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2168264709Mesoamericans cultivated what crop?maize0
2168264710The Andes region cultivated what crop?potatoes1
2168264711Which tribe built Tenochtitlan in 1325?Aztecs2
2168264712What did the Aztecs believe would sustain the land?human sacrifice3
2168264713What was Cuzco's population?60,0004
2168264714Multi-room structres made out of mud and stone by Pueblo peoplesAdobe5
2168264715What were the 3 g's of exploration?God, glory, gold6
2168264716Where did the first ancestors of the Native American peoples come from?northeastern Asia7
2168264717What was the foundation for the prosperous Native American societies in Mexico, Peru, and the Mississippi River Valley?cultivation of maize8
2168264718Which of the Pueblo peoples built miles across the desert in the American Southwest to facilitate trade?Anasazis9
2168264719True or false kinship bonds were more important than nuclear families in Native American tribes.True10
2168264720What was the social order in Europe around 1450 described as?hierarchical and authoritarian11
2168264721In 1450 what were the majority of European men?peasants12
2168264722Merchants from which of the following countries made inroads in the Arab- dominated trade routes of the Mediterranean in the twelfth century?Italy13
2168264723What was the result of the crusades?European merchants learned of Asian trade routes14
2168264724What idea do Calvanist theologians stress?predestination15
2168264725What prevented Europeans from seeking to conquer territory in Africa?Coastal kingdoms were well defended16
2168264726Why had Christopher Columbus faded from public view by the time he died in 1506?He didn't find any treasures or kingdoms17
2168264727Who conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico?Cortés18
2168264728Did the Native American peoples east of Mississippi River have a single style of political organization?no19
2168264729Why were the modern-day countries of Mexico and Peru originally the most significant conquests?The Inca, Aztecs, and Mayans had great wealth20
2168264730Who did the Spanish crown grant encomiendas to in the sixteenth century?conquistadors21
2168264731The tribes that lived in present-day Arizona and New Mexico around A.D. 1000 declined because of what?soil exhaustion and a drought22
2168264732What was the trading relationship of Native Americans before European contact?They only traded among local tribes23
2168264733In the 1490 when the Europeans arrived in the New World, where did most Native Americans live?Mesoamerica and the western coast of South America24
2168264734Which European nation was the first to invlove itself in exploration of the Atlantic as a route to Asia and the African slave trade?Portugal25
2168264735What did the encomienda granted by the Spanish crown in the 16th century consisted of...legal control over American land and Indian labor26
2168264736Did American crops increase agricultural yield and population growth in the Old World?yes27
2168264737What was the legacy of the Spanish conquest in the New World?The spanish government and missionaries started a campaign to suppress indigenous cultures.28
2168264738Why was the influx of American gold and silver into the English economy during the sixteenth century significant?It simulated further economic expansion29
2168264739Portuguese colonists in Brazil created an industry based on what resource?sugar30
2168264740What was the main product in the Virginia colony?tobacco31
2168264741What did the French Jesuits do in contrast to the Spanish missionaries of the sixteenth century?they tried to understand the Indians' worldview32
2168264742What colony venture failed to attract many settlers?Dutch colony of New Netherland33
2168264743City upon a Hill refers to which colony?Massachusets bay34
2168264744A system of political economy based on government regulation. Beginning in 1650, Britain enacted Navigation Acts that controlled colonial commerce and manufacturing for the enrichment of Britain. After 1790, the United States used tariffs and subsidies to bolster national wealth.mercantilism35
2168264745Dissenters from the Church of England who wanted a genuine Reformation rather than the partial Reformation sought by Henry VIII. Their religious principles emphasized the importance of an individual's relationship with God developed through Bible study, prayer, and introspection.Puritans36
2168264746A financial organization devised by English merchants around 1550 that facilitated the colonization of North America. In these companies, a number of investors pooled their capital and received shares of stock in the enterprise in proportion to their share of the total investment.joint- stock corporation37
2168264747A colony ruled by a king or queen and governed by officials appointed to serve the monarchy and represent its interests.royal colony38
2168264748A system of local government in New England in which all male heads of household met regularly to elect selectmen; levy local taxes; and regulate markets, roads, and schools.town meeting39
2168264749Fifty acres of free land granted by the Virginia Company to planters for each indentured servant they purchased.headright system40
2168264750Organ of government in colonial Virginia made up of an assembly of representatives elected by the colony's inhabitants. It was established by the Virginia Company and continued by the crown after Virginia was made a royal colony.House of Burgesses41
2168264751A system of bondage in which a slave has the legal status of property and so can be bought and sold like property.chattel slavery42
