WorksheetsThe Beginnings of America Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the Ice Age
Strait of Magellan
Isthmus of Panama
Beringia
Pillars of Hercules
Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City, was the capital of the huge empire formed by the:
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Olmec
The _____________ involved a dramatic change in the way people lived.
Renaissance
Cambrian Explosion
Big Bang
Agricultural Revolution
During the _________, many people challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
Renaissance
Glorious Revolution
Great Schism
Reformation
The _______ built large pyramids in Mesoamerica, and developed a writing system and a number system
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Olmec
The death of thousands of Native Americans was a tragic consequence of the
Columbian Exchange
Reformation
Renaissance
Glorious Revolution
Historical Periods in World History that are known to be a "rebirth" in art, architecture, literature, music etc
Reformation
Renaissance
Glorious Revolution
Salutary Neglect
The _______ was Americas first legislature.
Magna Carta
Articles Of Confederation
House of Commons
House of Burgesses
_______ was the first English colony that survived
Roanoke
Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
________ wanted simpler church services and objected to the wealth and power of the bishops.
House of Burgesses
Missionaries
Indentured Servants
Puritans
_________ in North America wanted to teach Christianity to Native Americans.
Puritans
Missionaries
Indentured Servants
Vice royalties
________ were provinces in the Spanish American empire ruled by direct representatives.
Missions
Land grants
Vice royalties
Colonies
A nationalist economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
Salutary Neglect
Great Awakening
Mercantilism
Enlightenment
The intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries.
Great Awakening
Salutary Neglect
Enlightenment
Mercantilism
An unofficial British policy in the 18th century that involved loosely enforcing parliamentary laws, particularly trade laws, in the American colonies.
Mercantilism
Great Awakening
Mercantilism
Salutary Neglect
