Unit 1: Foundations of the American Republic – Flashcards
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Warfare between Christians and Muslims that lasted nearly 200 years was called the:
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Crusades
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What pair of men broke with the Catholic Church?
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John Calvin and Martin Luther
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The first English man to sail around the 23rd was:
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Sir Francis Drake
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The Ceusades helped to increase the flow of trade in Europe.
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True
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The joint-stock company, in which individuals invested and profited in proportion to the number or shares purchased, was the principal instrument of England's overseas expansion.
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True
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The first permanent English colony in the New World was the Virginia Colony at Jamestown.
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True
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The most profitable commodity that Virginia colonists were able to trade was corn.
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False
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Elizabeth I was very tolerant of the separated and supported their efforts.
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False
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Religious freedom was encouraged in the Puritan colony of Massachusetts.
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False
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The Toleration Act of 1649 was passed in Maryland because protestans outnumber the Catholics.
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True
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New York began as a Dutch trading post.
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True
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Exploration of the New World was encouraged by:
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Desire for trade routes by sea. The rise of powerful kings who brought organization, strength, and stability to their countries. And the demand for exotic imports from India and the Far East.
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Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 because:
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He was disliked by everyone in Massachusetts, especially the governor, John Winthrop. He was more interested in making money than in fulfilling his role as a minister of the Salem church. And he was a separatist who believe that the government had no authority over religious matters.
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Religious toleration was guaranteed in which of the following English colonies?
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Maryland Rhode Island
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The French Huguenots migrated to America because they were being persecuted for:
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Their religious denomination
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Three characteristics of the Renaissance include:
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They began because of the rediscovery of learning. They were hurrying along by the invention of the printing process. And they saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought the age of exploration.
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Germans migrated to America because of:
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Continual warfare among the many German states. Heavy taxation and seizure of property by the warring factions. And religious persecution of the Protestant peasants.
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Scots-Irish migrated to America because of:
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Being faced with economic run and being forbidden to ship there dairy products, linens, and woolens to English markets.
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Having a colony south of the Carolinas that would serve as a buffer was a reasoning for the founding of:
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Georgia
