 1763 - ANSWER-was supported by many Indian tribal groups.
What future American revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley? - ANSWER-George Washington
The first clash of the French and Indian War took place near what is now - ANSWER-Pittsburgh.
The colonial boycott of tea in 1773 - ANSWER-was led in large part by women, who were the primary consumers of tea.
The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to - ANSWER-a. damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies.
b. eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies.
c. establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers.
d. lower the colonial duty on molasses.
e. All these answers are correct.
The Townshend Duties of 1767 - ANSWER-were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions.
Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by - ANSWER-reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts.
Colonial protests directed against the Townshend Duties took the form of - ANSWER-a colonial nonimportation agreement.
Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because - ANSWER-they become central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance.
Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - ANSWER-Congress did not have the authority to impose taxes.
During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies - ANSWER-were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort.
Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution? - ANSWER-Charleston
In 1776, Abigail Adams was an advocate for - ANSWER-new protections for women against abusive and tyrannical men.
The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 - ANSWER-called for a complete separation of church and state.
The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their - ANSWER-claims to western lands.
Under the Articles of Confederation, - ANSWER-each state had one vote in Congress.
Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British government - ANSWER-restricted American access to British markets.
The Antifederalists - ANSWER-saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers.
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 - ANSWER-were well educated by the standards of their time.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by - ANSWER-special state ratifying conventions.
In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the - ANSWER-continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years.
The first secretary of the treasury under the new government of 1789 was - ANSWER-Alexander Hamilton.
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 saw - ANSWER-President Washington lead thousands of troops into the field.
Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to - ANSWER-locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland.
The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted by - ANSWER-belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
The election of 1796 saw - ANSWER-a Federalist president and a Republican vice president take office.
The presidential campaign in 1800 - ANSWER-was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates.
During the 1790s, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the - ANSWER-Northeast.
The religious concept of deism - ANSWER-argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called for - ANSWER-the restoration of traditional Indian culture.
The Second Great Awakening - ANSWER-began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations.
The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with - ANSWER-all nations except Great Britain and France.
In the early nineteenth century, many members of Congress - ANSWER-considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodies.
The Lewis and Clark expedition - ANSWER-was assisted by the guide Sacajawea.
In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by - ANSWER-Macon's Bill No. 2.
Following the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote - ANSWER-"The Star-Spangled Banner."
At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in 1814, Andrew Jackson - ANSWER-viciously broke the resistance of the Creek.
In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans - ANSWER-took place weeks after the war had officially ended.
The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812 - ANSWER-began an improvement in relations between England and the United States.
The first American medical school was established at - ANSWER-the University of Pennsylvania.
The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a - ANSWER-decline in midwives.
In the early eighteenth century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston - ANSWER-made significant advances in steam-powered navigation.
The early nineteenth century in America is known as the "turnpike era" because - ANSWER-many roads were built for profit by private companies.
During the administration of James Monroe, - ANSWER-the Federalist Party in effect ceased to exist.
The election of 1828 - ANSWER-saw the emergence of a new two-party system.
Prior to becoming president, James Monroe had - ANSWER-served as secretary of state.
In the early nineteenth century, the Deep South - ANSWER-included a vast, productive region in Alabama and Mississippi.
After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, it - ANSWER-quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States.
The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at - ANSWER-Europe.
Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE? - ANSWER-The French, like the English, tried to remain separate from native peoples.
The teachings of John Calvin - ANSWER-produced a strong desire among his followers to lead lives that were virtuous.
In what way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and Europe? - ANSWER-A large number of new crops became available in Europe.
Amerigo Vespucci - ANSWER-helped spread recognition of the idea that the Americas were new continents.
In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans? - ANSWER-Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought.
The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony - ANSWER-carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.
In the seventeenth century, English Quakers - ANSWER-a. granted women a position within the church generally equal to that of men.
b. had no paid clergy.
c. were pacifists.
d. believed all could attain salvation.
(e. All these answers are correct.)
The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on - ANSWER-the search for gold.
In its beginning, the Maryland colony - ANSWER-was a refuge for English Catholics.
When it was established in 1644, the colony of Rhode Island - ANSWER-was notable for its religious toleration.
