Hist 405 Latest Update 2026/2027
All 367 Questions with Answers
Guaranteed Pass
1. Benedict Arnold - ANSWER -American General who was labeled a
traitor when he assisted the British in a failed attempt to take the
American fort at West Point.
2. Benjamin Franklin - ANSWER -American intellectual, inventor,
and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American
Revolution.
3. Beringia - ANSWER -land bridge that connected Asia and North
America
4. Black Legend - ANSWER -False notion that Spanish conquerors
did little but butcher the Indians and steal their gold in the name of
Christ.
5. Boston Massacre - ANSWER -The first bloodshed of the American
Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House
opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
6. Boston Tea Party - ANSWER -A 1773 protest against British taxes
in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea
into Boston Harbor.
7. Boycott - ANSWER -A group's refusal to have commercial dealings
with some organization in protest against its policies
8. Cahokia - ANSWER -an ancient settlement of southern Indians,
located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for
40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200.
,9. Calvinism - ANSWER -A body of religious teachings based on the
ideas of the reformer John Calvin.
1. A city upon a hill - ANSWER -name for Mass. Bay Colony coined
by Winthrop to describe how their colony should serve as a model of
excellence for future generations
2. Actual Representation - ANSWER -The practice whereby elected
representatives normally reside in their districts and are directly
responsive to local interests.
3. Anglicanism - ANSWER -A Protestant denomination of the Christian
faith founded by Henry VIII in England
4. Anne Hutchinson - ANSWER -A Puritan woman who was well
learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay
Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later
took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of
questioning authority.
5. Antinomian Controversy - ANSWER -a theological dispute begun by
Anne Hutchinson in 1636
6. Against the law" (Latin) radical Calvinists that belief if a person has a
conversion experience that there is no need for external validation is
necessary. Think the sermons are preaching too much on doing good, only
one way to salvation begins think it sounds like Catholicism. Covenant of
works; collision of spiritual equality
7. Atlantic World - ANSWER -A pattern of exchange between Western
Europe, Western Africa, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Made
it easier to get goods from foreign places.
8. Bacon's Rebellion - ANSWER -1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other
western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying
to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western
settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader,
which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the
city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.
,9. Bartolome de Las Casas - ANSWER -First bishop of Chiapas, in
southern Mexico. He devoted most of his life to protecting Amerindian
peoples from exploitation. His major achievement was the New Laws of
1542, which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel Amerindians to
labor.
10.Battle of Bunker Hill - ANSWER -First major battle of the
Revolutions. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the
British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced
to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British
hands. However, the British suffered more deaths.
11.Battle of Concord - ANSWER -April 19, 1775 - The British leave
Lexington and head to Concord to take the weapons and gunpowder from
the colonists. The British were burning the town when the colonists began
firing on soldiers. The British were chased out of town turning the road into
a 20 mile battlefield. Colonists win this battle.
12.Battle of Lexington - ANSWER -First battle of the American
Revolution
13.Battle of Yorktown - ANSWER -Last major battle of the
Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the
Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the
French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.
14.Cash crop - ANSWER -a crop produced for its commercial value
rather than for use by the grower.
15.Chattel Slavery - ANSWER -Absolute legal ownership of another
person, including the right to buy or sell that person.
16.Chesapeake - ANSWER -Virginia-Maryland bay area, site of the
earliest colonial settlements
, 17.Christopher Columbus - ANSWER -He mistakenly discovered the
Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
18.Church membership - ANSWER --Born Again
- Been/Seeking Baptism Holy Spirit
- Baptized in Water
- Believe in the inspiration of scriptures as the word of God with Final
authority
- Members should set themselves apart as holy
- Abstain from Tobacco/Alcohol
- Seeking Christ's return
- Subscribe to tenants of faith
- Cooperate in work of church
- 18 years old
19.Cleanliness - ANSWER -Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or
habitation
20.Coercive Acts - ANSWER -This series of laws were very harsh laws
that intended to make Massachusetts pay for its resistance. It also closed
down the Boston Harbor until the Massachusetts colonists paid for the
ruined tea. Also forced Bostonians to shelter soldiers in their own homes.
21.Colonial Assemblies - ANSWER -Existed in all of the British colonies
in America; House of Burgesses in Virginia was the first one. Members of
colonial assemblies were almost always members of the upper classes of
colonial society.
22.Columbian Exchange - ANSWER -The exchange of plants, animals,
diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world
following Columbus's voyages.