2168264752The Protestant Christian belief that God chooses certain people for salvation before they are born. Sixteenth- century theologian John Calvin was the main proponent of this doctrine, which became a fundamental tenet of Puritan theology.predestination43
2168264753One of the first Protestant groups to come to America, they sought a separation from the Church of England. They founded Plymouth, the first permanent community in New England, in 1620.pilgrims44
2168264754A system whereby workers were contracted for service for a specified period. In the seventeenth century, thousands of these workers came to North America. In exchange for agreeing to work for four or five years without wages, the workers received passage across the Atlantic, room and board, and status as a free person at the end of the contract period.Indentured Servitude45
2168264755Lord Baltimore, the founder of Maryland established the colony as a haven for who?Catholic46
2168264756What describes Africans in Virginia after the 1660s?African slavery became a permanent condition47
2168264757What did the French and Spanish aim to do in the New World?Christianize the native peoples48
2168264758Which of the following native groups capitalized on its geographic location in central New York and remained a significant political force in North America long after colonization?Iroquois49
2168264759Why did Plymouth begin to thrive after its first year while Jamestown struggled for many years?religious discipline encouraged stronger work ethic50
2168264760Which of the following New England colonies required church membership in order to be able to vote?Massachusetts Bay51
2168264761Metacom's war (King Philip's War) as a last effort to save what?Indian lands and culture in New England52
2168264762Who dominated the Chesapeake economy and own most land in Virginia?Wealthy, merchant elite53
2168264763Slavery replacing indentured servitude was a consequence of what?Bacon's Rebellion54
2168264764What did spanish conquistadors, Nathaniel Bacon's frontiersmen, and the Puritans have in common?They treated Native Americans brutally55
2168264765What was to goal of Jamestown?to trade56
2168264766Who did the Virginia Company grant land to?free men57
2168264767What was a result of the Indian War of 1622?one-third of the english were killed58
2168264768Who made Virginia a royal colony?James 159
2168264769What was the goal of Maryland settlement?Refuge for English Catholics60
2168264770What was the solution for Protestants that outnumbered Catholics?Maryland Toleration Act of 164961
2168264771Made blacks and their children property, or chattel for life of white mastersslave codes62
2168264772In 1620 half of the people in Plymouth were what?sepratists63
2168264773How many people came to Massachusetts in 1630?20,00064
2168264774Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?John Winthrop65
2168264775Where was Roger Williams exiled to?Rhode Island66
2168264776What 2 colonies were Anne Hutchinson exiled to?Rhode Island and New York67
2168264777In what war was an English trader killed and 500 massacred?Pequots War68
2168264778In what year was the Pequot war?1636-163769
2168264779What kind of slave society was South Carolinas?hierarchial70
2168264780What products did North Carolina raise?corn, hogs, and tobacco71
2168264781In what year did North Carolina separate from South Carolina?171272
2168264782In what year did William Penn receive a charter from the king to establish a colony?168173
2168264783Pennsylvania's government allowed religious freedom for who?Christians74
2168264784Who created the Dominion of New England?James II75
2168264785Occurred because James IIs Catholic wife gave birth to a son, thus arousing fear of a return to CatholicismGlorious Revolution76
2168264786Who broke up the Dominion of New England?Mary and William77
2168264787Which colony had harsh working conditions?South Carolina78
2168264788Why did planters preferred ethnic diversity?to deter slave revolts79
2168264789What was the name of the language developed in African American communities?Gullah80
2168264790Who did the gentry imitate?the English Aristocracy81
2168264791When was the colony of Georgia founded?173382
2168264792Who founded the colony of Georgia?James Oglethorpe83
2168264793Who was the war of Jenkins Ear between?English vs. Spanish84
2168264794Placed tariff on French molasses but was not enforced well but led to smuggling.Molasses Act of 173385
2168264795Prohibited the use of publicly issued paper money to pay debtsCurrency Act of 175186
2168264796Which American colony was established in the 1660s as a haven for QuakersMassachusetts87
2168264797What describes the character of Britain's empire in America before 1660?haphazard and lax88
2168264798Britain won major territorial and commercial gains, including Newfoundland, Acadia, and the Hudson Bay region as well as access to the western Indian trade from what?Treaty of Utrecht89
2168264799The Spanish governor in Florida had promised freedom to fugitive slaves during what?Stono Rebellion90
2168264800Where did the Stono Rebellion take place?South Carolina91
2168264801When was the Stono Rebellion?173992
2168264802The British colonists in eighteenth- century North America enjoyed a significant degree of autonomy over their royal governors mainly due to...their control over governors' salaries93
2168264803What did english creditors increasingly refuse to accept?state issued paper money94
2168264804The practice of passing family land, by will or by custom, to the eldest son.primogeniture95
2168264805Spiritual beliefs that center on the natural world. Followers of this religion do not worship a supernatural God; instead, they pay homage to spirits and spiritual forces that they believe dwell in the natural world.animism96
