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U.S. History Finals
questions from all of tests to study for finals
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History
Undergraduate 1
12/08/2009

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Paleo-Indian society
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What people dwelled in bands of about 15 to 50 people, used fluted points on spears, and moved constantly
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friendly, with a general attitude of curiosity
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The first encounters with Europeans can be described as:
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the southwest
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Native American tribes that developed an agricultural culture lived predominantly in what part of North America
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a clan
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a group with a common ancestor
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Europeans
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group that did not practice divorce
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Europeans
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Men from this culture saw fishing and hunting as a leisure activity
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Europeans
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which group of people would be less likely to live near relatives
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he was looking for a shorter route to the East Indies
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What was Columbus' motivation for finding a route to Asia?
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tobacco and potatoes
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Europeans gained these as a part of eh Colombian Exchange
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disease
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What was the greatest cause of death of Native Americans during colinization
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Jamestown
Definition
the first successful English settlement was here
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Plymouth
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this settlement was begun in 1620 when a ship bound for Virginia was blown of course
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The Mayflower Compact
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What was the agreement signed by the first settlers at Plymouth to provide a base of authority for the settlement
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saints
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church members who had successfully completed a relation (examination)
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Anglican Church
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What was the official church of Virginia
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Maryland
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colony that was intended as a haven for Catholics
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a family and its heirs
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who owns a proprietary colony
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an act that made sure children could read
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What was the Old Deluder Act
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separation of church and state
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Who's ideas anticipated the American belief in the__________
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King Philip's War
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what war involved an alliance of Indians determined to push whites out of New England
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tobacco, pitch, lumber
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what products are associated with North Carolina
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Thomas Paine
Definition
his written arguments helped convince many colonials to support independence
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Ben Franklin
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older statesmen at the first continental congress, served on the committee to draft declaration
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George Whitfield
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brought the great awaking to American colonies
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Braddock
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led British troops in French Indian war
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mercantilsm
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government intervention in economy to benefit the mother country
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Louisberg
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the city returned to the french after the king george's war
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Proclamation Line
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action by brition that ended colonial expansion beyond the mountains after 7 years war
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New England
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which region was the main exporter of fish
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Massachusetts
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Maine was originally part of this colony
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interfered with colonial claims to western lands
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what did the Proclamation of 1763 do
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boston masacre
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first continental congress was held in response to the
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Yorktown
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battle that ended rev. war
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Yorktown
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battle that ended rev. war
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Oliver Perry
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commander of american forces that drove the british off of lake erie
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Thomas Jefferson
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He was the first Secretary of State under the Constitution (appointed by Washington).
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this would cause well-to-do creditors to favor the new federal government and the extension of its powers
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Hamilton wanted the federal government to take over in full the Revolutionary debt of the Continental Congress and the states because he believed that
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Northern representatives agreed to transfer the federal capital from Philadelphia to a location on the Potomac River in Virginia
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Why did the southern states vote for Hamilton's plan to assume state debts?
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It arranged for withdrawal of British troops from American soil.
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one of the accomplishments of Jay's Treaty
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Orders in Council
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British attempts before 1812 to force ships trading with the Continent (Europe) to pay customs duties were called
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