The first blacks imported to Virginia in 1619 - ANSWER-may have been considered indentured servants by the colonists.
In colonial New England Puritan communities, women - ANSWER-were expected to devote themselves to serving the needs of their husbands and households.
The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region - ANSWER-went through numerous boom-and-bust cycles.
By the 1770s, the two largest port cities in colonial North America were - ANSWER-Philadelphia and New York.
The total number of Africans forcibly brought to all of the Americas as slaves is estimated to have been as many as - ANSWER-11 million.
By 1776, what proportion of white males were literate in colonial America? - ANSWER-more than half
The verdict of the 1734-1735 libel trial of New York publisher John Peter Zenger - ANSWER-increased freedom of the press in the colonies.
The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both - ANSWER-demanded tax relief.
Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is true? - ANSWER-Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance.
The French and Indian War in North America - ANSWER-demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy.
The Tea Act of 1773 - ANSWER-a. followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies.
b. lowered the price of tea for American colonists.
c. was intended to benefit a private British company.
d. provided no new tax on tea.
e. All these answers are correct.
In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists - ANSWER-were deeply divided about what they were fighting for.
One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it - ANSWER-contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
In the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution, the British - ANSWER-badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists.
During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution, British military efforts were hampered by - ANSWER-a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
In 1780, Massachusetts sought to revise the power of the governor by - ANSWER-having him elected directly by the people.
Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal - ANSWER-a. Congress.
b. judiciary.
c. executive.
d. bureaucracy.
(e. All these answers are correct.)
As president, George Washington - ANSWER-avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.
The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding - ANSWER-political representation.
Alexander Hamilton's funding plan - ANSWER-was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired.
The New Jersey Plan - ANSWER-expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress.
Under the federal structure first implemented in the Constitution, the people would directly elect - ANSWER-members of the House of Representatives.
Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800"? - ANSWER-Thomas Jefferson
In the War of 1812, Britain turned its full military attention to America after - ANSWER-Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia.
Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because - ANSWER-the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease.
During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention - ANSWER-proved to be futile and irrelevant.
In 1800, Washington, D.C., - ANSWER-was little more than a simple village.
The message of the Second Great Awakening - ANSWER-called for an active and fervent piety.
What event prompted Spain to negotiate the sale of Florida to the United States? - ANSWER-the Seminole War
The rapid growth of the Northwest and Southwest led to which of the following in the immediate aftermath of the War of 1812? - ANSWER-the admission of four new states to the Union
The presidential administration of John Quincy Adams was - ANSWER-noted for its inability to carry out its policies effectively.
In Cohens v. Virginia (1821), Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed the constitutionality of - ANSWER-Supreme Court review of state court decisions.
In 1819, the Adams-Onís Treaty dealt with the American purchase of - ANSWER-Florida.
President Martin Van Buren's "subtreasury" system - ANSWER-consisted of a controversial, new financial system to replace the Bank of the United States.
In the debate over the Bank of the United States, President Andrew Jackson agreed with - ANSWER-the "hard-money" advocates.
In 1836, President Andrew Jackson's "specie circular" - ANSWER-resulted in a severe financial panic.
The so-called Locofocos of the 1830s were - ANSWER-radical Democrats.
The "Trail of Tears" traveled by the Cherokees led them to the area that later became - ANSWER-Oklahoma.
As president, John Tyler - ANSWER-was a Whig who had once been a Democrat.
The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was that - ANSWER-the presidential aspirations of John C. Calhoun were likely ended.
The first of the "Five Civilized Tribes" to be removed to the West, beginning in 1830, was the - ANSWER-Choctaw.
Which statement about the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty is FALSE? - ANSWER-It included an American pledge not to allow slave ships to land at British ports.
The early union movement among skilled artisans - ANSWER-was weakened by the Panic of 1837.
As the immigrant labor force in New England textile mills grew in the 1840s, - ANSWER-piece rates replaced a daily wage.
The Erie Canal was - ANSWER-a tremendous financial success.
In the United States in the 1830s, limited liability laws were developed, which - ANSWER-meant stockholders could not be charged with losses greater than their investment.
The growth of commerce and industry allowed more Americans the chance to become prosperous without - ANSWER-owning land.
Before 1860, the American middle-class - ANSWER-became the most influential cultural form of urban America.
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