U.S History Exam Verified Questions And Answers

U.S History Exam Verified Questions And Answers South and Central America - Mayans, Aztecs and Incas North America - Adena-Hopewell, Mississippian Culture, Hohokam-Anasazi, North West Cultures Adena-Hopewell - Midwest, complex social structure, hunters/gathers and traders Mississippian Culture - Agricultural, stratified social structure, religion, sacrifice, trading, small pox from Europeans Hohokam-Anasazi - Southwest, irrigation, lived in pueblos, peaceful people Northwest Culture - Fishes and whales=#1 food source, woodworking, fur trade and art, stratified social structure & slaves Hispaniola - found 1st significant amounts of gold jewelry, tobacco New Spain - The Conquistador assisted in building massive Spanish empire in New World, Crushed original populations in process, rich in gold & silver, conquest died down, turned towards religion, 1st permanent settlement: St. Augustine Florida, Spain= produced more silver and gold than the rest of world combined, gold mines=Spanish main focus, small population, religion=controlling force, co-existed New France - First interest in New World when monarchy sponsored, expedition by Giovanni Da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier explores St. Lawrence River, Religious conflict makes establishment of colonies slow, 1st significant settlement: Quebec, Upper Mississippi River explored, good relationship with original population, "Coureurs de bois"=close trading relationships, fur trade New Netherlands - Sponsored Henry Hudson's trip=up Hudson river, small trading posts stretched up river, Fort Amsterdam established on Manhattan Island, eventually New Amsterdam—later NYC, commercial enterprise, Encouraged immigration=outside of Netherlands, diverse community, religious freedom The Roanoke Colonies - small Native American tribe in what is now Outer Banks, NC, John White and crew settled there Jamestown - 1st successful colonization attempt, left England and settled in Powhatan Territory, settled in worst area (swampy, damp, wooded), Mosquitos=malaria, spent all time mining instead of planting, colony went from 105 to 38 due 2 starvation & disease, expanded to 500 people=new arrivals, John Smith=gained control, started the raids on the Powhatans Plymouth - The Pilgrims settled here, ended up on Cape Cod, first winter=harsh, good relationship w/ neighboring populations, Thanksgiving Mayans - 300 AD, over populated, stratified economic classes, Mayan calendar, unified, starvation, disruption of ecosystem=collapse Aztecs - Center of empire Texceo, Tenochtitlan, conquering empire, 5 million people before Spanish arrive Incas - Mountains, Autocratic (Head Inca), Elaborate road systems, held on to territory they conquered Vikings - They were feared, crisscrossed the globe Erik the Red - colonized Greenland Leif Eriksson - attempted to colonized Newfoundland Portuguese - go around Africa, not explore, moved down West African Coast & around Cape of Good Hope Vasco Da Gama - sailed to India around the Cape