U.S. History Ch. 1.1

What innovation led to a rise in villages and new building techniques among Native Americans in North America?

• raising crops

• the loss of hunting grounds

• new weapons and battle techniques

• the creation of tribal government

Which Native Americans were the first to establish a civilization in Mesoamerica?

• the Aztec

• the Maya

• the Inca

• the Olmec

How did Native American societies in different regions of the country prosper in those regions?

• by warring with neighboring tribes to obtain their goods

• by building vast networks of buildings and structures

• by creating complex customs and laws

• by adapting their life to what the land would provide

Why did European rulers want to find their own trade routes to Asia?

• to demonstrate their naval superiority

• to bypass Arab and Italian merchants who controlled the land routes

• to avoid paying taxes to Asian rulers

• to further the cause of scientific exploration

What European movement inspired a new commitment to reason which led to a scientific revolution?

• the Protestant Reformation

• the Renaissance

• the Middle Ages

• the Great Awakening

What country financed Christopher Columbus's voyages to America?

• Portugal

• Italy

• England

• Spain

What happened to the Aztec when Hernán Cortés and his soldiers arrived in Mexico?

• Many fled their cities but returned later and drove Cortés and his men out.

• They were sent back to Spain as trophies.

• Many were killed or died from diseases brought by the Spanish.

• They migrated north to what is now Florida.

What was the first profitable cash crop to be grown in Virginia?

• sugarcane

• indigo

• cotton

• tobacco

On March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding a customs house, which resulted in the

• formation of the Sons of Liberty.

• French and Indian War.

• Boston Massacre.

• Virginia Resolves.

What political principle guided much of the American resistance to George III's new policies and taxes?

• All people have certain inalienable rights.

• There should be no taxation without representation.

• Don't tread on me.

• All men are created equal.