Notgrass Exploring America History Exam Units 1 - 5

In what year did the Constitutional Convention meet?

1787

What Biblical phrase did John Winthrup use to describe what he wanted the Massachusetts Bay colony to be?

A city on a hill

What was the Boston Tea Party?

A protest against lower tea prices

What was the first governing document for the United States?

Articles of Confederation

What civilization developed in Mexico around 1300?

Aztec

What phrase describes how each branch of government limits the powers of the other branches?

Checks and balances

George Santayana said that people who cannot remember the past are what?

Condemned to repeat it

Which branch of the Federal government did the Founders expect to dominate the government?

Congress

What British general surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia?

Cornwallis

Who led thousands of settlers through the Cumberland Gap?

Daniel Boone

What is the length of the President's term?

Four years

What colonial officer tried to push the French out of Fort Duquesne?

George Washington

Who won the French and Indian War?

Great Britain

What English king broke with Rome because he wanted to obtain a divorce?

Henry VIII

What issue did the Three Fifths Compromise address?

How slaves were to be counted for taxation and to determine representation in Congress

What issue did the Great Compromise settle?

How the states would be represented in Congress

For whom were the Americas named?

Italian explorer Amerigo Vespuccci

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America and when was it founded?

Jamestown, 1607

Who sailed to Newfoundland for England in 1497?

John Cabot

Where did many French refugees from Acadia in Nova Scotia go?

Louisiana

What colony was begun as a haven for English Catholics?

Maryland

What document speaks of forming a "civil body politic"?

Mayflower Compact

What fraction of the Senate is elected every two years?

One-third

Who gave the speech that included "Give me liberty or give me death"?

Patrick Henry

What group founded Massachusetts Bay?

Puritans

What is the name given to the period of intellectual inquiry, exploration, and artistic expression in Europe following the Middle Ages?

Renaissance

What was the first attempt by the English to establish a colony in North America?

Roanoke

What group founded Plymouth?

Separatists (or Pilgrims)

What is the length of a Senator's term?

Six years

What European country was dominant in the western hemisphere until about 1600?

Spain

What was the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States?

St. Augustine

Which amendment guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of speech?

The 1st Amendment

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

The Bill of Rights

What was the most powerful agent for control in medieval Europe?

The Roman Catholic Church

What did the English defeat in 1588 that increased English power in the world?

The Spanish Armada

Who is the president of the Senate?

The Vice President of the United States

Who was the official royal representative in a colony?

The governor

What is the divine right of kings?

The idea that kings are placed on their thrones by God and therefore cannot be questioned.

What is the length of a Congressman's term?

Two years

What is the term for the President refusing to sign a bill and sending it back to Congress?

Veto