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Straighterline - US History 1 - Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers In colonial New England Puritan communities, women Select one: a. were not highly valued. b. were considered to be socially equal to males. c. were expected to devote themselves to serving the needs of their husbands and households. d. could not be official members of the church. e. were more likely to become pregnant before marriage than in the South. - Answer-c. were expected to devote themselves to serving th...

GED - Social Studies (U.S. History) 46 Questions with Verified Answers Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain Virginia - CORRECT ANSWER Where Jamestown was established Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims Rhode Island - CORRECT ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate) Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER ...

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Who settled the area? - correct answer Before settlement began, George Calvert died and was succeeded by his son Cecilius, who sought to establish Maryland as a haven for Roman Catholics persecuted in England. Who settled the area? - correct answer In March 1634, the first English settlers-a carefully selected group of Catholics and Protestants-arrived at St. Clement's Island aboard the Ark and the Dove. Religious conflict was strong in ensuing years as the American Puritans, growing more n...

When was the colony of Maryland founded? - correct answer 1634 What person or group of people originally founded Maryland? - correct answer Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore), Leonardo Calvert or George Calvert Why did they found Maryland? - correct answer Catholics and Protestants seeking religious freedom. Why was Maryland given its name? - correct answer After Queen Mary What troubles or hardships did they encounter in the beginning? - correct answer Some religious groups were outnumb...

US History 1 CLEP (2022/2023) Rated A+ The Line of Demarcation The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 This maintaine...

What economic trend transformed the South in the mid-nineteenth century? - ANSWER The South experienced a dramatic rise in cotton production Before the Civil War, what campaign was intended to keep slavery out of new territories? - ANSWER Free-Soil Movement Which significant political shift characterized Andrew Jackson's presidency? - ANSWER more people involved in the political process What antebellum philosophy in America sparked the creation of new reform institutions? - ANSWER the ...

Which statement best describes the role of women in Pre-Columbian North American tribes? - ANSWER-In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest - ANSWER-Fished salmon as their principal occupation The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began - ANSWER-with migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait. Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today ...

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Haussmann 1301 Final Exam Review Rated A+ Prince Henry "The Navigator" Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres, also directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugals colonial empire Constitutional Convention Philadelphia 1787 The meeting of state delegates in 1787 that was called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution Brazil The only colony in the western hemisp...