Pre-American Civilization Test

Name _____________________________ Date ________________ Period ____
American History Test 1 A Chapter 1 Exploration and Settlement,
I. Matching: Match the following descriptions with their proper identities. (25 points)
_____ 1. country that focused on developing the fur trade rather than stable settlements
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_____ 3. colony originally settled to be a safe haven for Catholics
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_____ 5. colony settled by Puritans to be “a light shining from atop a hill”
_____ 6.
_____ 7. colony settled by Quakers; established the “City of Brotherly Love”
_____ 8. European country that established New Amsterdam
_____ 9.
_____10.
_____11. had feudal society led by shoguns
_____12. Portuguese leader who supported naval voyages
_____13. German monk who sparked the Protestant reformation
_____14. where Columbus first went ashore on the new continent
_____15. Spanish conquerors who wanted gold and silver
_____16. English navigator who sailed for the Dutch
_____17. colonial journalist who was acquitted of slander because he told the truth
_____18. religious movement during the 1740s that started many colleges
_____19. imaginary line that separates land granted to the Portuguese and the Spanish
_____20. system where conquistadors demanded labor and taxes from Native Americans
_____21. people with Native American and Spanish parents
_____22. upper-class members of society in Southern colonies
_____23. raised money for voyages by promising wealth to potential investors
_____24. economic theory that a state’s power depends on its wealth
_____25. Spaniard who conquered the Aztec Empire
A. Renaissance
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Dutch
D. Maryland
E. Hernán Cortés
F. land gentry
G. joint-stock company
H. Pennsylvania
I. Martin Luther
J. Great Awakening
K. Crusades
L. Francisco Pizarro
M. Prince Henry
N. conquistadors
O. the Bahamas
P. French
Q. Massachusetts
R. mercantilism
S. encomienda
T. John Peter Zenger
U. mestizos
V. Henry