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The Beginnings of America Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the Ice Age

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Isthmus of Panama

c)

Beringia

d)

Pillars of Hercules

2.

Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City, was the capital of the huge empire formed by the:

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

3.

The _____________ involved a dramatic change in the way people lived.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Cambrian Explosion

c)

Big Bang

d)

Agricultural Revolution

4.

During the _________, many people challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Great Schism

d)

Reformation

5.

The _______ built large pyramids in Mesoamerica, and developed a writing system and a number system

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

6.

The death of thousands of Native Americans was a tragic consequence of the

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

Glorious Revolution

7.

Historical Periods in World History that are known to be a "rebirth" in art, architecture, literature, music etc

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Salutary Neglect

8.

The _______ was Americas first legislature.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Articles Of Confederation

c)

House of Commons

d)

House of Burgesses

9.

_______ was the first English colony that survived

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

Jamestown

d)

New Amsterdam

10.

________ wanted simpler church services and objected to the wealth and power of the bishops.

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Missionaries

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Puritans

11.

_________ in North America wanted to teach Christianity to Native Americans.

a)

Puritans

b)

Missionaries

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Vice royalties

12.

________ were provinces in the Spanish American empire ruled by direct representatives.

a)

Missions

b)

Land grants

c)

Vice royalties

d)

Colonies

13.

A nationalist economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Enlightenment

14.

The intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries.

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Mercantilism

15.

An unofficial British policy in the 18th century that involved loosely enforcing parliamentary laws, particularly trade laws, in the American colonies.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Salutary Neglect