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History Midterm Q/A
History Midterm Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Food crops exported from the Americas: | allowed a population explosion |
European exploration of the Americas was greatly assisted by: | the Reformation |
Columbus succeeded in: | inspiring subsequent European explorations |
After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of: | disease |
The first Europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the: | English |
"Right of Discorvery": | gave the explorers the right to keep the land for themselves because they had discovered it |
"Matrilineal" means: | you trace your heritage through the mother's blood line |
The Protestant Reformation in England: | was led by John Calvin |
A central element of John Calvin's theology was his belief in: | predestination |
Martin Luther translated the Bible to: | German |
By the early 18th Century, the English colonies in North America: | had eliminated their French and Spanish rivals |
The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity form: | tobacco |
The first commercially important natural resource in the Indian-English dynamic was: | furs |
the headright system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of: | giving fifty acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony and fifty more for any servants he might bring |
The Mayflower Compact: | provided the original government for the Plymouth colony |
Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia | it succeeded in keeping out slavery |
The colony of Pennsylvania was: | open to all religious believers |
Maryland was established in 1634 as a refuge for: | English Catholics |
One outstand characteristic of Jamestown in its initial years was: | the high mortality rate among its settlers |
A large number of South Carolina's original settlers were British planters from: | Barbados |
Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived: | in communities where church and state were not separate |
Of the following colonies, which one most embraced religious and ethnic diversity? | Pennsylvania |
In regard to religion, women: | were more likely to be churchgoers than men |
Legally speaking , slaves were: | property |
New England's most important commodity was: | fish |
The Stono Rebellion: | tightened controls on slaves |
Although diseases were widespread in North America, colonists were less susceptible because: | Americas had been exposed to most diseases in Europe and had build immunity |
The witch craze in Salem started when: | adolescent girls began to exhibit strange afflictions |
Slave codes: | outlined the local laws that governed slave life and ownership |
Education in the colonies was: | usually seen as the responsibility of family and church |
The French and Indian War was triggered by: | conflicting French and English claims to the Ohio Valley |
The Royal Proclamation of 1763: | prohibited American settlement west of the Appalachians |
All of the following were true of the early Revolution EXCEPT: | Patriots were universally united behind the cause of independence |
The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to: | punish Boston for the Tea Party |
Perhaps the most radical of the American rebels was Bostonian: | Samuel Adams |
Colonial royal governors: | had veto power over colonial assemblies |
At the end of the war, New Orleans and all of the French lands west of the Mississippi: | went to Spain |
One of the chief objectives of policy under George Grenville was to: | reduce Britain's enormous debt |
The major object of the Tea Act of 1773 was to: | bail out the East India Company |
Which is true of the Boston Tea Party? | Americans destroyed forty-six tons of tea. |
The American victory at Saratoga resulted in: | France's entry on the American side. |
On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the: | Hessians |
The war in the South was characterized by" | killing of prisoners by both sides |
Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by: | defecting to the British |
Abigail Adams's appeal to her husband, John, to "Remember the Ladies": | was basically ignored |
which of the following statements was NOT true of women during the Revolutionary era? | on at least one occasion, commanded an artillery company in Washington's army |
Because of associations with the British, the Revolution was especially detrimental to the status of the: | Anglicans |
The colonists who wanted to remain part of the British Kingdom were: | loyalists |
In an effort to grow enlistment in the Continental Army, men were | encouraged by an enlistment of $20 |
In its winter camp at Valley Forge, Washington's army was decimated by all of the following EXCEPT: | enemy attack |
The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by: | nine of the states |
In regard to religion, the Constitution: | prevents Congress from establishing an official religion |
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787: | banned slavery in the Northwest |
Shay's Rebellion was led by: | Indebted farmers |
On the question of women's rights, the proposed Constitution: | said nothing |
The Great compromise: | settled the question of congressional representation |
When Britain and France went to war in 1793, the United States: | expressed neutrality, warning Americans not to aid either side |
One key element of Hamilton's program to encourage manufacturing was his proposal for: | high protective tariffs |
The convention, which assembled in May 1787, was supposed to: | revise the Articles of Confederation |
Which one of the following gave the Confederation government the most trouble? | finances |