36 Questions
What is the term used to describe the belief that one's own nation or group is the central reference point for all cultural and social values?
Ethnocentric
Which Native American people built stone and earth dwellings along cliff walls?
Ancestral Puebloans
What is the term used to describe the period of history in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?
Pre-Columbian
Which Native American group had a flourishing civilization in what is now Mexico and northern Central America?
Mayas
What is the term used to describe the process of developing technologies such as poetry, weaving, and agriculture?
Archaic stage
Which land bridge did Native Americans cross to migrate from Asia to the Americas?
Bering Strait
What was the outcome of the British victory at Bunker Hill?
It gave the Americans confidence to continue fighting
What was the strategy employed by George Washington during the American Revolution?
A war of attrition to wear down the British will to fight
What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
It marked the entry of France into the war on the American side
What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?
To create a professional army to oppose the British
Who trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
What was the outcome of Shay's Rebellion?
It highlighted the need for a strong national government
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
An agreement to count each slave as three-fifths of a person for representation
What was the requirement for the ratification of the Constitution?
An approval by at least 9 out of 13 states
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the significance of Tarleton's Quarter?
It was a massacre of American patriots by British forces
What was the primary focus of the European powers during the 18th century regarding the American colonies?
Capitalizing on the popularity of fur in Europe
Which Native American group blended agriculture and hunting, living in common villages constructed from the trees and bark of the forests?
Iroquois
What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?
The British won the war
What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?
To require the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies to the British troops
What was the primary objective of the Navigation Acts?
To restrict the colonists' ability to trade with other countries
Who led the Indian uprising against the British expansion into the western Ohio Valley after the French and Indian War?
Pontiac, an Ottawa chief
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?
To protest the newly passed Stamp Act
What was the outcome of the Battle of Lexington?
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired
What was the primary objective of the Declaratory Act?
To assert Parliament's authority over the colonies and the right to tax and pass legislation
Who was the American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists that British troops were coming?
Paul Revere
What was the primary purpose of the Norse's 'island hopping' strategy during their explorations?
To seize lightly defended locations that could support the next advance
What was the main impact of John Gutenberg's invention of the printing press?
It brought a new interest to science and geography
What was the primary reason for the failure of the 'Lost Colony' at Roanoke?
The colonists lacked the necessary supplies and support from England
What was the main purpose of the Columbian Exchange?
To exchange plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world
What was the primary reason for the establishment of the House of Burgesses?
To make laws and levy taxes for the colonies
What was the main impact of the Protestant Reformation on the Roman Catholic Church?
It resulted in the creation of Protestant churches
What was the primary reason for the Pilgrims' settlement in Plymouth?
To escape persecution from the Church of England
What was the main consequence of King Philip's War?
The English joined with the Mohawks to defeat the Native Americans
What was the primary purpose of the Enlightenment movement?
To advocate the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
What was the primary reason for the success of the Jamestown colony?
The colonists were able to grow tobacco successfully
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