UNITS US History A v.2 : 1. FOUNDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC 11th Grade Semester 1

During the period of the Crusades, warfare between the Christians and Muslims lasted nearly __________ years.

200

During the medieval period, what church was accepted as the main church of western Europe? Catholic Protestant Muslim Orthodox

Catholic

The Church of England became the official church of the nation under whose reign? Henry VII Elizabeth I James I Philip II

Elizabeth I

The acts of piracy by the "sea dogs" provided what country with the money to finance the exploration and colonization of America? Portugal France Spain England

England

In the years before the Renaissance, interest in learning was chiefly found among the common people. True False

False

Luther's purpose for posting his Ninety-Five Theses was to debate the church's position on tithing. True False

False

Mercantilism would favor a balance of imports over exports. True False

False

Most English people belonged to the Church of England, a Catholic Church. True False

False

The Pilgrims were fortunate in that their first winter was mild and not many people died. True False

False

The Puritans were so called because they wanted to separate from the Church of England. True False

False

There was separation of church and state in the Massachusetts colony. True False

False

What TWO men started settlements in Maine and New Hampshire? Ferdinando Gorges Roger Williams Nathaniel Bacon James Oglethorpe John Mason

Ferdinando Gorges John Mason

escaped the Spanish by sailing around the world

Francis Drake

The ______ was the lawmaking body of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Church of England General Court Council of New England Dominion of New England

General Court

Dominion of New England

Governor Edmund Andros

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Governor Winthrop

Around 1440, the printing press was invented by __________.

Gutenberg

What was the first representative government in the New World? Mayflower Compact House of Burgesses House of Representatives Continental Congress

House of Burgesses

belonging to or having to do with the Middle Ages (the years from about A.D. 500 to 1450)

Islam

the religion founded by Mohammed

Islam

The Renaissance began in what country? Spain Italy Germany France

Italy

Which fact below was not a complaint about the Catholic Church? It did not allow interest on money. It did not recognize national boundaries. Its clergy were well-educated. It collected revenues the kings wanted.

Its clergy were well-educated.

What groups came to Rhode Island because of discrimination in England? Jews Catholics Separatists Quakers Huguenots

Jews Separatists Quakers

discovered America for England

John Cabot

The man responsible for developing the colony's first cash crop was

John Rolfe

Who was the head of the Massachusetts Bay Company and governor of the colony? Roger Williams Thomas Hooker John Winthrop John Clarke

John Winthrop

Prior to the Renaissance, what language were most books written in? Hebrew English Latin Greek

Latin

What European explorer traveled the Far East and returned with tales of great riches and trade? Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

In 1517, what former monk wrote the Ninety-Five Theses and broke away from the Catholic Church? John Calvin Karl Marx Martin Luther Johann Gutenberg

Martin Luther

Maine and New Hampshire were both claimed as part of what colony? Rhode Island Massachusetts Bay New York Connecticut

Massachusetts Bay

In their first attempt at self-government before landing in the New World, the Pilgrims drew up a series of laws that became known as the _____. Treaty of Plymouth Burgesses Agreement Mayflower Compact Articles of Confederation

Mayflower Compact

first attempt at self-government

Mayflower Compact

the period in European history between ancient and modern times, from about A.D. 500 to A.D. 1450

Middle Ages

The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between the Christians and the _____. Buddhists Jews Muslims Hindus

Muslims

ordered the Spanish Armada

Philip II

a person who wanted simpler forms of worship and stricter morals

Puritan

the great revival of art and learning in Europe during the 1300s, 1400s, and 1500s

Renaissance

What were the three outstanding events in 1619 that had a great influence on the colonies? Representative government came to America. The first governor was elected. The London Company sent women to America. John Rolfe developed a money crop—tobacco. The first slaves were brought to America.

Representative government came to America. The London Company sent women to America. The first slaves were brought to America.

Separatists left Massachusetts to obtain religious and political freedom in what colony? Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island New York

Rhode Island

The colony established by Roger Williams in which religious freedom for all was permitted was: Massachusetts Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia

Rhode Island

The idea of colonization caught on in England because of the arguments of _____. Richard Hakluyt John Cabot Francis Drake Walter Raleigh

Richard Hakluyt

encouraged English colonization

Richard Hakluyt

founded Rhode Island

Roger Williams

Pilgrims

Separatists

any of the Puritans who broke away from the Church of England during the reign of James I

Separatists

founded the Roanoke Island colony

Sir Walter Raleigh

The Muslims conquered North Africa and then moved on to what European country? Spain Portugal Italy France

Spain

Who were the TWO Indian friends of the Pilgrims? Sacajawea Powhatan Squanto Geronimo Samoset

Squanto Samoset

Select the statements that are true of the Crusades. They brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life. They created a demand for Eastern goods. They failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims. They brought about greater fighting among the landowners in Europe.

They brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life. They created a demand for Eastern goods. They failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims.

founded Connecticut

Thomas Hooker

As learning and trade progressed, the medieval structure began to break down. True False

True

Because the Crusades opened travel to the East and brought back new goods, trade to western Europe grew. True False

True

Because the Crusades opened travel to the Near East and brought back new goods, trade to western Europe grew. True False

True

Church membership was not a requirement for the right to vote in Connecticut. True False

True

Exploration and voyages were financed by kings, merchants, and bankers who hoped to become wealthy. True False

True

In order to finance their trip to the New World, the Pilgrims had to form a joint-stock company. True False

True

Massachusetts Bay Colony was free from royal supervision. True False

True

Religious freedom was not practiced among the Puritans, and dissenters were banished from the colony. True False

True

The Mayflower Compact was the first written attempt at self-government in the New World. True False

True

The people of England were satisfied with Elizabeth I as queen; they had little interest in exploration at that time. True False

True

The revival of trade developed a new class of society made up of merchants and artisans called the bourgeoisie. True False

True

The serfs were not able to own the land they farmed. True False

True

The House of Burgesses was part of the first democratic government of the colony of: Pennsylvania Virginia New York Connecticut

Virginia

the first white child born in America

Virginia Dare

A colony run by a governor who was directly responsible to the crown was called: a joint-stock company a royal colony a proprietary colony a self-governing colony

a royal colony

The Muslim religion originated in a0.

a0 = Arabia

an astronomical instrument used to measure the altitude of the sun or stars

astrolabe

What new social class emerged as a result of the Crusades? bourgeoisie working class proletariat middle class

bourgeoisie

property owners and businessmen as a class, as contrasted with the working class or proletariat

bourgeoisie

the amount of money or property that a company or a person uses in carrying on a business

capital

Before the Renaissance, learning was reserved for the: merchants nobles clergy serfs

clergy

Which group was primarily responsible for taking care of the people's spirituality on the manor? nobles vassals clergy serfs

clergy

a person who leaves his own country or region to settle in another

emigrant

During the medieval period, the Catholic Church: urged the people to have no part in the Crusades helped unite the people of Europe under a common cause was destroyed when Martin Luther took his stand against some of the teachings of the church

helped unite the people of Europe under a common cause

A person who agreed to work for a period of three to seven years in exchange for passage to the New World was known as a(n) _____. slave immigrant indentured servant burgess

indentured servant

A collaboration by the king, gentry, nobles, and merchants to help English colonies succeed was known as what? mercantilism joint-stock company sovereignty royal charter

joint-stock company

distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees

latitude

distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian

longitude

The nobles: managed the manor remained with the land if sold jousted worked the land

managed the manor

An economic system that favored exporting over importing and measured a country's wealth in terms of how much gold and silver it possessed was known as what? socialism mercantilism feudalism capitalism

mercantilism

economic system prevailing in Europe in the 1500s and 1600s that favored a balance of exports over imports

mercantilism

the action of God in deciding beforehand what will happen

predestination

Which of the following was the most important invention during the Renaissance? astrolabe compass printing press clock

printing press

to reproduce; to increase in number or intensity

propagated

The colony at Jamestown nearly failed because the colonists: planted the wrong crops searched for the fabled Northwest Passage to the Orient built sturdy log cabins hunted for silver and gold

searched for the fabled Northwest Passage to the Orient hunted for silver and gold

Prior to the Crusades, medieval society consisted of what three classes? serfs knights merchants clergy nobles

serfs clergy nobles

Which of the following does not apply to the medieval manor? a tannery a grain mill self-sufficiency serfs owning a portion of the land

serfs owning a portion of the land

The clergy took care of the serfs': spiritual life defense clothes field work

spiritual life

What religious war was the result of the determination of the European Christians to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims? the Inquisition the Crusades the Persian War the Hundred Years War

the Crusades

the study of God and His relations with man and the universe

theology

Commercial centers grew wealthy because of ____________.

trade

Which statements characterize the Renaissance? saw manors grow stronger was hurried along by the invention of the printing press began because of the rediscovery of learning saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration

was hurried along by the invention of the printing press began because of the rediscovery of learning saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration

New political structures grew as kings relied less on the nobility and more on: wealth and the clergy wealth and mercenaries the clergy and mercenaries education and the clergy

wealth and mercenaries