CLEP US History 1 Exam Questions PDF

CLEP Exam - US History 1 EXAM LATEST 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | AGRADE 1. John Winthrop told the Puritans that their society would be regarded as a "city upon a hill." But first he explained that there would always be inequalities of wealth and power, that some people would always...

CLEP Exam - US History 1 EXAM LATEST 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | AGRADE 1. John Winthrop told the Puritans that their society would be regarded as a "city upon a hill." But first he explained that there would always be inequalities of wealth and power, that some people would always be in positions of authority, and that others would be dependent. His statement best illustrate the Puritans': Acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended on a system of ranks. 2. The Portuguese prince who sponsored the explorations and mapping of previously unknown African coastlines which led eventually to Columbus sailing across the Atlantic.: Prince Henry the Navigator 3. Columbus sailed to America in: 1492 4. Columbus landed in the...: Caribbean 5. This Conquistador overthrew the Aztec Empire in Mexico: Hernan Cortez 6. Central and South America was invaded by Spanish conquistadors in the early: 1500s 7. What animal did the Spanish bring to the Americas?: The Horse 8. A large grant of land from the Spanish crown on which conquistadors took 'tribute' from the local Indians in the form of a large share of the crops they grew or the gold and silver they mined.: Encomienda 9. A friar who became an unrelenting critic of colonial violence against Indi1 / 41 ans: Bartolome de Las Casas 10. Even though he was killed in the Philippines, his crew went on to be the first to circumnavigate the globe.: Ferdinand Magellan 11. First British colony in the Americas was located in: Roanoke Island 12. The first state was named...by the British: Virginia 13. Jamestown: Established by Raleigh. Leadership under John Smith. Powhatan and Pocahontas First Tobacco crops Sir Walter Raleigh introduced smoking to British court 14. Mayflower Compact: Document created by Pilgrims/Separatists on the Mayflower prior to landing which specified that while they were still subjects of James I, they were now a "civil body politic" 15. The Great Migration: Nearly 20,000 pilgrims migrated to New England 1630-1642 16. Elected 12 times as governor of Massachusetts Bay Puritans: John Winthrop 17. Roger Williams: Thought religion and government should be separate. Thought Colony should pay Indians for land. 2 / 41 Fled the Colony and established Rhode Island. Wrote charter which included religious toleration, all religions could freely live there. 18. Anne Hutchinson: Put on trial for religious ideas Banished from Colonies Moved to Rhode Island 19. Fundamental Orders: First written constitution of the Colonies It set up a General Court No interference from British Crown 20. Pequot War: First major war between Puritans and Indians Puritans burn alive all but 5 of the Pequot tribe 21. King Philip's War: 1675 full scale war between Puritans and Indians 22. Act of Toleration: Passed 1649 All Christians in Maryland may freely practice their Faith No Jews or Non-Christians allowed 23. House of Burgesses: First representative assembly in the Colonies Burgess = representative In Virginia 24. Bacon's Rebellion: Armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. 3 / 41 Rebellion due to resentment of friendly policies towards Indians, taxation. First rebellion in the American Colonies in which the frontiersmen took part. Hastened the hardening of racial lines dealing with slavery, because this rebellion involved both black and white indentured servants which worried the ruling class. Uprising ended. Berkeley recalled to England. England takes more power to keep from another uprising from happening. 25. Navigation Acts: Series of Acts passed in the English Parliament in 1651,1660 & 1663. The colonies represented a lucrative source of wealth and trade. The Navigation Acts were designed to regulate colonial trade and enabled England to collect duties (taxes) in the Colonies. 4 / 41