2168264806A gender power structure in which men rule autocratically over women, either as heads of families or as rulers of society. This term has also been applied to government leaders who rule autocratically over their subjects.patriarchy97
2168264807Organizations of skilled workers in medieval and early modern Europe that regulated the entry into, and the practice of a trade. These organizations did not develop in colonial America because artisans generally were in short supply.guilds98
2168264808The primary avenue for trade for West Africans that passed through the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires. Caravans carried West African goods- including gold, copper, salt, and slaves- from the south to the north across the Sahara, then returned with textiles and other foreign goods.trans- Saharan trade99
2168264809The campaign by Spanish Catholics to drive North African Moors (Muslim Arabs) from the European mainland. After a centuries-long effort to recover their lands, the Spainards defeated the Moors at Granada in 1492 and secured control of all of Spain.reconquista100
2168264810A system of family organization in which social identity and property descend through the female line. Children are usually raised in their mother's household, and her brother plays a central role in their lives.matriarchy101
2168264811A religion the considers Mohammed to be God's last prophet. Following the death of Mohammed in A.D. 632, the newly converted Arab peoples of North Africa used force and fervor to spread this faith into Sub- saharan Africa, India, and Indonesia, as well as deep into Spain and the Balkan regions of Europe.Islam102
2168264812A cultural transformation in the arts and learning in Italy from 1300 to 1450. During this period, Italian moneyed elites sponsored great artists- Micahelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and others- who produced an unprecedented flowering of genius.Renaissance103
2168264813The traditional term for farmworkers in Europe. Some of these farmworkers owned land, while others leased or rented small pots from landlords. In some regions, they lived in compact communities with strong collective institutions.peasants104
2168264814The belief that individuals owe a service to their community and its government. During the Renaissance, political theorists argued that selfless service to the polity was of critical importance in a self- governing republic.civic humanism105
2168264815Franciscan missionaries located in northern FloridaSpanish106
2168264816What is the other name for Pope's Rebellion?Pueblo Revolt107
2168264817The natives became disposable to them when they began to sustain themselves.British108
2168264818Who was famous for fur trapping?french109
2168264819Most of the settlers were men, some of whom married Indian womenFrench110
2168264820Who were the Jesuit missionariesFrench111
2168264821survived the 1622 Powhatan uprisingBritish112
2168264822This country tries to understand the Native American valuesFrench113
2168264823Treated the indians brutallybritish114
2168264824Who does John Eliot represent?British115
2168264825Who implemented the encomienda system?Spanish116
2168264826Black legendSpanish117
2168264827What year was Jamestown established?1607118
2168264828What year was Plymouth established?1620119
2168264829What year was Massachusetts Bay established?1628120
2168264830What year was New Hampshire established?1623121
2168264831What year was Connecticut and Rhode Island established?1636122
2168264832What year was North Carolina established?1653123
2168264833What year was New York and New Jersey established?1664124
2168264834What year was South Carolina established?1670125
2168264835What year was Pennsylvania and Deleware established?1681126
2168264836What year was Georgia established?1732127
2168264837The movement of diseases and peoples across the Atlantic was part of a larger pattern of biological transformation is called.The Colombian Exchange128
2168264838This group of people condemned extravaganceQuakers129
2168264839In what year was the Dominion of England started?1686130
2168264840What were the original 4 colonies of the Dominion of England?Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth131
2168264841The adaptation of stateless peoples to the demands imposed on them by neighboring states.tribalization132
2168264842Who was the Covenant Chain between?New York and Iroquois133
2168264843a refined but elaborate lifestylegentility134
2168264844the practice of giving offices and salaries to political alliespatronage135
2168264845When paper money was issued to farmers who pledged their land as collateral for the loansland banks136
2168264846The ability to keep their households solvent and independent and to pass that ability on to the next generationcompetency137
2168264847when families swapped labor and goods is calledhousehold mode of production138
2168264848people who settle illegally on land is called being asquatter139
2168264849A flexible form of indentured servitude that allowed families to negotiate their own terms upon arrival is calledredemptioner140
2168264850The time period that emphasized the power of human reason to understand and shape the worldEnlightenment141
2168264851The evangelical Christian movement that stressed the individual's personal relationship with God is calledPietism142
2168264852A renewal of religious enthusiasmrevival143
2168264853nation stateThe modern form of political society that combines centralized government with a high degree of ethnic and cultural unity.144
2168264854matrilinearthe form of society in which family line, power, and wealth are passed primarily through the female side.145
