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Chapter 1 Prehistory to 1754
Chapter 1 Prehistory to 1754
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1
Who founded Georgia?
John Rolfe
King James III
James Oglethorpe
John Adams
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What was the system in which settlers were granted land in exchange for settling a colony?
colonization
tenant farming
joint-stock company
A headright
3
How did Western hunter-gatherers transform into farmers?
They never became farmers
Farming spread to the West from Japan
Agricultural technology spread West from Central America
Agricultural technology was developed first in ththe West
4
What is a form of business organization in which many investors pool funds to raise money?
colonization
tenant farming
headright system
joint-stock company
5
What was it called when free men in a New England town gathered to elect leaders?
town council
town meeting
Congress
Parliament
6
Why was Georgia colonized?
An investment
It was a place for debtors to start new lives
Refuge for persecuted people
Religious freedom
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What is an individual who contracts work for an owner to repay a debt called?
Slave
soldier
Indentured servant
tenant farmer
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What were the main products in the north?
Gold and silver mines
Fishing and lumber
Hides and fur
Tobacco and cotton
9
Which of these achievements are the Mayans most well-known for?
Irrigation techniques
Calendars
Having a widespread empire
Dry farming
10
True or false: in 1819, the first Africans were brought to America.
False
True
11
Why did Europeans explore other parts of the world?
They were at war with Asia
They wanted to trade with Native Americans
They wanted to conquer the entire world
They wanted to find a different route to Asia
12
Demand for what put many tenant farmers out on the streets?
Cotton
Wool
Texiles
Cattle
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What is a proprietary colony?
A colony owned by an individual
A colony owned by the King
A colony that governs itself
A colony owned by Parliament
14
When was a primary source created?
During the time period being studied
After the time period being studied
Within the last decade
Before the time period being studied
15
Which was the first Mesoamerican culture?
Olmec
Aztec
Mayan
Indus River Valley
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What was the name of the period during which early people learned to plant and raise crops?
Dry farming
The Agricultural Revolution
The Farming Revolution
Mesoamerica
17
What is mercantilism?
Theory that trade should be regulated
Economic theory that a state's power depends on its wealth
Theory that conquests is how to be the most powerful
Free-market theory
18
What piece of technology allowed Europeans to navigate open oceans and reach the Americas?
Astrolabe
Conquistadors
Circumnavigation
The caravel
19
What was the Protestant Reformation?
A philosophy movement
A civil war in Europe
A religious movement
An art movement
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What was the trade system called that was developed because the colonies needed English goods?
Even trade
Circular trade
Triangular trade
Triple trade
21
Why was Spain’s conquest of the Americas so successful?
Native Americans had no immunity to smallpox
They profited from previous victories
The Spaniards we’re fighting on home ground
Spaniards caught American diseases
22
Which culture built villages into the sides of cliff faces?
Anasazi
Mayan
Aztec
Olmec
23
What did rationalism emphasize?
Logic and reason
Revolutionary actions
Peace
Mercantilism
24
What was the main industry in the south?
Tobacco
Lumber
Gold mines
Cotton
25
What did the Enlightenment emphasize?
Tradition over individualism
Socialism over capitalism
Reason over tradition
Rationalism over militarism
26
True or false: the Pilgrims on the Mayflower wanted to honor their king by settling in America.
False
True
27
How did the Glorious Revolution shape America?
It made colonists consider revolution
It increased taxes on the colonies
U.S. Bill of Rights is based off the English Bill of Rights
It started a new wave of colonization
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What building material did Mesoamericans always settle near?
Bricks
Stone
Lumber
Mud
29
What is a caravel?
Leaders of Spain’s conquest of the Americas
A small, light, fast vessel
Navigation technology
A navigation technique
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What was one of the first Native American alliances called?
Iroquois Congress
Mississippian Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy
Mississippians
