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APUSH Chapter 1 Exam Questions and
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Neolithic revolution - ANS the transition from hunting and gathering to farming. In Central
America at about 8,000 b.c.e. aided by the development of cron
North American societies before outside contact - ANS small bands of people living in
isolation
European societies before outside contact - ANS acute population pressure, constant
warfare, new ideas (aided by the printing press), Protestant Reformation and large nation-
states were prevelant
African societies before outside contact - ANS villages and big cities along trade routes along
with herding peoples in the Sahara
Treaty of Tordesillas - ANS the treaty, brokered by the pope, confirmed Portugal's right to
control the route around Africa to India, and Spain's claim to most of the newly discovered
lands of America.
conquistadores - ANS Spanish 'conqueror' or soldier in the New World. They were searching
for the 3-G's: gold, God, and glory.
ecomienda system - ANS a kind of feudalism granting Spanish colonists control of conquered
lands and obliging the Indians to provide forced labor and a fixed portion of their harvests
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John Cabot - ANS Italian explorer who led the English expedition (giving England claim to the
land) in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova
Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
Giovanni de Verrazano - ANS Italian explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America
Jacques Cartier - ANS French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to
the region for France (1491-1557)
John Calvin - ANS French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced
religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva
Martin Luther - ANS German theologian who led the Reformation (believed Grace was
granted based on faith)
Henry VIII - ANS (1491-1547) King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his
marriage led to a conflict with the pope, England's break with the Roman Catholic
Church, and its embrace of Protestantism. Henry established the Church of England in 1532.
joint-stock companies - ANS enabled groups of investors to pool their capital and limit their
individual responsibilities to the sums actually invested
Francis Drake - ANS English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to
circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada with secrete aid from
Elizabeth I
Sir Humphrey Gilbert - ANS English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the
first English colony in North America, but decided to move to a better area and was killed in a
storm on his way home
Walter Raleigh - ANS English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia
(Roanoke)
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APUSH Chapter 1 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Neolithic revolution - ANS the transition from hunting and gathering to farming. In Central
America at about 8,000 b.c.e. aided by the development of cron
North American societies before outside contact - ANS small bands of people living in
isolation
European societies before outside contact - ANS acute population pressure, constant
warfare, new ideas (aided by the printing press), Protestant Reformation and large nation-
states were prevelant
African societies before outside contact - ANS villages and big cities along trade routes along
with herding peoples in the Sahara
Treaty of Tordesillas - ANS the treaty, brokered by the pope, confirmed Portugal's right to
control the route around Africa to India, and Spain's claim to most of the newly discovered
lands of America.
conquistadores - ANS Spanish 'conqueror' or soldier in the New World. They were searching
for the 3-G's: gold, God, and glory.
ecomienda system - ANS a kind of feudalism granting Spanish colonists control of conquered
lands and obliging the Indians to provide forced labor and a fixed portion of their harvests
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John Cabot - ANS Italian explorer who led the English expedition (giving England claim to the
land) in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova
Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
Giovanni de Verrazano - ANS Italian explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America
Jacques Cartier - ANS French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to
the region for France (1491-1557)
John Calvin - ANS French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced
religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva
Martin Luther - ANS German theologian who led the Reformation (believed Grace was
granted based on faith)
Henry VIII - ANS (1491-1547) King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his
marriage led to a conflict with the pope, England's break with the Roman Catholic
Church, and its embrace of Protestantism. Henry established the Church of England in 1532.
joint-stock companies - ANS enabled groups of investors to pool their capital and limit their
individual responsibilities to the sums actually invested
Francis Drake - ANS English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to
circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada with secrete aid from
Elizabeth I
Sir Humphrey Gilbert - ANS English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the
first English colony in North America, but decided to move to a better area and was killed in a
storm on his way home
Walter Raleigh - ANS English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia
(Roanoke)
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