2168264855confederacyAn alliance or league of nations or peoples looser than a federation.146
2168264856primevalConcerning the earliest origin of things.147
2168264857sagaA lengthy story or poem recounting the great deeds and adventures of a people and their heroes.148
2168264858middlemenIn trading systems, those dealers who operate between the original buyers and the retail merchants who sell to consumers.149
2168264859caravelA small vessel with a high deck and three triangular sails.150
2168264860plantationA large-scale agricultural enterprise growing commercial crop and usually employing coerced or slave labor.151
2168264861ecosystemA naturally evolved network of relations among organisms in a stable environment.152
2168264862demographicConcerning the general characteristic of a given population, including such factors as numbers, age, gender, birth and death rates, and so on.153
2168264863conquistadorA Spanish conqueror or adventurer in the Americas.154
2168264864capitalismAn economic system characterized by private property , generally free trade, and open and accessible markets.155
2168264865encomiendaThe Spanish labor system in which persons were help to unpaid service under the permanent control of their masters, though not legally owned by them.156
2168264866mestizoA person of mixed Native American and European ancestry.157
2168264867provinceA medium sized subunit of territory and governmental administration within a larger nation or empire.158
2168264868nationalismFervent belief and loyalty given to the political unit of the nation-state.159
2168264869primogenitureThe legal principle that the oldest son inherits all family property or land.160
2168264870joint stock companiesAn economic arrangement by which a number of investors pool their capital for investment.161
2168264871charterA legal document granted by a government to some group or agency to implement a stated purpose, and spelling out the attending rights and obligations.162
2168264872censusAn official count of population, often also describing other information about the population.163
2168264873feudalConcerning the decentralized medieval social system of personal obligations between rulers and ruled.164
2168264874indentured servantA poor person obligated to a fixed term of labor.165
2168264875tolerationOriginally, religious freedom granted by an established church to a religious minority.166
2168264876squatterA frontier farmer who illegally occupied land owned by others or not yet officially opened for settlement.167
2168264877matriarchA respected, usually elderly, female head of a household or extended clan.168
2168264878melting potPopular term for an ethnically diverse population that is presumed to be "melting" towards some eventual commonality.169
2168264879predestinationThe Calvinist doctrine that God has foreordained some people to be saved and some to be damned.170
2168264880electIn Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation.171
2168264881conversionA religious turn to God, thought by Calvinists to involve an intense, identifiable person experience.172
2168264882visible saintsIn Calvinism, those who publicly proclaimed their experience of conversion and were expect to lead godly lives.173
2168264883callingIn Protestantism, the belief that saved individuals have a religious obligation to engage in worldly work.174
2168264884heresyDeparture from correct or officially defined belief.175
2168264885seditiousConcerning resistance to or rebellion against the government.176
2168264886commonwealthAn organized civil government or social order.177
2168264887autocraticAbsolute or dictatorial rule.178
2168264888passive resistanceNonviolent action or opposition to authority in accord with religious or moral beliefs.179
2168264889asylumA place of refuge and security, especially for the persecuted or unfortunate.180
2168264890proprietaryConcerning exclusive legal ownership, as of colonies granted to individuals by the monarch.181
2168264891naturalizationThe granting of citizenship to foreigners or immigrants.182
2168264892blue lawsLaws designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality183
2168264893ethnicConcerning diverse peoples or cultures, specifically those of non-Anglo-Saxon background.184
2168264894headrightThe right to acquire a certain amount of land granted to the person who finances the passage of a laborer185
2168264895disenfranchiseTo take away the right to vote.186
2168264896civil warA conflict between the citizens of inhabitants of the same country.187
2168264897tidewaterThe territory adjoining water affected by tides-this is, near the seacoast or coastal rivers.188
2168264898middle passageThat portion of a slave ship's journey in which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas.189
2168264899fertilityThe ability to mate and produce abundant young.190
2168264900menialFit for servants; humble or low.191
2168264901militiaAn armed force of citizens called out only in emergencies.192
2168264902hierarchya social group arranged in ranks or classes.193
2168264903corporationA group or institution granted legal rights to carry on certain specified activities.194
2168264904jeremiadA sermon or prophecy warning of doom and calling for repentance.195
2168264905lynchingThe illegal killing of an accused person by mob action without due process.196
2168264906hinterlandInland region back from a port, river, or the seacoast.197
2168264907social structureThe basic pattern of the distribution of status and wealth in a society.198
2168264908blue bloodOf noble or upper-class descent199

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