In 1555, Charles unwillingly agreed to the ________________________, which allowed German princes to chose the religion for their territory.
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg
100
How many months of arrival did many European immigrants die?
12 Months
100
Between 1562 and 1598, Huguenots and _______________ fought _________________ religious wars.
Catholics…..8
100
When was the Declaration of Independence ratified?
July 4, 1776
100
The _________________________ was a conflict over religion and territory and for power among European ruling families. It lasted from ______________ to ____________________.
Thirty Years' War……1618….1648
200
El Greco means _____________.
The Greek
200
Describe America's appearance (land/animals) when European settlers first arrived?
Land looks like a forest. Buffalos/Bison and desert.
200
Henry declared that the Huguenots could live in peace in France and set up their own houses of worship. This declaration of religious toleration was called the _______________________.
Edict of Nantes
200
Over the course of the war with the British, how many American P.O.W.s died while on board prison ships?
12,000
200
Fredrick William built and army of _____________________ men. To pay for the army he introduced __________________.
80,000……Permanent Taxation
300
Miguel de Cervantes wrote what book?
Don Quixote
300
What are three reasons that Jamestown settlers died so quickly?
1) No Food
2) Did not want to work
3) Not Prepared
300
Define skepticism.
The idea that nothing can ever be known.
300
List 3 things that the British Army (the Redcoats) travel with while following the Hudson River?
Fredrick William was worried that his son was not military enough to lead. His son and a friend of his tried to run away. To punish his son, he made him witness his friends ____________________________.
Beheading
400
Who did not have to pay taxes?
Spain's nobles.
400
What percentage of American's living today can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower?
10%
400
What is an essay?
A brief work that expresses a person's thoughts and opinions.
400
General Washington takes two big gambles while staying at Valley Forge: What are they?
1) take pus from small pox victim and smear into a cut on a well person.
2) Introduced Von Steuben
400
Fredrick II was known as _______________________.
Fredrick the Great
500
Who did the tax burden fall on?
The lower class.
500
What are three benefits of becoming an American vs. being a European.
1) Religious Freedom
2) Place to do business/life of your own
3) Place to expand your horizons
500
What two things caused France to be in staggering debt?
1) Constant warfare
2) The construction of the Palace of Versailles
500
When was George Washington inaugurated as the first President of the USA?