History 1301 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Mound building tribes - CORRECT ANSWER Indians such as Mandans that lived in
the Ohio River valley from 1000 B.C. to 200 A.D.. Built earthen mounds for religious
,ceremonial, and residential purposes
Aztec - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people in central mexico
with their capital being Tenochtitlan. They were superior to other tribes and were not nice to
any tribes they had conquered
Anasazi - CORRECT ANSWER Peaceful farmers that lived in what is now called the
Four Corners ( New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah). Their descendants are the Pueblo
and Zuni Indians
Iroquois - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as the Five Nations, comprising the
Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca. Original homeland was in upstate New
York. "killer people"
Cahokia - CORRECT ANSWER One of the first mound builders along the Mississippi
River. Considered the most sophisticated
Maya - CORRECT ANSWER Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America,
known for their script and creation of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglypics
John Winthrop - CORRECT ANSWER The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay
Colony and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England
Elizabeth 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; She brought
England back out of Catholicism and incorporated some Calvinist ideas into Anglicism
, George Whitefield - CORRECT ANSWER Church of England evangelist who by his
popular preaching stimulated the 18th-century Protestant revival throughout Britain and the
British American colonies; credited with starting the Great Awakening
John Smith - CORRECT ANSWER Helped govern the British colony of Jamestown.
After allegedly being saved from death by Pocahontas, he established trading agreements
with native tribes.
Roger Williams - CORRECT ANSWER Political and religious leader best remembered
for his strong stance on the separation of church and state and founding the colony of Rhode
Island. Founded the colony of Rhode Island
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER Widely regarded as one of the most influential
Enlightenment thinkers and the first to define the self through a continuity of consciousness.
He was a key advocate to the Scientific Revolution and the development of Liberalism
Line of Proclomation - CORRECT ANSWER Issued after the French and Indian war
prohibiting settling, surveys, and land grants west of the Appalachian Mountains; caused a lot
of resentment from colonists who wanted to move west
Reformation - CORRECT ANSWER A 16th-century religious and political challenge
to papal authority promoted by Martin Luther, King Henry VIII and others, led to the Thirty
Years War and the Counter-Reformation
Navigation Acts - CORRECT ANSWER Law passed by the English Parliament to
control colonial trade and bolster the mercantile system, 1650-1775: enforcement of the act
led to growing resentment of colonists
Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Document signed in 1620 aboard the
Mayflower before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth; the document committed the group to
majority-rule government
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Mound building tribes - CORRECT ANSWER Indians such as Mandans that lived in
the Ohio River valley from 1000 B.C. to 200 A.D.. Built earthen mounds for religious
,ceremonial, and residential purposes
Aztec - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people in central mexico
with their capital being Tenochtitlan. They were superior to other tribes and were not nice to
any tribes they had conquered
Anasazi - CORRECT ANSWER Peaceful farmers that lived in what is now called the
Four Corners ( New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah). Their descendants are the Pueblo
and Zuni Indians
Iroquois - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as the Five Nations, comprising the
Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca. Original homeland was in upstate New
York. "killer people"
Cahokia - CORRECT ANSWER One of the first mound builders along the Mississippi
River. Considered the most sophisticated
Maya - CORRECT ANSWER Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America,
known for their script and creation of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglypics
John Winthrop - CORRECT ANSWER The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay
Colony and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England
Elizabeth 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; She brought
England back out of Catholicism and incorporated some Calvinist ideas into Anglicism
, George Whitefield - CORRECT ANSWER Church of England evangelist who by his
popular preaching stimulated the 18th-century Protestant revival throughout Britain and the
British American colonies; credited with starting the Great Awakening
John Smith - CORRECT ANSWER Helped govern the British colony of Jamestown.
After allegedly being saved from death by Pocahontas, he established trading agreements
with native tribes.
Roger Williams - CORRECT ANSWER Political and religious leader best remembered
for his strong stance on the separation of church and state and founding the colony of Rhode
Island. Founded the colony of Rhode Island
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER Widely regarded as one of the most influential
Enlightenment thinkers and the first to define the self through a continuity of consciousness.
He was a key advocate to the Scientific Revolution and the development of Liberalism
Line of Proclomation - CORRECT ANSWER Issued after the French and Indian war
prohibiting settling, surveys, and land grants west of the Appalachian Mountains; caused a lot
of resentment from colonists who wanted to move west
Reformation - CORRECT ANSWER A 16th-century religious and political challenge
to papal authority promoted by Martin Luther, King Henry VIII and others, led to the Thirty
Years War and the Counter-Reformation
Navigation Acts - CORRECT ANSWER Law passed by the English Parliament to
control colonial trade and bolster the mercantile system, 1650-1775: enforcement of the act
led to growing resentment of colonists
Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Document signed in 1620 aboard the
Mayflower before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth; the document committed the group to
majority-rule government
