This culture created the first empire of the Americas. Located in modern-day southern Mexico, this empire arose as early as 1200 B.C. and mysteriously collapsed around 400 B.C.

From approximately A.D. 250-900, this culture built a thriving civilization in what is now Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula.

According to the views and values of most Native American peoples, an individual could not claim ownership rights to

In the late 1400s, a West African might be enslaved and sent to the island of Principe or Sao Tome to work on a Portuguese ______.

In the 1400s, the majority of Europeans made up the bottom of the social hierarchy.

In the 1400s, the daily life of the average European centered around the extended family.

The main goals for Christopher Columbus's first exploration of the Americas were to find gold, claim lands for Italy, and spread Christianity.

The Taino were the first Native Americas with whom Columbus came into contact.

In the 1500s, food was the main contribution of the Americas to the Columbian Exchange.

All of the following resulted from the Atlantic slave trade except:

Columbus's voyages to the Americas led to all of the following in Europe except:

Early migration to the Americas from Asia ended about 10,000 years ago because

The development of complex societies in the Americas was first made possible by

The model of using West African slaves as the labor force on plantations was developed by the

______ led an army into the Americas to claim land for Spain and defeated the Aztec empire.

______ were Spanish explorers, that sought gold and silver.

A _____ was person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.

System used by Spanish landlords to force natives to farm, ranch, and mine.

The _______ colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Which French explorer discovered and named La Florida?

Colonial leader, _____ forced colonists to farm at Jamestown and persuaded the nearby Powhatan people to provide food to the starving colonists.

Type of colony that was under direct control of the king.

________ allowed several investors to pool their wealth in support of a colony that would hopefully yield a profit.

_______ was the first governor of the Puritan settlement called “City upon a Hill” or Massachusetts.

Separatists were also known as _______ and they fled from England to escape religious persecution.

_______ was a last ditch effort of Wampanoag’s Chief Metacom to wipe out English settlers in New England.

_______ established a haven for Quakers known as Pennsylvania.

________ believed that God’s inner light burned inside everyone and held services without formal ministers.

_______ agreed to a limited term of servitude, in exchange for food, shelter and passage to North America.

Under this system, anyone who paid for their own or another’s passage to Virginia received 50 acres of land.

__________ was 29 year old planter that raised an army to fight Native Americans and marched on Jamestown to confront colonial leaders about a number of grievances.

_____ were church members who wanted to “purify” or reform the Church of England.

Owners of a colony were called _____.

_________ was an extreme separatist that declared English settlers did not have a rightful claim to the land unless they purchased it from Native Americans.

_________ is the oldest European-founded city still in existence in the present-day United States.

These explorers were born in Spain and were in the highest level of Spanish colonial society.

The ________ was the first governmental document in the new American colonies. Additionally, it was basis of Plymouth's colonial government and established democratic ideas such as majority rule and self-government.

In _____, the Pueblo destroyed Spanish churches, executed priests, and forced Spanish out of the Americas for 14 years later.

____ was banished by Puritan leaders for telling worshipers that they needed neither the church nor its ministers to interpret the Bible for them.

______ led an army into the Americas to claim land for Spain and defeated the Aztec empire.

______ were Spanish explorers, that sought gold and silver.

A _____ was person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.

System used by Spanish landlords to force natives to farm, ranch, and mine.

The _______ colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Which French explorer discovered and named La Florida?

Type of colony that was under direct control of the king.

________ allowed several investors to pool their wealth in support of a colony that would hopefully yield a profit.

_______ was the first governor of the Puritan settlement called “City upon a Hill” or Massachusetts.

Separatists were also known as _______ and they fled from England to escape religious persecution.

_______ was a last ditch effort of Wampanoag’s Chief Metacom to wipe out English settlers in New England.

_______ established a haven for Quakers known as Pennsylvania.

________ believed that God’s inner light burned inside everyone and held services without formal ministers.

_______ agreed to a limited term of servitude, in exchange for food, shelter and passage to North America.

Under this system, anyone who paid for their own or another’s passage to Virginia received 50 acres of land.

__________ was 29 year old planter that raised an army to fight Native Americans and marched on Jamestown to confront colonial leaders about a number of grievances.

_____ were church members who wanted to “purify” or reform the Church of England.

_________ was an extreme separatist that declared English settlers did not have a rightful claim to the land unless they purchased it from Native Americans.

