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ABCTE Elementary Education US History Questions and Answers 2023 Why is "Pre-Colombian" a misnomer? Refers to a time on American Continents before Widespread European influence and while Columbus is most well known he is not the first. There were others (Italy's John Cabot who landed in Newfoundland in 1497) In 1607, what was the name of the first permanent English settlement on the continent? Jamestown Where was Jamestown located?? 60 Miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake ...

Revolutionary War Questions and Answers 100% Pass What war did "the shot heard 'round the world" start? American Revolution What battle did "the shot heard 'round the world" take place in? Lexington & Concord Who did the Second Continental Congress make Commander of the Continental Army? George Washington What was the colonists' last attempt at peace with Britain? Olive Branch Petition What persuaded colonists independence was sensible and key to a brighter American future? Common Sen...

Puritans - ANSWER-Group of religious dissidents who came to the New World so that they would have a location to establish a "purer" church than the one that existed in England. Separatists - ANSWER-Religious group that also opposed the Church of England and traveled first to Holland and then to the Americas. Samuel de Champlain - ANSWER-Founder of Quebec, the first (of few) permanent French settlements, who sought alliances with Native American tribes such as the Huron. Robert La Sall...

The Preemption Act of 1830 allowed squatters to stake out claims ahead of the land surveys Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon fear of growing Catholic influence The Know-Nothings campaigned primarily to limit immigrant influence A radical wing of the Jackson Democratic Party was also known as the Locofocos Ironically, the Jacksonian era was characterized by growing economic and social inequality The Jacksonian concept of equality was a belief t...

The British commander who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 was cornwallis Essential to the establishment of a colonial alliance with the French was the work of Benjamin Franklin The author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson Provided colonists with a rationale for revolution common sense In December 1775 Parliament passed the _____ which declared war on American international commerce Prohibitory Act A major Difficulty that confronted th...

Martin Luther - ANSWER a German priest who wrote the 95 Theses, which accused the church of worldliness and corruption. Wanted to cleanse the church of abuses such as the sale of indulgences. John Calvin - ANSWER a French-born Swiss theologian. Calvin taught that the world was divided between the elect and the damned. All persons sought salvation, but God had already determined whether one was among the elect destined to be saved. Idleness and immoral behavior were sure signs of damnation. Th...

GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle...

Ch. 34 Scientific Awakening Commonly called the Scientific Revolution Roughly 1550-1750 Science was originally called natural philosophy Revolution in thinking and methodology (experimenting) Laid basis for modern view of the world as a rational ordered place Shifted the nature of discourse from reason (deductive) to empirical (inductive) Influence felt in government, commerce, philosophy, education and ordinary discourse Science seeks to understand what nature is like Tech...

American Revolution – 3 Questions and Answers Rated A What happened in 1607? Jamestown was settled, which was the first permanent english settlement What Happened in 1756? The French and Indian War, which was when the French & the British fought over land West of the Appalachian Mountains What Happened first in 1763? The British win the French & Indian War What Happened second in 1763? The Proclamation of 1763, which was when King George III prevented westward movement of the settlers and a...

AP US History Final Exam Review Questions with Answers 2023 (Already Graded A+) Dominion of New England - Answer Revoked the charters of many colonies and placed control under Edmund Andros, the governor. Bacon's Rebellion - Answer Nathaniel Bacon and a group of landowners opposed Sir Berkeley's authority and burned Jamestown to the ground. Failed, but limited royal governor's power and increased the slave trade. Stono Rebellion - Answer Occurred in Charleston, South Carolina. Slaves too...