Which one of the following best describes the difference between North American slavery in the North and in the South.
Slavery laws in the North were less restrictive than in the south
Slavery was highly agricultural in the north and urban labor in the south
Slavery was more prevalent in the north and indentured servants provided the south with more labor
In the South African Slaves had more rights than the white indentured servants in the north.
This was a series of paths that crisscrossed the Atlantic Ocean for purpose of transporting goods between Africa, Europe, and the Americas
The Middle Passage
The Northwest Passage
The Silk Road
The Triangular Trade route
The United States acquired most of its slaves by what means?
The middle passage brought most of the African slaves to the US
Most slaves in the US were home grown through natural reproduction
Slavery in the US came mostly from Spanish colonies in the South
Slavery in the US came with the European colonists as they built settlements in the North
Slave communities on plantations often
Retained cultural elements such as housing, child naming, and language.
Gave up all of their African ways of life to better survive white culture
Embraces and adored their new ways of "white life"
Only maintained a small amounts of their native languages
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Paine published Common Sense in 1776 trying to convince colonists of what?
That control by the Crown could be used as a compromise to help build America
That colonists should reconcile with Britain
That democracy was inferior to aristocracy
That America would become haven for liberty
Which of the following statements describes the Stamp Act
Direct tax on all printed goods
A tax that was highly opposed by the colonists
First time taxes were used to raise revenue in North America
All of the above
None of the above
What was the purpose of the Tea Act?
To provide tea to the colonists at fair prices
To cut down on smuggling in the colonies
To pay for the 7 years war debt
To support the almost bankrupt East India Company
The First Continental congress was created in response to which of the following?
The Tea Act
The Coercive Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
The Coercive Acts did which of the following to the English colonies
Closed the port of Boston
Reorganized provincial charters
Provided for the housing of troops
As a form of civil disobedience, John Dickinson wrote which of the following manuscripts to urge colonist to unite during their struggles
Letters from a Farmer in Massachusetts
Letters from a Slave in Massachusetts
Letters from a Slave in Pennsylvania
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Which of the following were the advanced tribe of the Yucatan region of Mexico
Mayans
Aztecs
Incans
Iroquois
What country encouraged and funded the exploration of Christopher Columbus
Italy
Portugal
France
Spain
Most Native tribes found sacred spirits in
Animals
Trees
Water
Explorers
Governors that established rule in the Americans were called?
Kings
Encomiendas
Czars
Viceroys
Archaeological evidence suggests that Native Americans were descendants of Asains which who arrived during the ice age by crossing the
Atlantic Ocean
Glacial Land bridge
Mississipi Rives
Continent of Africa
Which of the following tribes were known for their sacred mounds
Pueblos
Hopi
Creek
Which of the following best describes native governments
Primitive and unorganized
Anarchical and without rule
Organized hiearchy of leaders and laws
Natives had no government until European colonization
Which of the following conquistadors led devastating expeditions against the Incans and Aztecs
Cortez and Pizzaro
De Leon and Las Casas
Onate and Hudson
Columbus and Soto
French colonization focused mostly around the idea of finding
Africa and enslaving their people
Reaching the Northwest Passage to the Pacific and gold
New settlements to practice religious freedom
America and Conquering it
Who sailed into the New York Harbor and claimed the area for the Dutch?
Ponce De Leon
Samuel De Champlain
Henry Hudson
Bartolome De Las Casas
Indian tribes of the Americans did all of the following except
Build roads
Had massive trade networks
Built irrigation systems
Explored and colonized other continent
Developed large communal societies
Ferdinand Magellen lead a large expedition to
Circumnavigate the world
Find the northwest passage
Conquer the Americas
Find a shorter route to India
What was the location of the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States?
Jamestown
Plymouth
MAssachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
What was the name of the tribe that the settlers of Jamestown came in contact with?
Pequots
Powwows
Potawatomie
Powhatans
Which of the following terms describes a radical and conservative group of Protestants that demanded purification of the Anglican Church?
Puritans
Quakers
Catholics
Lutherans
Anne Hutchinson was put on trial for
acts of sedition against the church
worshipping a false god
adultery
treason against England
Cecilius Calvert wanted to establish a refuge for
puritan settlement
poor English exiles
protestants
persecuted Catholics
none of the above
Which of the following statements best describes predestination
a governing by moral liberty
seeking truth by reading the bible
Calvinsism guided teachings
determination of those who will be saved
Which of the following descriptions best describes life in Massachusetts Bay area?
healthier climate, equal balance of men and women, more families
illness, famine, and lack of government
tabacco cash crop, slavery, catholic domination