_________ is the oldest European-founded city still in existence in the present-day United States.

These explorers were born in Spain and were in the highest level of Spanish colonial society.

The ________ was the first governmental document in the new American colonies. Additionally, it was basis of Plymouth's colonial government and established democratic ideas such as majority rule and self-government.

In _____, the Pueblo destroyed Spanish churches, executed priests, and forced Spanish out of the Americas for 14 years later.

____ was banished by Puritan leaders for telling worshipers that they needed neither the church nor its ministers to interpret the Bible for them.

The belief that all people should have equal political, economic, social, and civil rights

The selling of goods in short supply at inflated prices

An increase in prices or decline in purchasing power caused by an increase in the supply of money

Colonists who supported the British government during the American Revolution.

Colonists who supported American independence from Britain

The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, confirming the independence of the United States and setting the boundaries of the new nation

A document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III,proposing a reconciliation between the colonies and Britain

The document,written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declared the colonies' independence from Britain

The Continental Congress that convened in May 1775,approved the Declaration of Independence, and served as the only agency of the national government during the Revolutionary War

One of the groups set up by American colonists to exchange information about British threats to their liberties

A series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1767, establishing indirect taxes on goods imported from Britain by the British colonies in North America

A series of laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party

A 1765 law in which Parliament established the first direct taxation of goods and services within the British colonies in North America

Temporary rule by military rather than civilian authority

The first individual that is believed to have been killed in the Boston Massacre

Author of Common Sense

The Virginia Lawyer who was chosen to write most of the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was based on the ideas of

Individuals involved in the famous ride to warn Leaders & townspeople of the British coming

French aristocrat, who joins Washington at Valley Forge

Patriot civilian soldiers just before and during the Revolutionary War, pledged to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice

Secret resistance Group-harass customs workers, stamp agents, royal governors

Groups of people who were divided on the idea of Independence for America

Native Americans supported the _______________ during the Revolutionary War

Native Americans did not support the Colonist during the War becuase they were a threat to Native American Lands

A pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published in 1776, that called for separation of the colonies from Britain

The Stamp Act was a

The Townsend Act was an

Colonies can’t be taxed without representation was the message of the

As Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, what Act is passed on the same day?

The Colonist called the Coercive Acts the

The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act

A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists were killed

Taxed imported materials such as glass, tea,lead and paper

As a result of the Coercive Acts...The Colonies form the

Ship seized by the British, suspected of smuggling

American Victory at ________ results in the British Surrender

The Olive Branch Petition wanted to

How did King George II respond to the Olive Branch petition?

Delegates adopt the Declaration of Independence on

The Declaration of Independence was a

Boston harbor was closed, Colonist were forced to quarter soldiers, and Boston was placed under martial law as a result of the

The United States wants to create a government by the King and not the people

As Congress ran out of ____________ & ______- they resorted to _________ money which caused _________

The system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches and doesn’t allow one branch from becoming more powerful in the federal government is called this.

Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention agreed to count _______________ of a state’s slaves as part of its population.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to do this.

Daniel Shay, a Revolutionary soldier, returned home after the war injured and in debt. He led a rebellion of Western Massachusetts farmers to protest this.

All of the following are guaranteed by the First Amendment EXCEPT

After the Revolutionary War, the nation, states, and individuals had this in common.

The nation’s capital was moved to the District of Columbia to have a central region that appeased both northern and southern citizens.

The Articles of Confederation’s greatest challenge after the Revolutionary War was deciding how to do this.

Which law created the federal court system, including the Supreme Court?

The Great Compromise proposed that a state’s _____________________ would determine its representation in the House of Representatives.

Type of tax that was put on the production, manufacturing and distribution of whiskey to help pay off the nation’s debt.

Consists of the President’s officials and chief advisors. George Washington created this group of advisors.

Alexander Hamilton was a part of this political party. He favored strong central governments and supported business.

This is the name of a change or modification to the Constitution

This man helped draft the Constitution and is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”

The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect was

Branch that creates and proposes laws. Has the power to tax and sets rules for naturalization.

Division of power between nation and states is called this.

First constitution that gave the states too much power.

The gathering of delegates at the Philadelphia State House where the new government and constitution was created.

Branch that carries out and enforces laws. The president has power to veto laws & make pardons.

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called this.

Branch that interprets laws and determines if they are unconstitutional.