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Rockwood Valley Middle School--Big Test Flashcards
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History
8th Grade
10/05/2010

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1. What word is used to show 20 years?
Definition
Score
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2. Which century was the year 1676 in?
Definition
The Seventeenth Century
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3. List any year that was in the 14th century
Definition
1385
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5. How many years are in a century?
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100 years
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6. What word is used to describe 10 years?
Definition
Decade
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7. Where did Columbus claim land?
Definition
Columbus claimed land throughout the Carribean Sea.
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8. Where did Vespucci claim land?
Definition
He claimed land in Brazil, and much of nouthern South America.
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9. Which two countries did Vespucci claim land for?
Definition
Spain and Portugal
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10. What did Magellan attempt to do in 1519?
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Magellan attempted to circumnavigate the globe
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11. What success did Magellan's ship have?
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It circumnavigated the world. However, Magellan was killed after becoming involved in politics before finishing his trip.
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12. Where did French explorers claim land in North America?
Definition
Canada and much of middle and western America
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13. What did Dutch explorer Henry Hudson set up in present-day New York?
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He set up the colony of New Netherland
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14. Which explorer tricked the Inca ruler and took over the Inca empire?
Definition
Francisco Pizzaro
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15. Which explorer led an expedition to Mexico and defeated the Aztecs?
Definition
Hernan Cortes
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16. Who was the first explorer that figured out the "best way to get to the Indies was to sail west across the "Ocean Sea"?
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Christopher Columbus
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17a. What are the five reasons the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the Mighty Incas?
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The conquistadors had guns
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17b. What are the five reasons the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the Mighty Incas
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The Spaniards had horses
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17c. What are the five reasons the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the Mighty Incas
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Smallpox from Europe ravaged the Incas
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17d. What are the five reasons the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the Mighty Incas
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Pizzaro had texts written by Cortez providing good strategies for fighting the Indigenous peoples.
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17e. What are the five reasons the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the Mighty Incas
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The Spanish had metal weapons such as swords, as well as strong, protective metal armour.
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18. Explain why things (like crops, ideas, animals) travel easier from East to West, than from North to South?
Definition
It is easier for ideas, crops, animals, ideas, etc. to travel East to West, because the climate is similar along lines of latitude. This makes human and animal travel much easier.
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19. Explain how having domesticated animals living nearby made European people build immunities to diseases.
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Many Europeans lived in close proximity with their livestock. These livestock had weak immunities from poor living conditions and thus caught and passed on diseases easily. The people near the animals slowly built strong immunities to the diseases as they caught them.
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Which religion goes in Box A? Who started it?
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Protestant Chritianity... Started by Martin Luther
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21. Which religion goes in Box B? Who is the head of the church?
Definition
Catholicism... The head of the church is the Pope.
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22. Which religion goes in Box C? Who started this Church?
Definition
The Anglican church... Started by King Henry VII.
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Which religion goes in Box D? Where did they settle in America?
Definition
Separitism... The separitists settled in the northern colonies
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24a. What are 5 reasons Europeans came to America in the 1600's?
Definition
Riches/treasures such as gold
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24b. What are 5 reasons Europeans came to America in the 1600's?
Definition
Religious Freedom from certain churches
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24c. What are 5 reasons Europeans came to America in the 1600's?
Definition
Farm land, because it was scarce in England
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24d. What are 5 reasons Europeans came to America in the 1600's?
Definition
Freedom from Political oppression.
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24e. What are the 5 reasons Europeans came to America in the 1600s?
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They were debtors or inmates, who went into indentured servitude in America
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25a. WHich 5 countries claimed land in North America?
Definition
Netherlands
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25b. WHich 5 countries claimed land in North America?
Definition
Spain
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25c. WHich 5 countries claimed land in North America?
Definition
France
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25d. WHich 5 countries claimed land in North America?
Definition
Great Britain
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25e. WHich 5 countries claimed land in North America?
Definition
Portugal
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26a. How long did the ship ride to America take by sea only?
Definition
7-12 weeks
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26b. How long did the ship ride to America take by land and sea.
Definition
Up to 6 months
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27. Describe in detail the food on the ship.
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The main ship's fare was heavily salted meats and jerkeys. The salt helped to preserve the food, but left the consumers badly dehydrated. In addition to meat, there were also maggot-filled hardtak ship biscuits. Most of the water was briny, and contaminated with human filth or ocean water
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28a. List 4 illnesses that people got while on the ship ride.
Definition
Scurvy
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28b. List 4 illnesses that people got while on the ship ride.
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Mouthrot
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28c. List 4 illnesses that people got while on the ship ride.
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Sea sickness
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28d. List 4 illnesses that people got while on the ship ride.
Definition
cancer
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29. Why was religion so important on the ship ride?
Definition
Religion provided a small amount of hope and brightness above the mind-numbing, dark life of the ship ride. It also provided something that remained firm, constant, and unwavering.
