History of the Americas Questions

Migration of seventy thousand refugees from England to the North American colonies, primarily New England and the Caribbean.

THIS was the transfer of various plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres for the first time due to Exploration of the Americas.

THIS is a skilled worker who often makes items by hand; a craftsperson. (Many Germans who settled in the Middle Colonies were these.)

After being banished from Massachusetts, Roger Williams founded WHAT COLONY based on the principles of religious freedom, equality for all, and separation of church and state.

THIS brutal conflict in 1636 between the Pequot Indians and the colonists of Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut. It ended when all of the Indians were either killed or sold into slavery.

Unofficial policy of relaxed royal control over colonial trade and only weal enforcement of Navigation Laws. Led to the colonies becoming more self-governing and independent.

European colonization negatively impacted WHAT PEOPLE through disease, displacement, technology, and assimilation.

This country settled in Manhattan and New York along the Hudson River.

William Penn founded WHAT colony as a refuge for WHAT religious group (of which he was a member)?

During THIS EVENT in 1688, King James II is replaced by his daughter and her husband, establishing Parliament's authority in England's government and ending the Domininion of New England.

A conflict between Parliament (mainly Puritans) and King Charles I that resulted in a Puritan-dominated England with Oliver Cromwell in charge, thus stopping the flow of Puritans to America in 1640s.

THIS phrase represents the belief that the government should not promote or fund a particular religion. Mainly seen in Roger Williams Rhode Island.

In 1622, when the Puritan leaders saw their church attendance dwindling and that many newcomers were lacking in religious zeal, they made this compromise in order to retain their political power.

Because of its natural harbor and its location at the confluence of two rivers, this seaport became the largest city in all of the 13 colonies.

Which one of the following is NOT true of Mandan community? A) They had fertile lands and a trading economy.B) Their clans were matrilineal.C) The position of chief was hereditary.D) Male clan leaders selected a council.E) They believed their homeland was the center of the world.

Which one of the following was NOT true of the decisions of Chief Justice John Marshall and theSupreme Court?A) The Supreme Court was a nationalizing force.B) The federal government was strengthened over the state governments.C) Marbury v. Madison reinforced the independence of the judiciary.D) The court favored strict construction of the Constitution.E) Only the federal judiciary could decide what was constitutional.

The fortunes of cities like Cincinnati were connected to A) The fur trade.B) Military bases.C) Slave trading.D) Control of New Orleans.E) Easier land purchasing.

Which one of the following was NOT true of Jefferson's political philosophy? A) Manufacturing and industrialization would enrich America.B) America's resources would overcome Malthusian predictions.C) Yeoman rural communities were essential for a republic.D) America's room to grow ensured a republican form of government.E) Rural contact with the cycles of nature was essential for a republic to grow.

These laws placed restrictions on colonial trade by dictating that colonial goods could only be shipped to England. Colonists began smuggling as a result.

This religious group settled mainly in Pennsylvania. They were pacifists who became early leaders in the abolitionist (anti-slavery) and women's rights movements.