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Did Christopher Columbus discover America? Why or why not?
No! There were Native Americans here first!
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This crop made Jamestown profitable.
Tobacco.
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What kind of crop was the Southern economy built around?
Cash Crops
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What war did the French-Indian War cause?
American Revolutionary War.
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What is the name of the most recent hurricane to strike the East coast?
Hurricane Irene.
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For what country did Christopher Columbus work for?
Spain.
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When early English colonists were struggling to survive what did some people resort to doing for food?
Eating other people or cannibalism.
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Name 3 ways the Northern colonies were different than the Southern colonies.
Cooperative working environment with slaves. More diverse crops Witchcraft trials.
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Triangle trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was responsible in transporting who to North America by going through the Middle Passage?
Africans or slaves.
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Where does Mr. Grimaldi live?
Chicago.
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Name of the supercontinent in which all continents broke off from.
Pangea.
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In Puritan society men, women, and children for all equal. True or False. If false, then why?
False. Answers Vary.
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The stono rebellion was led by who?
Slaves.
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Name the three main reasons for Columbus' exploration.
God, Gold, Glory
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What did Mr. Grimaldi eat for dinner last night?
Sushi
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How did the first peoples of North America get there and how did they get food?
Land Bridge near Alaska and they were Hunter-Gatherers.
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What is Mercantilism?
System of economy where a country uses land for resources in order to make as much money as possible.
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This movement encouraged independent though, reason, and science.
The Enlightenment.
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This preacher from the Great Awakening was known for fiery sermons that condemned people to hell.
Johnathan Edwards.
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What were the Navigation Acts?
Answers Vary.
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What is the name of the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
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How would an Enlightenment thinker view the Salem Witch Trials?
Answers Vary.
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On whose side did the Native Americans fight in the French-Indian War?
Both the British and the French.
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What is the name of the first Native tribe of North America that we have record of?
The Olmec.
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Name all 6 important things that occurred in history on August 28th and 29th.
Emmett Till Murdered Martin Luther King Jr. I have a dream speech Obama accepts Democratic nomination for President Hurricane Katrina Michael Jackson's Birthday The Carter IV Dropped