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CST 245: ARTS AND SCIENCES
COMPETENCY 0002 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Christopher Columbus - answer -Italian explorer, sailed from
Spain in 1492 and reached Americas, greatly increased European
awareness of the North American Continent
Why did English settles colonize America - answer -1- to make
money. 2- to set up religious freedom. 3- to govern themselves. 4-
because their landlords evicted them. 5- they were unemployed.
Why did the Spaniards fund Columbus? - answer -Loot, land and
labor, spread of Catholic faith, lots of people doing nothing-put
them to work
First US Colony - answer -Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Mayflower Compact - answer -1620 - The first agreement for self-
government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the
Mayflower (Pilgrims who believed in community) and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony.
Seven Years War - answer -(1756-1763 CE) Known also as the
French and Indian war. It was the war between the French and
their Indian allies and the English that proved the English to be
the more dominant force of what was to be the United States both
commercially and in terms of controlled regions. Ended with
Treaty of Paris. Set up American Revolution.
Great Awakening - answer -(1730s and 1740s) Religious
movement characterized by emotional preaching (Jonathan
Edwards & George Whitefield). The first cultural movement to
unite the Thirteen Colonies. Associated with the democratization
of religion.
American Revolution - answer -This political revolution against
Great Britain. It began with the Declaration of Independence in
1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power
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between government and the people and protect the rights of
citizens in a democracy.
War of 1812 - answer -A war (1812-1814) between the United
States and England which was trying to interfere with American
trade with France.
American Civil War - answer -Fought from 1861 to 1865, first
application of the Industrial Revolution to warfare, resulted in the
abolition of slavery in the United States and the reunification of
the North and South
July 4, 1776 - answer -when the declaration of independence
adopted
American Industrial Revolution - answer -industrial geography of
England changed significantly and later diffused to other parts of
western Europe. In this period of rapid socioeconomic change,
machines replaced human labor and new sources of inanimate
energy were tapped. Coal. Reached America by 1800s and
boomed after the Civil War (1861-1865). Economy became more
CST 245: ARTS AND SCIENCES
COMPETENCY 0002 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Christopher Columbus - answer -Italian explorer, sailed from
Spain in 1492 and reached Americas, greatly increased European
awareness of the North American Continent
Why did English settles colonize America - answer -1- to make
money. 2- to set up religious freedom. 3- to govern themselves. 4-
because their landlords evicted them. 5- they were unemployed.
Why did the Spaniards fund Columbus? - answer -Loot, land and
labor, spread of Catholic faith, lots of people doing nothing-put
them to work
First US Colony - answer -Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Mayflower Compact - answer -1620 - The first agreement for self-
government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the
Mayflower (Pilgrims who believed in community) and set up a
government for the Plymouth colony.
Seven Years War - answer -(1756-1763 CE) Known also as the
French and Indian war. It was the war between the French and
their Indian allies and the English that proved the English to be
the more dominant force of what was to be the United States both
commercially and in terms of controlled regions. Ended with
Treaty of Paris. Set up American Revolution.
Great Awakening - answer -(1730s and 1740s) Religious
movement characterized by emotional preaching (Jonathan
Edwards & George Whitefield). The first cultural movement to
unite the Thirteen Colonies. Associated with the democratization
of religion.
American Revolution - answer -This political revolution against
Great Britain. It began with the Declaration of Independence in
1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power
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between government and the people and protect the rights of
citizens in a democracy.
War of 1812 - answer -A war (1812-1814) between the United
States and England which was trying to interfere with American
trade with France.
American Civil War - answer -Fought from 1861 to 1865, first
application of the Industrial Revolution to warfare, resulted in the
abolition of slavery in the United States and the reunification of
the North and South
July 4, 1776 - answer -when the declaration of independence
adopted
American Industrial Revolution - answer -industrial geography of
England changed significantly and later diffused to other parts of
western Europe. In this period of rapid socioeconomic change,
machines replaced human labor and new sources of inanimate
energy were tapped. Coal. Reached America by 1800s and
boomed after the Civil War (1861-1865). Economy became more
