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The Incas lived in Peru, and this tribe lived in Mexico.
Aztecs
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
For whom were the newly discovered continents named?
Amerigo Vespucci
A costly British victory was the outcome of which battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill (or Breed's Hill)
What was the first governing document of the United States?
the Articles of Confederation
Christopher Columbus was originally from this country.
Italy
Who is credited with inventing the system of printing using movable type?
Johannes Gutenberg
What was the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States?
St. Augustine
This was the year that the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.
1776
When a president doesn't sign a bill but doesn't send it back to Congress, it is this type of veto.
Pocket veto
Roger Williams founded the colony of this colony.
Rhode Island
What did Martin Luther post in his protest of Catholic practices?
95 Theses
What American was recognized as the leading preacher of the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
Washington led his troops to a surprise victory on Christmas night 1776 at this place.
Trenton
This concept dealt with how states would be represented in Congress.
Great Compromise
The confrontation between Boston citizens and British soldiers on March 5, 1770, is called this.
Boston Massacre
Who became King of England when Elizabeth I died?
James I
At first, the King who else had ultimate political authority in the English colonies?
appointed governors
Answer True or False:
The first English attempt to establish a colony in North America was Roanoke.
True
This concept describes how the different branches of government have different responsibilities.
Great Compromise
Thomas Paine
What colony was intended to be a haven for English Catholics?
Maryland
This ruler broke with Rome and established the Church of England.
Henry VIII
Answer True or False:
British General Cornwallis surrendered his army to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia.
True
This Ordinance set the pattern for how territories would become states.
Northwest Ordinance