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30a. What were the physical conditions on the ship? List 4
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The ship constantly rocked back and forth, and was often battered by fierce storms
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30b. What were the physical conditions on the ship? List 4
Definition
The living areas were filled with human filth
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30c. What were the physical conditions on the ship? List 4
Definition
Lice and other insects as well as vermin thrived and infested the ship.
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30d. What were the physical conditions on the ship? List 4
Definition
Most of the ship was taken up by cargo, leaving little living space
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31. How often was warm food served on the ship?
Definition
3 times a week
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32. Describe in detail the water that people had to drink on the ship ride.
Definition
The water that people drank on the ship ride was briny, and filled with muck. The previously strong barrels often cracked after being bashed around on the ship, allowing other substances to wash into the barrel.
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33a. Whow was the most likely to die on the ship?
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Elder people were the most likely to die on the ship ride. They were followed closely by young children.
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33b. How were older and younger people more likely to die than others?
Definition
Their immune systems could not resist the onslaught of constant infections and diseases
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34. What was the main focus of Dutch colonists in North America (New Netherlands)
Definition
To trade, and set up an economic center
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What where the French most interested in doing in North America?
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The French came to America to trade for furs. They set up small trading posts, unlike the large English settlements. The French often brought bishops with them in order to try and convert Native Americans to Catholocism
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36. What was the main focus of England in North America? WHY did they do this?
Definition
The English wanted to fill their colonies with settlers to exploit the abundant resources their.
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37. According to the article, what is an indentured servant?
Definition
An indentured servant was someone who had a master pay their ticket to America. In return, the servant had to work a certain amount of years in order to gain the freedom in America.
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38. Why was Jamestown settled?
Definition
The rich settlers expected to find large amounts of gold there
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39. What problems did the Jamestown settlers have in the beginning? WHY?
Definition
THe settlers were mostly English Gentlemen who had little experience with farming. Thus, the settlement began to starve
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40. Who were the 2 main men responsible for helping Jamestown survive and thrive? HOW?
Definition
John Smith: He took control of the settlement and made all settlers working, preventing more starvation.
John Rolfe: He discovered that the tobacco crop grew extremely well in the climate, and started the revolution of tobacco farming making Jamestown rich.
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41. Why did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth.
Definition
The pilgrims wanted a place to practice their religion freely
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42. What problems did the pilgrims have in the beginning?
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42. The pilgrims arrived just before winter, and thus had to work hard in order to prevent starvation.
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44. What was the Mayflower Compact? Who made it?
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The Mayflower Compact was a set of laws drawn up for the Plymouth colony. It was created by the men of the ship.
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43. Who helped the Pilgrims survive and thrive? HOW?
Definition
Two Indians named Samoset and Squanto helped out the Pilgrims. They did this by showing them how to plant crops well in the North American climate
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45. What kind of government did Jamestown have which gave them a representative democracy?
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Jamestown had a house of Burgesses, in which the landowners of the colony represented the people in their districts.
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46. Which colonies make up the New England/Northern Colonies?
Definition
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
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47a. Describe the political characteristics of the New England Colonies
Definition
Town meetings (democracy
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47b. Describe the economic characteristics of the New England Colonies
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Fishing, shipbuilding, sea trade,k naval stores, furs. No farming due to rocky soil
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47c. Describe the religious characteristics of the New England Colonies
Definition
Congregational church
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47d. Describe the social characteristics of the New England Colonies
Definition
Urban, deference society, strong communnity
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48. Which colonies make up the MIDDLE COLONIES?
Definition
New YOrk, Pennsilyvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and sometimes Maryland
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51a. Describe the political characteristics of the southern colonies
Definition
King made guganatorial selections
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51b. Describe the economic characteristics in the southern colonies
Definition
Plantations/farms: tobacco, rice, indigo,cotton
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51c. Describe the religious characteristics of the southern colonies
Definition
Anglican church--taxes/membership mandatory
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51d. What were the social characteristics of the southern colonies?
Definition
Rural-plantation life modeled on English life... deference society
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52. Describe the soil of the Northern Colonies
Definition
The soil was cold, and rocky. Remnants of glaciers left them utterly infertile
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53. What types of manufacturing were found in the northern region?
Definition
tar, pitch rosin, turpentine, naval supplies,and beaver hats
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54. What types of manufacturing were found in the middle region
Definition
Shipbuilding, lumber, iron, glass, pottery
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55. What were the chief products of the tidewater region of the southern colonies?
Definition
rice, indigo, tobacco
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56. Which region had more slaves than the other regions to grow crops?
Definition
The southern region
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58. Which country claimed land in Area A?
Definition
Native Americans
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59. Which country claimed land in area B?
Definition
Spain
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60.Which country claimed land in area C?
Definition
France
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61. Which country claimed land in area D?
Definition
Netherlands/Sweden
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62. Which country claimed land in area E?
Definition
Great Britain
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57. Why did farmers on the frontier turn their crops into alcohol?
Definition
It was easier to transport to markets
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