Pat Coker

Samuel de Champlain French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) William Pitt A competent British leader, known as the “Great Commoner,” who managed to destroy New France from the inside and end the Seven Year’s War James Wolfe English general, led troops up steep cliff to […]

question Proggresssive Movement answer wanted to return control of the government to the people and correct the unjustices in american life question Peoples Movement answer wanted to relieve the factory workers burden that they were feeling, created the 8 hour work day question Secret Ballot answer (Austraillian Ballot) contained all of the the names that […]

question Earliest life forms (such as ___) were influenced by the climates produced by the ______ ______ and oceans of Earth answer Cyanobacteria, forming atmosphere question During the Precambrian time ____ ____ was one of the most natural events but lava flows, ash clouds in the atmosphere, and heat made conditions for life forms ________. […]

question Where was the Democratic Party strongest in the late 19th century? answer Upper Midwest question Why was the 1892 election significant to US history? answer The Populist party showed it was a potential threat to the Republican and Democratic parties. question How did William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer change the newspaper industry? answer […]

question China’s scholar-gentry class answer *Definition:* Describes members of China’s landowning families, reflecting their wealth from the land and privilege that they derived as government officials. *Significance:* Social class that divided the people. It caused conflicts between different groups of people. It was a way to organize. question Wang Mang answer *Definition:* Han court official […]

question aboriginal answer (of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous. question agrobusiness answer In agriculture, agribusiness is the business of agricultural production. It includes crop production, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales. … […]

question 1. ____________ is what you can see of a person’s response to the environment. A. Affect B. Behavior C. Neurosis D. Psychosis answer Answer: B Question Type: General Knowledge Page: 702 question 2. The term “behavioral crisis” is MOST accurately defined as: A. a sudden, violent outburst of an otherwise mentally stable person toward […]

question In a vertial climate zone, where would you find the coldest, wettest climate? answer At the highest point question The climate in the Andes and the Pampas is influenced by this phenomenon every few years. answer El Nino question The Altiplano is a high, flat area in the Andes filled with answer natural resources […]

question * the boycotts * protests * numerous resolutions answer In 1774 colonists decided what was not working? (3) question * when? September 5th 1774 * where? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania answer When and where was the first Continental Congress? question * Georgia and Delaware weren’t answer Were all colonies represented at the first Continental Congress? question […]

question Immigration answer The movement of people from one country to another question Demography answer A branch of geology that studies human population question Growth Rate answer The speed of growth question Birth Rate answer The number of births per 1,000 people question Death Rate answer The number of deaths per 1,000 people question Age […]

question Atahualpa answer The Inca had just been through a bitter civil war between two rival brothers for the throne, and though this one had won, the empire was much weakened. Pizarro met him near the city of Cajamarca in 1532, where his small group of soldiers seized the Inca leader from a litter carried […]

question critical period answer refers to the 1780’s, a time right after the American Revolution where the future of the newly formed nation was in the balance; large amounts of debt, high taxes, foreign affairs, domestic issues, and military concerns were some of the problems Americans faced shortly after the Revolution; these concerns prompted calls […]

question Becky no longer wants to use her Clothes‐R‐Us store credit card. What is the best thing she could do with the credit card? answer d. Close the account by phone and in writing, then destroy the card. question When may a person view his/her credit report for free? answer b. Once a year, from […]

question Santa Anna answer former President of Mexico; General of Mexican army; Dictator of Mexican government question Stephen F. Austin answer first man from US to settle colony in Texas; father of Texas; fought in the war question William B. Travis answer Commander of the Alamo when Bowie became sick question Lorenzo de Zavala answer […]

question Mercantilism answer belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism question Balance of Trade answer the difference in value between a country’s imports and exports. question Navigation Acts answer a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies. They began in 1651 and ended 200 […]

question lateen sail answer triangular sail developed by Arab or Indian merchants which was eventually adopted by European ship owners to improve the maneuverability of their ships. It could catch crosswinds and be used to drive a ship along its chosen course. The captains of caravels and galleons used this type of sail in conjunction […]

question Why did the population of Europe double between 1800 and 1900? answer The rate of death rapidly fell question What were some of the reasons for the rapid decline in death rate? answer More food due to improvements in farming, improvements in sanitation question What is the germ theory? answer That microorganisms cause infections […]

question Treaty of Whangia answer Treaty that opened Chinese ports up to US shipping question Matthew Perry answer Commodore of the US Navy who opened up Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa question Alaska answer Referred to as Seward’s folly question Treaty of Washington answer British-American treaty addressing grievances from the civil war: the British […]

question militarism answer the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war. question triple alliance answer the alliance of Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. question Kaiser Wilhelm II answer ruler of Germany in 1978. forced Otto Bismark to resign question triple entente answer the alliance between Britain, France, and Russia. question central […]

question Mark Hanna answer Republican senator from Ohio. Used his money and business skills to manage McKinley’s campaigns. question Square Deal answer TR’s domestic program formed upon three ideas: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. “Three C’s” Aimed at helping middle class citizens and involved attacking bad trusts and plutocracy. question […]

question Neolithic revolution answer the transition from hunting and gathering to farming. In Central America at about 8,000 b.c.e. aided by the development of cron question North American societies before outside contact answer small bands of people living in isolation question European societies before outside contact answer acute population pressure, constant warfare, new ideas (aided […]

question Middle Ages answer the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance question Three-Field System answer a system of farming developed in medieval Europe, in which farm land was divided into three fields of equal size and each of these was successively planted with a winter crop, planted with a spring crop, […]