23.Common Sense - ANSWER -A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
24.Conquistadors - ANSWER -Early-sixteenth-century Spanish
adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples
Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)
All 367 Questions with Answers
Guaranteed Pass
1. Benedict Arnold - ANSWER -American General who was labeled a
traitor when he assisted the British in a failed attempt to take the
American fort at West Point.
2. Benjamin Franklin - ANSWER -American intellectual, inventor,
and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American
Revolution.
3. Beringia - ANSWER -land bridge that connected Asia and North
America
4. Black Legend - ANSWER -False notion that Spanish conquerors
did little but butcher the Indians and steal their gold in the name of
Christ.
5. Boston Massacre - ANSWER -The first bloodshed of the American
Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House
opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
6. Boston Tea Party - ANSWER -A 1773 protest against British taxes
in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea
into Boston Harbor.
7. Boycott - ANSWER -A group's refusal to have commercial dealings
with some organization in protest against its policies
8. Cahokia - ANSWER -an ancient settlement of southern Indians,
located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for
40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200.
,9. Calvinism - ANSWER -A body of religious teachings based on the
ideas of the reformer John Calvin.
1. A city upon a hill - ANSWER -name for Mass. Bay Colony coined
by Winthrop to describe how their colony should serve as a model of
excellence for future generations
2. Actual Representation - ANSWER -The practice whereby elected
representatives normally reside in their districts and are directly
responsive to local interests.
3. Anglicanism - ANSWER -A Protestant denomination of the Christian
faith founded by Henry VIII in England
4. Anne Hutchinson - ANSWER -A Puritan woman who was well
learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay
Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later
took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of
questioning authority.
5. Antinomian Controversy - ANSWER -a theological dispute begun by
Anne Hutchinson in 1636
6. Against the law" (Latin) radical Calvinists that belief if a person has a
conversion experience that there is no need for external validation is
necessary. Think the sermons are preaching too much on doing good, only
one way to salvation begins think it sounds like Catholicism. Covenant of
works; collision of spiritual equality
7. Atlantic World - ANSWER -A pattern of exchange between Western
Europe, Western Africa, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Made
it easier to get goods from foreign places.
8. Bacon's Rebellion - ANSWER -1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other
western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying
to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western
settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader,
which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the
city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.
,9. Bartolome de Las Casas - ANSWER -First bishop of Chiapas, in
southern Mexico. He devoted most of his life to protecting Amerindian
peoples from exploitation. His major achievement was the New Laws of
1542, which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel Amerindians to
labor.
10.Battle of Bunker Hill - ANSWER -First major battle of the
Revolutions. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the
British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced
to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British
hands. However, the British suffered more deaths.
11.Battle of Concord - ANSWER -April 19, 1775 - The British leave
Lexington and head to Concord to take the weapons and gunpowder from
the colonists. The British were burning the town when the colonists began
firing on soldiers. The British were chased out of town turning the road into
a 20 mile battlefield. Colonists win this battle.
12.Battle of Lexington - ANSWER -First battle of the American
Revolution
13.Battle of Yorktown - ANSWER -Last major battle of the
Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the
Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the
French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.
14.Cash crop - ANSWER -a crop produced for its commercial value
rather than for use by the grower.
15.Chattel Slavery - ANSWER -Absolute legal ownership of another
person, including the right to buy or sell that person.
16.Chesapeake - ANSWER -Virginia-Maryland bay area, site of the
earliest colonial settlements
, 17.Christopher Columbus - ANSWER -He mistakenly discovered the
Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
18.Church membership - ANSWER --Born Again
- Been/Seeking Baptism Holy Spirit
- Baptized in Water
- Believe in the inspiration of scriptures as the word of God with Final
authority
- Members should set themselves apart as holy
- Abstain from Tobacco/Alcohol
- Seeking Christ's return
- Subscribe to tenants of faith
- Cooperate in work of church
- 18 years old
19.Cleanliness - ANSWER -Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or
habitation
20.Coercive Acts - ANSWER -This series of laws were very harsh laws
that intended to make Massachusetts pay for its resistance. It also closed
down the Boston Harbor until the Massachusetts colonists paid for the
ruined tea. Also forced Bostonians to shelter soldiers in their own homes.
21.Colonial Assemblies - ANSWER -Existed in all of the British colonies
in America; House of Burgesses in Virginia was the first one. Members of
colonial assemblies were almost always members of the upper classes of
colonial society.
22.Columbian Exchange - ANSWER -The exchange of plants, animals,
diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world
following Columbus's voyages.
23.Common Sense - ANSWER -A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
24.Conquistadors - ANSWER -Early-sixteenth-century Spanish
adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples
Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)
