Age of Exploration
Atlantic Slave Trade
Enlightenment
Revolution
Miscellaneous
100
Who is Christopher Columbus, and why is he a controversial figure?
The son of a Genoan wool merchant; he is controversial because of his atrocious crimes (killing off the Arawaks), yet is celebrated as being the man who inspired other explorers to go out and open up the Atlantic as a sea route.
100
What is the Middle Passage?
The Atlantic Ocean journey from Africa to the Americas.
100
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
100
What is a Loyalist?
A colonist that remained loyal to the British Crown.
100
What is the name of Ms. Yeo's dog?
Abe.
200
What are the three G's?
Gold, God, and Glory.
200
What was the average lifespan of Africans on a sugar plantation?
4-7 years.
200
What was believed to be the center of the universe, according to medieval Europeans?
The earth.
200
Who was the British general that ordered his troops to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock, and to seize all Patriot weapons?
Thomas Gage.
200
What is the name of the Space Telescope that NASA fixed by putting glasses on it?
The Hubble.
300
What is Francisco Pizarro known for?
Conquering Peru and defeating the Incans.
300
Where, in the Americas, did most of the slaves go, and why?
The Caribbean; to harvest the cash crop of sugar.
300
Name one invention during the Enlightenment that allowed thinkers to disprove the Church's theory of the earth being the center of the universe?
Astronomical Telescope.
300
What was the unfair court system that the British organized in order to prosecute smugglers and colonists who refused to pay taxes?
Vice Admiralty Court.
300
Who is Ms. Yeo's favorite Bruin?
Patrice Bergeron.
400
What was Spain's main priority in the New World, and how did they ensure that they accomplished this mission?
Their main priority was protecting Mexico; they ensured that they accomplished this by setting up a buffer zone and conquering surrounding states (Texas, Florida, etc.).
400
What form of labor (give TWO examples) did the Europeans use before slaves?
Indentured Servants OR natives on encomiendas.
400
Who said this quote, and how do you know? "...that a man be willing...to lay down his right to all things. For as long as every man holds the right of doing anything he likes, so long are all men in a state of war."
Hobbes; believes that people are selfish and evil and will do anything to get what they want, especially if there is no authority figure to protect the people.
400
What did the Olive Branch Petition say about how most of the colonists felt about being British?
They wanted to let the King know they were still loyal to him, but not to Parliament.
400
What is the only Olympic team to ever have turned down the silver medals?
1972 U.S. Men's Basketball Team.
500
Besides being mistreated and forced to convert, why else did the Pueblo revolt against the Spanish in 1680?
Famine and drought.
500
Who was the European who cooperated with an African king in order to gain more slaves from a rival tribe?
John Hawkins.
500
Name three ways that the monarchs supported the sciences and learning.
1. Built and funded universities. 2. Built observatories. 3. Funded scholars to write articles and books.
500
After the Proclamation of 1763, some colonists realized that their relationship with Britain was disintegrating. What famous meeting was called by Benjamin Franklin in order to rally the colonists together under Britain's rule?
Albany Plan of Union.
500
What does M&Ms stand for?
Mars and Murrie...the developers of the candy.
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